7+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1713+ words) Dozens of nations repeated calls to open the critical waterway in a joint statement led by Bahrain. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the U. S. for going into the war with what he said was no strategy. Shifa Hospital said the Israeli…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (746+ words) ISLAMABAD " The latest ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran appeared to fail Saturday before they began, as Tehran's top diplomat left Pakistan and President Donald Trump soon afterward said he had told envoys not to travel to Islamabad....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (906+ words) BANGKOK " China's role as an unofficial mediator in the latest war in the Middle East is drawing attention across the world as it seeks to project the image of being a responsible global power while U. S. actions are straining its long-standing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (692+ words) BEIRUT " Attacks intensified Friday between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ahead of direct talks between the Lebanese government and Israel set to begin next week. The talks are set to begin Tuesday in Washington and will be mediated…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (16+ words) Gaza marks 6 months of a ceasefire that may offer lessons for the Iran war95. 5 WSB...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1768+ words) A tentative U. S. -Iran ceasefire is faltering after Israel pounded Beirut and as Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz while truce talks remain uncertain. Both Tehran and Washington are claiming victory and exerting pressure, with talks on a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (238+ words) ISTANBUL " Turkish authorities have detained nine people as part of an investigation into an attack on police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul that left one assailant dead, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Wednesday. Two other assailants…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago  (1780+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump has warned that a "whole civilization will die tonight" but said Iran still has time to capitulate ahead of a deadline set for 8 p. m. in Washington. Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago  (748+ words) TEHRAN, Iran " Three times a week, Asghar Hashemi undergoes dialysis treatment at a hospital in northern Tehran. He fears that if power stations are knocked out, as U. S. President Donald Trump has threatened in escalating rhetoric, his life will be in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1801+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump said Monday he's "not at all" concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8 p. m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of…...