BEIRUT, June 8 (Reuters) - Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 air strikes on Lebanon and hundreds ofcontrolled explosions since the U.S. announced a ceasefire for the country on April 16, Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. The U.S.-brokered ceasefire came
By Joshua McElwee MADRID, June 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo told Spain's parliament that escalating conflict, deepening polarization and widespread disregard for human rights had pushed the world into a profound crisis, in one of his most expansive political addresses yet on Monday.
DUBAI, June 8 (Reuters) - Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already "chaotic diplomatic process" with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran was exchanging messages with
Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months ago, despite US President Donald Trump calling for restraint. The flare-up, which also drew in other countries in the region, saw Israel striking Iran
Iran and Israel on Monday attacked each other's territory for the first time since a shaky ceasefire put five weeks of war on hold, sparking fears the escalation could spark a new full-scale conflict. Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel overnight and Israel responded by
KABUL, June 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the arrest and detention of women in a western province for allegedly failing to comply with "dress requirements" and urged Taliban authorities to treat all people equally. The United
June 8 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz will be open but under new conditions to be set by Iran and Oman, including a transit fee, Iran's ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has largely cut oil flows via the strait, which before the
It is possible that IDF strikes in Beirut on Sunday were coordinated between Israel and the U.S., while Iranian escalation may reflect growing confidence within Tehran's leadership that it can pressure Trump into a cease-fire compromise by deliberately provoking Israel
June 8 (Reuters) - Israel conducted strikes early on Monday against military targets in western and central Iran, hours after Iran fired a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation for an attack on Beirut's southern suburbs. (Reporting by Yomna Ehab; Editing by
By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Bo Erickson TEL AVIV/DUBAI/NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration's peace talks with Tehran, saying Israeli Prime
'I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate,' Trump told Axios. 'The Iranian strikes didn't hurt anybody,' urging Tehran to 'get back to the table and make a deal'
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said that the army will 'strike the enemy with determination as soon as the order is given.' An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei said that Tehran had repeatedly warned it would not tolerate attacks on Lebanon. 'Tonight, the aggressors
YEREVAN, June 8 (Reuters) - Early results from a small number of polling stations showed Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party leading in a parliamentary election with 57.14% of the vote, according to data from Armenia's electoral commission broadcast on public TV. The data,
Iran's national football team was greeted Sunday in Mexico by a small group of supporters eager to give them a warm start to the World Cup, despite visa problems facing some staffers. "I'm very excited to see them," said Sadegh Galavi as he watched the players' bus leave the
By Eman Abouhassira June 7 (Reuters) - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that regional governments were "not in a position to demand reparations", responding to what he said were reports that the U.S. could use Iranian assets to compensate regional
Turkey's Interior Minister, who served as a regional governor until recently, said he asked god to grant him 'governorship of Jerusalem, even if for a single day.' An Israeli source told Haaretz he was attempting to outflank Erdoğan from the right
JERUSALEM, June 7 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Sunday its police criminal investigation unit was investigating the killing of a Palestinian infant by an Israeli soldier in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The military has acknowledged that seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abu
When the image of a group of black-clad settlers driving into the West Bank town of Huwara to attack Palestinians circulated over the weekend, many Israelis saw a visual parallel to the Hamas attack of October 7. Was the resemblance intentional? Are there different tiers of
Airlines expect to carry more passengers this year but earn only half as much profit as in 2025, as high fuel prices don't appear to be fully deterring travel, according to projections published Sunday. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted its 370 member
DUBAI, June 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. naval blockade of Iran and its green light on Sunday for Israel to escalate attacks in Lebanon make U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East legitimate targets, Iran's top negotiator said in a post on X. The comments from Iran's
The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, as the Middle East war reached its 100th day on Sunday with no end in sight. The milestone came as mediator Pakistan delivered a message to Iran's supreme leader following weeks of
Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threatening hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. The new attacks, including a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex, came hours after US President Donald Trump called on Israel to refrain
Israel's military struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, hitting apartments in two buildings after saying it had intercepted rockets launched by Hezbollah into Israeli territory. The Lebanese health ministry said the attack in the capital killed two people and wounded 20
Israel said Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles. The attacks further rattled a fragile April 8 truce as the war entered its 100th day, with the United States
Israel's military struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, hitting two apartments in two buildings, after saying it had intercepted two projectiles launched by Hezbollah into Israeli territory. Israel and Hezbollah regularly exchange fire but the area on the south of the
Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April ceasefire took hold in the Middle East war. The Israeli army reported the attack just hours after Tehran had threatened to
Iran threatened to retaliate against the United States and Israel for fresh strikes in Beirut on Sunday, further dampening hopes for a lasting peace as the Middle East war reached its 100th day. Efforts to turn a ceasefire into a settlement have repeatedly stalled, while the
Iran threatened to retaliate against the United States and Israel for a fresh attack on Beirut on Sunday, further dampening hopes for a lasting peace as the Middle East war reached its 100th day. Efforts to turn a ceasefire into a settlement have repeatedly stalled, while the
Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday as its military said it intercepted incoming Iranian missiles, the first such barrage since an April ceasefire took hold in the Middle East war. Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards called the attack a "warning" after Israel struck
By Emily Green TIJUANA, June 7 (Reuters) - Iran’s national soccer team arrived in Tijuana early on Sunday ahead of three World Cup matches in the United States, amid tensions that have turned the world’s biggest sporting event into a soft-power contest between the warring
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a recent interview with NBC News’ "Meet the Press" that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any sanctions before a peace deal is reached. Trump said he would consider those steps after an agreement is
PARIS/VIENNA, June 7 (Reuters) - A draft resolution the United States has prepared and sent to other countries on the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board ahead of a meeting this week demands Iran provide "precise information" on its bombed nuclear sites and enriched uranium stocks.
PARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Israeli settlers could face further sanctions in coming days in protest at the escalation of illegal settlements in the West Bank and a surge in violence by settlers against Palestinians, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday. The
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, June 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas-led police station in the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinians and wounded at least 16 others on Sunday, health officials said, as mediators began new efforts to salvage a fragile U.S.-brokered
JERUSALEM, June 7 (Reuters) - A 35-year-old man was killed and five others injured in a series of shootings on Sunday in central Israel near the occupied West Bank that police described as a suspected terror attack. A police spokesperson said the suspected gunman, an Israeli