1+ week, 5+ day ago   (248+ words) Northeast Times The United States and Iran exchanged military strikes over the weekend and into Monday. This was the first direct hostilities between the two countries in a month. A supertanker caught fire and stopped after hitting two naval mines…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (464+ words) The U.S. military completed a fresh wave of airstrikes against Iranian military targets on Tuesday, according to Reuters, and Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles and drones at American assets across the region. The exchange marks the sharpest escalation in weeks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (657+ words) Rachel Dedman, a curator of Middle Eastern art at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, has spent the past decade researching tatreez and curating exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East. Her show “Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine” is currently…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (574+ words) A new documentary built on anonymous testimony from 24 Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, according to Deadline and Variety. The film is titled NAZA. It was directed by Israeli…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (456+ words) American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday after U.S. Central Command said Iran's Revolutionary Guard was preparing to launch rockets loaded with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (228+ words) Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro publicly condemned his country’s decision to restore diplomatic ties with Israel, saying the move while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power “applauds the Gaza genocide.” Colombia’s new right-wing government renewed the relationship two years…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (461+ words) Britain announced Tuesday it will ban imports of all goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The move was coordinated with France and Canada and drew an immediate, sharp response from Israel, according to Reuters. Foreign Secretary Ed…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (430+ words) The International Organization for Migration reported Friday that at least 46,000 people have been uprooted in Yemen since fighting intensified last week. The total is climbing rapidly as Iran-backed Houthi forces extend their control along the country's Red Sea coast. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (492+ words) Actor Mark Ruffalo and Paramount are locked in an escalating public argument over whether his opposition to the company’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. crossed a line into antisemitism. Paramount says it did. Ruffalo says the accusation is dishonest. Ruffalo…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) Vice President JD Vance declined Thursday to describe the ongoing confrontation between the United States and Iran as a war, according to Time, even as both countries have exchanged strikes in recent days. Vance made the remarks at a White…...