Israeli strikes on residential buildings have killed nine Palestinians, setting homes ablaze and leaving destruction
France and its partners intercepted a Russian oil tanker circumventing sanctions in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on Monday. The Tagor was detained Sunday morning in international waters with the help of Britain and other partners, the French president said
An Israeli attack near Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre has destroyed wards and medical equipment
The US president has faced intense political pressure to end the war on Iran, which is even unpopular with much of his base, as it has increased fuel costs for American consumers at the pump and unnerved US allies
AMSTERDAM, May 26 (Reuters) - Syria's transitional leadership has located remnants of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's clandestine chemical weapons program, including raw materials and munitions similar to those used to carry out deadly gas attacks during the country's long-running civil war, a Syrian official told Reuters on Tuesday
Invading Israeli forces have crossed north of Lebanon's Litani River and seized the medieval Beaufort Castle
The United States warned on Saturday it was "more than capable" of resuming war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able to develop nuclear weapons. The White House had signalled Trump was close to a decision on an initial deal after weeks of mixed signals in tenuous negotiations, though Tehran denied there was a final agreement on ending the Middle East conflict that has jolted the global economy
Oil rebounded as fresh US military strikes in Iran clouded the outlook for an interim deal between Tehran and Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the talks set to continue for several more days
May 24 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Eight Arab-Islamic states on Sunday strongly condemned the actions of far-right Israeli police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards participants in the Gaza-bound flotilla while they were in Israeli detention. Governments have expressed outrage after Ben-Gvir posted a video in which he taunted activists who were pinned to the ground. Some of the detainees, who had intended to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, later alleged that they were physically assaulted in detention, which Israel's prison service denied
The Israeli prime minister said the Israeli military had controlled 50% of Gaza under the terms of a fragile ceasefire that took effect in October, adding: 'My directive is to move to 70%.'
At least 31 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Antisemitism in Australia was left unchecked after the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war, fuelling violence against Jewish people, the country's spy chief told an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Monday. The comments came during public hearings in the wide-ranging inquiry known as a Royal Commission that focus on the events leading up to last December's Bondi attack, which killed 15 attending a Jewish Hanukkah celebration