Iran reviews US proposal amid nuclear defiance; Putin offers help ending war; US senators debate conflict costs; oil markets react...
- The claim comes after Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan agreed to activate collective deterrence measures under their Mecca defense pact...
Iranian authorities reported strikes in several southern provinces, including Hormozgan, Khuzestan, Bushehr and Fars, while residents reported explosions on the...Iranian officials said a residential building on Qeshm Island was hit, trapping several members of a family beneath the rubble.
The strikes followed increasingly forceful warnings from U.S. President Donald Trump after Iran targeted American military facilities in Jordan earlier this week.
- Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) confirmed that several of its headquarters had been targeted, reporting casualties and damage to its...
Axios, citing a US official, reported that Iran launched ballistic missiles towards a US military base in Jordan.
Iran rejected accusations that it was behind attacks launched from neighbouring countries against Saudi Arabia.
- Lawyers for Tennessee said Meta researchers repeatedly warned company executives that some teenagers were using Instagram compulsively, contributing to eating...
State lawyers cited internal documents saying notifications and infinite scroll conflicted with user well-being but claimed Meta never warned the public.
Meta argued it has invested in safety tools and that protecting teenagers online requires parents, teachers and technology companies alike.
- Iran responded by warning the United States against targeting its commercial shipping and oil tankers, saying any such move would...
Saudi Aramco reportedly suspended operations at the Abqaiq oil processing and stabilisation facility after a Houthi drone attack on Monday.
Pakistan condemned the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, calling them a grave threat to regional peace and reaffirming its support for the kingdom's sovereignty.
The coordinated assaults stretched across eight governorates, leaving mosques, homes and businesses damaged as Palestinian officials warned of escalating settler...Two mosques were torched and a Ramallah quarry suffered an estimated 2 million shekels in fire damage, owners said.
Palestinian authorities recorded 42 new settler outposts during 2026's first half alongside more than 11,000 reported attacks.
The reserve is the country's third World Heritage Site and the first recognized specifically for its outstanding natural value.UAE officials say designation recognises the reserve's biodiversity, rare ecosystems and long-term conservation efforts under international standards.
Officials said Wadi Wurayah is one of the few places in the UAE with permanent surface water and contains the country's only permanent natural waterfall.
- Iranian foreign ministry, meanwhile, says progress has been made in the talks held over the weekend between Tehran and Oman...
Reports say Washington delayed further strikes amid concerns over Patriot interceptor shortages and risks of a broader regional conflict.
US Central Command said its naval blockade against Iran remained in force and that 12 commercial vessels attempting to reach Iranian ports had been redirected.
The Houthis said on Telegram that a "Yemeni missile strike" had sparked fires in Jizan. Saudi authorities did not immediately...Saudi civil defence issued alerts for Jizan and Yanbu after the reported strike, while Riyadh gave no immediate response.
A Yemeni security source told AFP that a naval base in Hodeidah and a military camp on Kamaran Island were among the targets hit by Saudi forces.
- Dubai, UAE -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday his government would establish new settler outposts in the...
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal under international law.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in West Bank settlements alongside about three million Palestinians.
Trump also said the United States would begin using frozen Iranian funds under US control to pay for damage to...International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez condemned the latest reported attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.
The U.S. Senate voted 49-47 against advancing a Democratic-led resolution seeking to halt the Iran war unless Congress authorised continued military action.
