UK’s Starmer to meet Palestinian leader Abbas
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to meet Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas Monday, as the UK government edges towards...Geostrategy
Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas over hostages amid new proposal for ceasefire deal
"The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about...Geostrategy
France shuts Israeli weapons industry booths at Paris Air Show
The decision added drama to the major aerospace industry event, which was already under the shadow of last week's deadly...The booths displayed "offensive weapons" that could be used in Gaza -- in violation of agreements with Israeli authorities, a French government source told AFP.
The companies -- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, Uvision, Elbit and Aeronautics -- make drones and guided bombs and missiles.
Netanyahu sees Gaza hostage release ‘opening’, orders talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he ordered negotiators to "advance" talks on releasing hostages held in Gaza, after...Speaking on US news channel Fox News, Netanyahu said that US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff "made an offer to begin a 60-day ceasefire
Of the 251 hostages seized during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, 52 are still held in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli military says are dead
Iran tells mediators it won’t negotiate ‘while under attack’: official
Mediators Qatar and Oman were told by Iran that Tehran "will not negotiate while under attack", an official briefed on...Israel unleashed a punishing fresh barrage of strikes across Iran in a third day of exchanges Sunday
The latest conflict marked the first time the two sides have traded fire with such intensity
Trump due in Canada as G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis, may consider joint stance
Trump has praised Israel's strikes, noting it used US weapons, even though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied his public calls...The three-day gathering in the mountain town of Kananaskis marks the return to the international diplomatic calendar of Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had designed an agenda aimed at minimizing disagreements within the club of wealthy industrial democracies
Israel pounds Iran from west to east in deepest strikes yet, Tehran police headquarters hit
Israel's military said its air force hit Mashhad airport in Iran's far east, making it the longest-range strike of the...With no let-up in sight, Iran said it would begin opening mosques, metro stations and schools to serve as makeshift bomb shelters for civilians.
As Israel targeted sites across the Islamic republic, Iran launched a barrage of missiles aimed at Israel in the afternoon, setting off air raid sirens in Jerusalem and elsewhere.
Trump pocketed over $57 mn from crypto coin sales
New York, United States -- US President Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto...Federal financial disclosure forms released by the White House list the US president's holdings including stocks, dividends, real estate and investment portfolios.
Once hostile to the crypto industry, Trump has since returning to power enthusiastically embraced the sector, taking significant steps to clear regulatory hurdles.
‘Nothing left’: Israelis grapple with damage from Iran strike
Bat Yam, Israel -- A shocked Julia Zilbergoltz said she had never experienced anything like the Iranian missile strike that...In Israel's north, four people were killed earlier when a strike hit the town of Tamra, taking to 13 the death toll in the country since the start of the attacks began on Friday.
Israeli television channels broadcast footage of devastation from four sites where missiles struck in the early hours of Sunday.
Tens of thousands dressed in red rally in Dutch protest for Gaza
Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organized the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice,..."More than 150,000 people here dressed in red just want concrete sanctions to stop the genocide in Gaza," said Michiel Servaes, director of Oxfam Novib.
A previous protest in The Hague on May 18 drew more than 100,000 people, according to organizers, who described it as the country's largest demonstration in 20 years.
MENA brief Jun 15: Erdogan warns of ‘devastating war’, Gaza internet restored
Iran announced it will scale back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), expressing deep dissatisfaction over what it...With strategic ties to both Iran and the United States, Baghdad is engaging both capitals in a bid to maintain its neutral stance.
The UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has engaged in telephone diplomacy with several counterparts, focusing on regional de-escalation.
8 killed in overnight strikes on Israel, Iran’s defense headquarters hit
In the central region, at least four people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed and around 100 others wounded in...In the central region, at least four people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed and around 100 others wounded in a rocket strike.
An MDA spokesman told Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 that around 200 people were wounded in overnight missile strikes fired by Iran.
