Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a "staggering" increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday. Amnesty said it had confirmed the executions of at least 2,707 people globally in 2025. Of
Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a "dead end". The health ministry published a
President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Sunday, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or "there won't be anything left of them." Washington, locked in conflict with Tehran since US and Israeli forces launched major strikes on the Islamic republic
Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem make up 40 perent of the city's population, yet the difficulties the state imposes on them in issuing building permits are pushing them away – all while the threat of demolition hangs over thousands of families in the city
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday visited people wounded by a driver with a history of mental health problems who ran over several pedestrians in northern city of Modena. Hundreds gathered in the evening at the call of the city's mayor to "unite against those who
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Trump makes fresh threats - President Donald Trump issued a new warning to Iran on Sunday, saying the Islamic republic had to move quickly to end the conflict that has shaken the Middle East and sent energy prices
The IDF said four soldiers were wounded in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah said it carried out attacks on Israeli positions, while Lebanon reported 19 people had been killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours
The Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Marshall Khalifa Haftar and controlling southern and eastern Libya, is conducting what officers describe as its biggest military exercise yet -- and a message for both friends and foes. At the entrance of a sprawling military
The UAE has faced repeated missile and drone attacks during the conflict between Iran and the Israel-U.S. coalition, including incidents authorities said originated from Iran and targeted energy and maritime infrastructure
Lebanon, which seeks an agreement ending the decades-long state of war with Israel, will struggle to make progress in talks without Jerusalem's commitment to withdraw from the south of the country
Spanish superstar Javier Bardem, who is winning rave reviews for his latest film role, slammed the "toxic masculinity" of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday which he said was responsible for their wars. Bardem plays an overbearing film director with
FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom described as "excellent" and "constructive" the meeting held on Saturday in Istanbul with the Iranian federation to ensure Iran's participation in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Iranians are scheduled to
The son of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas won a seat on Fatah's top decision-making body on Sunday, as initial results emerged from the Palestinian movement's first congress in a decade. The congress came as Fatah faces existential challenges in the wake of the Gaza war.
Thirteen Gazan brokers and about 10 Israeli companies are earning a fortune from the mechanism controlling trade with the Gaza Strip
Israeli strikes hit wide swathes of southern Lebanon, alongside a noticeable presence of Israeli ground troops in several areas, local media reported. The IDF said it killed Hezbollah militants preparing to fire rockets at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon
