9 d. ago Trump’s ceasefire statement raises hopes in Gaza as Israel presses on with attacks

Word from U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel has agreed to the conditions needed to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza raised hopes on Wednesday in the enclave, where health officials said at least 20 people had been killed in Israeli attacks. A “final” proposal would be delivered by the mediators, Qatar and Egypt, to […]

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2 w. ago Iran, Israel ceasefire appears to hold under pressure from Trump

A shaky ceasefire began to take hold between Israel and Iran on Tuesday under pressure from US President Donald Trump, raising hopes for an end to the biggest ever military confrontation between the Middle East arch-foes. Trump scolded both sides for early violations of the truce he announced at 5am GMT, but directed especially stinging […]

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2 w. ago Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran

Airlines on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights as a conflict which has already cut off major flight routes entered a new phase after the U.S. attacked key Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran vowed to defend itself. Cancellations in recent days to typically resilient aviation hubs such as Dubai, the world’s […]

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2 w. ago Iran weighs retaliation for US strikes as Trump raises idea of regime change

Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran’s response to the U.S. attack on its nuclear sites and U.S. President Donald Trump raised the idea of regime change in the Islamic republic. Iran vowed to defend itself on Sunday, a day after the U.S. joined Israel in […]

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2 w. ago Trump says deal with Harvard possible ‘over the next week or so’

US President Donald Trump said his administration has been working with Harvard University and could announce a deal “over the next week or so” to resolve the White House’s campaign against the country’s oldest and richest university. Trump in a post on his social media platform Truth Social raised the prospect of a deal with […]

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3 w. ago Oil falls after 4 per cent surge on Middle East tension fears

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, after a gain of 4 per cent in the previous session, as markets weighed up the chance of supply disruptions from the Iran-Israel conflict and as they ponder a direct US involvement. Brent crude futures fell 93 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $75.52 a barrel by 0918 GMT. US […]

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3 w. ago Israel threatens to make Tehran ‘burn’ after Iranian retaliatory strikes

Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against its old enemy, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon. In Tehran, Iranian state TV reported that around 60 people, including 20 children, had […]

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4 w. ago Israel’s airlines evacuate planes to other countries after strikes on Iran

Israeli airlines El Al, Israir and Arkia said on Friday they were moving their planes out of the country, hours after Israel launched widespread strikes against Iran and braced for retaliation. The planes were flown without passengers, said a spokesperson for Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, which on Friday closed until further notice. Israir said […]

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