Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump’s letter

Iran’s president said yesterday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering Tehran’s first response to

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians, and shatter ceasefire

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a

US steps up attacks on Yemen’s Houthi rebels

The United States under President Donald Trump has launched a new campaign of intense airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. This weekend’s strikes killed at least 53

A long-awaited Gaza ceasefire starts after a delay

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect yesterday following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostage it plans to release.

A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and change

In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement earlier this week as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise

Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza.

Assad’s fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone

The four sisters gathered by the side of the road, craning their necks to peer far beyond the razor wire-reinforced fence snaking across the mountain. One took

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 29, Palestinian medics say

Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 29 people overnight and into yesterday, including one that hit a home where displaced people were

Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops advance deeper into the country

Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, drawing to within 25 kilometers of the capital, a

Middle East: EU urges Israel to accept ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

The European Union’s top diplomat said yesterday there were “no excuses” for Israel to refuse to implement a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, saying all its

Middle East Israel’s looking into whether Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza

The Israeli military said yesterday it was looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza, while an Israeli air

US spends a record $17.9b on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7

The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to

Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital yesterday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination

Middle East at momentous crossroad

Tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah were effectively eased last week thanks to the mediation efforts that successfully hammered home the point that an all-out war between the

Report claims Yemen’s Houthis have hypersonic missile

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia’s state media reported yesterday, potentially raising the stakes in their ongoing attacks on shipping in

Religious freedom group ends trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah

A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public,

US destroyer shoots down missile and drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

A U.S. destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward it in the Red Sea, officials said yesterday, as the Indian navy released images

Israel’s air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing two people, after Hezbollah downs a drone

The Israeli military said its air force yesterday struck targets of the militant Hezbollah group “deep inside Lebanon,” where residents reported explosions near the northeastern city of

On the IKE, four months of combat at sea facing Houthi missiles

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four months straight at sea defending against ballistic missiles and flying attack

US, British launch new round of joint strikes against multiple Houthi sites in Yemen

The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple targets in eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night (yesterday, Macau time), the second time

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