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Artists threaten legal action against Venice Biennale over inclusion in visitors' ballot
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (412+ words) MILAN " Dozens of artists participating in this year's Venice Biennale contemporary art show are threatening legal action if their names are not removed from the ballot allowing visitors to vote for the best national pavilion and overall participants in the…...
Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (435+ words) CAIRO " A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Sunday at a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The ministry identified him as 26-year-old Imad Haroun Ishtayeh from the…...
US bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (506+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates " The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military said Monday. Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike, while Kuwait…...
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (846+ words) BEIRUT " Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion of the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort castle, near the city…...
Israeli launches strikes near historic castle in southern Lebanon
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (912+ words) ADLOUN, Lebanon " Israeli air force and artillery strikes were reported on Saturday near the strategic mountain site of a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon as fighting raged in villages close to the city of Nabatiyeh. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency…...
Trump ponders whether to move forward with Iran deal but hasn't yet decided
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (847+ words) WASHINGTON " U. S. President Donald Trump held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers on Friday but has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait…...
Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (534+ words) UNITED NATIONS " An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees. Israel denies the accusations. The…...
US military accuses Iran of ceasefire violation after Kuwait comes under missile attack
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (519+ words) Iran War Strait of Hormuz A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP) (Amirhosein Khorgooi/AP) DUBAI, United…...
Israel strikes Beirut southern suburb ahead of crucial Washington talks
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (767+ words) BEIRUT " Israel's air force carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital, Beirut, Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military said, further straining a fragile ceasefire a day ahead of crucial negotiations in Washington. The strike hit an apartment…...
Trump is getting the Republican Party that he wants. But can he win in the midterms?
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (1200+ words) President Donald Trump is on a winning streak in Republican primaries, most recently endorsing Ken Paxton ahead of his Tuesday runoff victory over Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. But Trump's tightening grip on his party could make it harder to…...