7+ hour, 49+ min ago   (726+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank chief Kevin…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (692+ words) Sydney (AFP) – An ancient Biblical prophecy lies at the heart of a Pacific islands push to open embassies on contested ground in Jerusalem, experts and former diplomats told AFP. Issued on: 11/09/2026 - 03:57 Israel may seem an unlikely partner for the far-flung…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (629+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – A consumer inflation report due Friday could pave the way towards the US central bank's first interest rate hike in more than three years, as the war with Iran drives energy costs higher. Issued on: 11/09/2026 - 03:11 After…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (434+ words) Israel said on Thursday it destroyed key tunnels built by Iran-backed Hezbollah beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, completing what it called operational control of the area. Lebanon reported a massive explosion, while the US Geological Survey…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (379+ words) Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, with a 4.1 magnitude tremor recorded in the area. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 22:29 "This is strategic terrorist infrastructure that was…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (730+ words) Venice (AFP) – A new documentary from two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers provides damning new testimony about AI-enabled mass killings in Gaza from the men and women who took part, the directors told AFP on Thursday ahead of its premiere in Venice....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (438+ words) Sanaa (AFP) – Yemen's Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha on Thursday, a Yemeni military source told AFP, as the Iran-backed group reported fresh strikes by Saudi forces. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 13:25 The Houthis, who control large…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (646+ words) Jerusalem (AFP) – British-led sanctions over settlement expansion in the West Bank may have the unintended effect of emboldening the Israeli right ahead of elections, analysts and a diplomatic source told AFP. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 13:07 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (292+ words) Syria condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's entry into its territory after he visited Israeli troops stationed in southern Syria on Wednesday, calling the move "provocative and a blatant violation" of its sovereignty. In southern Syria, Israeli forces have been…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (179+ words) Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of ​the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes. There has been an…...