U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program
May 28, 2026
The ceasefire agreed in Lebanon last month has brought little respite for civilians, who are being driven
May 28, 2026
An Israeli strike hit a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Thursday, the first strike to hit near Beirut in weeks amid a ceasefire that has failed
May 28, 2026
An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump
May 28, 2026
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May 27, 2026
Dozens of Palestinians carried the body of Hamas' armed wing chief through the streets of Gaza City in a
May 27, 2026
Israel's military says its air force struck sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon
May 26, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on
May 25, 2026
The Iran war energy shock, growing inflation concerns and fading interest rate-cut hopes may have bond investors and central bankers on edge but U.S.
May 21, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States may have to attack Iran even harder but will wait and see if a deal is reached, reprising
May 20, 2026
Colombia's Central General Staff, the largest dissident branch of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group, and rebels from the National
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump considers himself an effective dealmaker but appears to have hit a wall with Iran
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war
May 19, 2026
Israel kills most senior Hamas military leader in Gaza strike
May 16, 2026
Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate
May 13, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the rising cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles
May 12, 2026
Iran’s ‘garbage’ peace offering is proof it thinks it has won the war
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the ceasefire with Iran was "on life support," after dismissing Tehran's response to a U.S. peace proposal as
May 11, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in a victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
May 09, 2026
An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, and wounded 15 on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said.
May 10, 2026
Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles south of Beirut have killed four people
May 09, 2026
Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect
May 09, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday confirmed a three-day ceasefire had been arranged with Russia as part of U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the more than four-year
May 09, 2026
Russia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
May 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia's proclamation of a limited ceasefire for its World War Two commemorations exposed the "strange and inappropriate
May 07, 2026
The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war
May 06, 2026
Russia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine, ignoring a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv
May 06, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place
May 05, 2026
President Donald Trump says he has paused the U.S. effort to guide stranded commercial vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war
May 05, 2026
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May 06, 2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed Iran's military capability and said Tehran "should wave the white flag of
May 05, 2026
A branch of the Catholic church has expressed concern over reports that Israel is demolishing civilian and religious buildings in southern Lebanon
May 04, 2026
President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a two-day ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine on May 8-9 to mark Russia’s World War Two victory, but Ukrainian President
May 04, 2026
Lebanon's parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi'ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a
May 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced “Project Freedom” to help ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
May 03, 2026
Hezbollah has paid a heavy price for going to war with Israel on March 2: Israel has occupied a chunk of southern Lebanon,
May 03, 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end the war
May 01, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end war between the countries
May 01, 2026
The White House is telling Congress that hostilities with Iran have “terminated” despite the continued presence of U.S. armed forces in the region
May 01, 2026
Israel has carried out airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least 10 people
May 01, 2026
Ceasefire hangs in the balance as Iran sends peace proposal to mediators
May 01, 2026
A U.S.-Iran ceasefire that began in early April has "terminated" hostilities between the two sides for the purposes of an approaching
May 01, 2026
The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April
May 01, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning in his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran
April 29, 2026
New maps of Gaza quietly issued by Israel a little more than a month ago have put thousands of displaced
April 29, 2026
Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel believes the time might be right to pursue peace talks with Israel
April 29, 2026
By Erin Banco and Gram Slattery April 28 - U.S. intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would respond if President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war that
April 29, 2026
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chaired a consultative meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, state media said, the first in-person meeting of Gulf
April 28, 2026
Hezbollah chief says would respond to any violation from Israel
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