- From meeting his spending demand to limiting the participation of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, everything is being done to try...
The overriding focus of the gathering - which kicks off with dinner hosted by the Dutch king - has been on keeping Trump happy after his return to power
From meeting his spending demand to limiting the participation of Ukraine's President Zelensky, everything is being done to avoid chances of confrontation with volatile leader
- An "unidentified" drone struck a military base in Baghdad early Tuesday while another fell in the west of the capital,...
The first attack hit a radar system at the Taji base, causing only material damage, a security source told AFP.
The strikes come hours after Iran launched missiles at a US military facility in Qatar in retaliation for the American bombing
- The adversaries had been swapping missile fire since Israel carried out surprise "preemptive" strikes against Iran on June 13, targeting...
Trump had said the ceasefire would be a phased 24-hour process beginning at around 0400 GMT Tuesday, with Iran halting all operations. Israel would follow suit 12 hour later
Abbas Araghchi suggested that Iran had already halted its operation at 4am Tehran time (0030 GMT) -- and wanted a simultaneous end in attacks from Israel as well
- Brussels, Belgium -- The EU said Monday that Israel must improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or else face possible...
The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said the bloc hopes to use a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement to pressure Israel to ease suffering in Gaza.
The bloc last month launched an audit of the EU-Israel deal, which forms the basis for trade ties, under one of its articles calling for respect of human rights.
- British Airways cancelled flights between London's Heathrow Airport and Dubai and Doha on Sunday following the US strikes on Iran....
Germany's Lufthansa group, whose other airlines include Swiss, Austrian and ITA, has suspended flights to the Middle East until June 30.
Turkish airline Pegasus has scrapped flights to Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon until June 30, and Iran until July 30.
- US stocks edged higher while European markets retreated and Asian equities were mixed, with markets keeping a close eye on...
They later dipped briefly into the red and then wobbled, standing down around one percent as European markets closed.
Iran is the world's ninth-biggest oil-producing country, exporting just under half of the 3.3 million barrels it produces per day.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday insisted gains in the conflict against Iran would help with the country's war...
"Our successes in Iran are contributing to the successes in Gaza, but it will still take a bit more time," added the Israeli premier
They were constantly acting on several fronts, he added, "...but we are getting closer, step by step, to our objectives, Netanyahu said
- Iran on Sunday threatened US bases in the Middle East after massive air strikes that Washington said had destroyed Tehran's...
International concern focused on fears that the unprecedented US attacks would deepen conflict in the volatile region after Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran
Netanyahu meanwhile said his country's military strikes will "finish" once the objectives of destroying Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities are achieved
- The United Nations special envoy for Syria denounced Sunday's attack on a church in Damascus that killed at least 20...
Syria's interior ministry said a member of the Islamic State jihadist group was behind the attack, in which dozens of people were wounded
UN envoy Geir Pedersen "condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack at St. Elias Church... which killed and injured civilians who were attending mass."





















