3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (837+ words) BEIRUT -- A third round of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon kicked off in Washington Thursday, days before the expiration of a truce that reduced but did not stop the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Lebanese…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (948+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another -- a cargo ship near Oman -- sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the Strait of Hormuz....

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (298+ words) MARMARIS, Turkey -- Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians set sail from Turkey's Mediterranean coast on Thursday in the latest attempt to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza -- just weeks after Israel intercepted a previous flotilla and detained…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (901+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Kuwait said Tuesday that Iran launched a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Gulf Arab country. The accusation came just hours before U. S. President Donald Trump…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (895+ words) WASHINGTON -- U. S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. Labor Department figures showed that gasoline prices are up more than 28% compared with a year ago. However,…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (593+ words) BEIRUT -- The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group called on the government Tuesday to withdraw from direct talks with Israel this week in Washington, calling them a concession, and instead urged for indirect negotiations. Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (469+ words) BEIRUT -- Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people Friday, while the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group fired rockets on northern Israel without inflicting any casualties. The Health Ministry in Lebanon said an Israeli airstrike on the southern village…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1399+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Iran war's shaky ceasefire came under further strain on Friday as the United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the U. S. said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (537+ words) PARIS -- France's aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential French-British mission in the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday. The deployment puts Europe's…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1013+ words) WASHINGTON -- The U. S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet…...