12+ hour, 4+ min ago   (896+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026, 09:16 PM WASHINGTON, Sept 12 - A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for U.S. President Donald Trump as his war with Iran…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (341+ words) The Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Sept 7 (left) and the aftermath of an Israeli demolition on Sept 10 which triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor. Published Sep 12, 2026, 03:25 PM BEIRUT - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the country’s south on Sept 12, in a…...

23+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1002+ words) Field notes from Istanbul Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana'a, Yemen, on Sept 10. Published Sep 12, 2026, 10:00 AM Widely believed to have been severely degraded or neutered by the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (556+ words) Petrol prices being displayed at an Exxon petrol station in Huntsville, Texas, on Sept 8. Published Sep 10, 2026, 10:56 PM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 11:22 PM Washington – US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed on Sept 10, driven by higher energy…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (742+ words) Houthi fighters campaigning to mobilise more fighters, in Sana'a, Yemen, on Sept 10. Published Sep 11, 2026, 05:26 AM CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI - Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Sept 10 and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (159+ words) In these zero-sum times, the sunny optimism of the post-Cold War phrase seems a quaint and distant memory. Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law (left), shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) during a meeting at the Kremlin…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (306+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9. Published Sep 09, 2026, 11:08 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 11:10 PM Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9 that Iran’s Islamic…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (160+ words) Published Sep 09, 2026, 10:02 PM TEL AVIV, Sept 9 - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Wednesday that the government does not plan to deport Palestinians from Gaza, after two Israeli ministers this month floated proposals for the mass removal of Palestinians from…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (582+ words) Members of the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah attend the funeral of their members, who were killed in an airstrike that targeted a Hashd al‑Shaabi headquarters near the western al‑Qaim district on the Syrian border, amid the U....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (564+ words) The United States and Iran have been exchanging a barrage of missiles and drones in recent days. Published Sep 09, 2026, 03:48 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 04:26 PM LONDON – The price of Brent North Sea oil, the international benchmark, topped US$100 a barrel on Sept…...