6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (611+ words) US Marines seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, sharply escalating tensions just days before a fragile ceasefire expires. Donald Trump said extending the two-week truce beyond Wednesday is "highly unlikely" without a deal, while…...

21+ hour, 9+ min ago  (444+ words) Two bereaved fathers whose daughters were killed on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have become brothers through their shared grief. Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin now campaign together for peace, using their personal tragedies as a powerful message of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (15+ words) 20% of world's oil blocked as US-Iran peace talks collapse after 21 hours'upday News...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (290+ words) Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has sharply criticized US President Donald Trump's handling of the Iran conflict, accusing him of having no plan and risking further destabilization in an already volatile region. Speaking to journalists on the campaign trail in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (380+ words) US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with military bombardment within 48 hours if the country fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or agree to a peace deal. The ultimatum escalates a conflict that has now stretched beyond a month,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (352+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out military intervention to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling such an approach "unrealistic." He warned that any armed operation would take an indefinite amount of time and expose participants to significant risks from…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (365+ words) Israel's parliament has passed a death penalty law targeting Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks classified as terrorism. The legislation triggered swift international condemnation, with critics calling it discriminatory and a violation of international law. The law mandates capital punishment for…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (519+ words) The United States faces mounting threats of Iranian-inspired terrorism as the war against Iran extends into its third week, with experts warning that security agencies are underprepared while markets may be underpricing the economic fallout. Critics suggest the conflict's timing,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (248+ words) Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with US President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon, hours after Trump publicly rejected British military support and harshly criticized the UK's delayed response to the Iran crisis. The call focused on military cooperation in the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (297+ words) A massive US bomber capable of carrying 24 cruise missiles has landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, amid rising tensions with Iran. The deployment follows US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's warning that strikes on Iran are "about to surge dramatically" and…...