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Kushner meets Hamas delegation as mediators push Gaza peace plan
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (337+ words) Monday August 17, 2026 Jared Kushner, acting as US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, has held rare talks in Egypt with a Hamas delegation led by its new leader, Khalil al-Hayya, as mediators seek to advance a US-backed plan to end…...
US discussing nuclear weapons against Iran: Marjorie Taylor Greene
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (542+ words) Monday August 17, 2026 Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran is being discussed in US strategy meetings, though she did not provide evidence for the claim. In a post on X, Greene…...
Trump's envoys in Middle East to push for Gaza peace plan
18+ hour, 21+ min ago (465+ words) Sunday August 16, 2026 Donald Trump's envoys meet with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo today (16 August), a diplomatic source said, in a bid to advance the US president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the…...
How long can the US keep its blockade of Iran in place?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1001+ words) Sunday August 16, 2026 The United States says it can sustain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, betting that mounting economic pressure will force Tehran to make concessions as ceasefire negotiations remain deadlocked. According to Al Jazeera, maintaining the pressure could test…...
Lebanon says 9 dead in strikes as Israel says targeted Hezbollah
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (657+ words) Saturday August 15, 2026 Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the south killed nine people including three children on Saturday (15 August), the deadliest raids since deals in June eased hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel said it carried out retaliatory strikes against the…...
US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (857+ words) Saturday August 15, 2026 The US has received several warnings from Israel over the past year that Iran intended to assassinate President Donald Trump, including before a secret Air Force One ruse in Turkey that US intelligence officials could not independently verify,…...
Iran defiant on Strait of Hormuz as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (705+ words) Iran said on Saturday it would maintain its control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while US President Donald Trump urged Americans to accept higher gasoline prices as the war with Iran continues, signalling little progress towards ending the…...
Florida venue cancels rally with Palestinian American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (318+ words) A South Florida site backed out of hosting a rally with Democratic US Representative Rashida Tlaib, a vocal critic of Israel's government, after complaints by a Democratic state lawmaker in the party's latest flashpoint over its stance on Israel. Tlaib,…...
After US criticism, Israel ties Lebanon withdrawal to Hezbollah disarmament
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (420+ words) Saturday August 15, 2026 Israel won't withdraw from southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, the defence minister said on Thursday, qualifying remarks he made a day earlier that had suggested Israeli forces would occupy the territory indefinitely and drew US criticism. Israel…...
Qusra families trapped without water or power as settler violence escalates
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (155+ words) The Business Standard Two Palestinian families in Qusra, West Bank, say Israeli settlers have besieged their homes, cutting off water and power. The confrontation has escalated, with Israeli forces using tear gas and stun grenades as they attempted to remove…...