8+ hour, 58+ min ago  (271+ words) Explosions rock Khiam and Taybeh as Israeli military offensives continue ahead of new Lebanon-Israel talks in Rome By Stephanie Rady and Lina Altawell ISTANBUL (AA) " The Israeli army carried out a series of demolitions in the southern Lebanese town of…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (152+ words) By Ramzi Mahmud and Lina Altawell GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL (AA) " Two Palestinians were killed Thursday in an Israeli drone strike on a home west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, medical sources said. The attack came amid…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (308+ words) Israel Katz says Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed despite US-backed withdrawal framework ISTANBUL (AA) " Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday rejected US President Donald Trump's remarks suggesting Israel would withdraw from Lebanon under…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago  (229+ words) Israel's government is the most isolated in the nation's history, facing international legal scrutiny and eroding global legitimacy. In this state, Israel is burning through its last remaining diplomatic cards to lash out against its critics - Ramzy Baroud is a…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (256+ words) Army says drones target Patriot system in Kuwait, early-warning site in Qatar, fuel storage facilities in Bahrain in response to recent US strikes UPDATES WITH MORE DETAILS, REVISED HEADLINE, DECK, LEDE By Berk Kutay Gokmen and Mohammad Sio ISTANBUL (AA)…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (141+ words) By Berk Kutay Gokmen ISTANBUL (AA) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that it targeted infrastructure and facilities at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, vowing not to "leave the US military's aggressions unanswered." In a statement shared…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (408+ words) Bill allows annual freeze of Palestinian Authority funds equal to previous year's transfers to Gaza, further tightening financial pressure on Ramallah By Zein Khalil and Lina Altawell ISTANBUL (AA) " The Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Wednesday approved in a preliminary reading…...

22+ hour, 32+ min ago  (372+ words) By Ramzi Mahmud, Lina Altawell and Rania Abushamala GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL (AA) " At least 10 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in the latest violation of an ongoing ceasefire agreement, medical sources said. A…...

20+ hour, 13+ min ago  (170+ words) Senior adviser to supreme leader says Iran will respond firmly to "aggressor enemy and its accomplices" ISTANBUL (AA) " A top military adviser to Iran"s supreme leader warned early Thursday that the "aggressor enemy and its accomplices" will be "severely…...

21+ hour, 33+ min ago  (138+ words) Iranian media says air defenses engaged "hostile targets" in Bandar Abbas UPDATES WITH DETAILS, REVISES HEADLINE, DECK By Serdar Dincel and Rania Abushamala ISTANBUL (AA) " Explosions were heard in southern Iran on Wednesday evening, shortly after US President Donald Trump…...