2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (966+ words) The UK is facing a backlash from the US and Israel over plans for sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to announce them when he sets out a “reset” of the UK’s…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (99+ words) Four US missiles have struck a tanker about six miles from Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, Iranian broadcasters said. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting said the crew are being evacuated and there were no casualties. Kharg Island is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (948+ words) Israeli settlers have surrounded three Palestinian homes on the outskirts of a town in the occupied West Bank, preventing the families from leaving safely as their food and water supplies dwindle. Qusai Abu Rida was holed up inside with his…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago   (431+ words) Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian described a nearly seven-hour meeting with Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in an interview with Iranian state television that aired amid apparent tensions among the Islamic Republic’s leaders. Mr Pezeshkian told the state-run IRIB on Monday that he…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (259+ words) Irish premier Micheál Martin has said there is “nothing confirmed” in relation to the possible visit of Donald Trump to Ireland next month. It is understood that the US president will visit Ireland for at least two days from September…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (823+ words) Hamas said it has reached an agreement to disarm in a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza. Israel has not commented on the deal, which US President Donald Trump announced hours earlier. It comes nine months…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (616+ words) The US military said it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran early on Wednesday as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed. US Central Command said targets…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (836+ words) Donald Trump has climbed down over his threat to levy a 20% toll on shipping for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz waterway, which had been opposed by the UK. The US president said the so-called “reimbursement fee” he only…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (963+ words) The United States has attacked Iran over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced the crew to abandon it. Iran apparently responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1012+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has called for a return to the US-Iran ceasefire after a “challenging” two days as hostilities flared and Donald Trump declared the interim truce over. The Prime Minister warned that UK household bills would likely be hit…...