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Two people were killed in a U.S. strike on Iran’s Shalamcheh border crossing with Iraq, an Iranian official said. Contributed by @AZ_Intel_. https://t.co/oP0x7SCsv6

After latest clash at sea, China warns Philippines of ‘bitter consequences’ https://t.co/IMw3xSs9qO

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday warned his Philippine counterpart that Manila would “bear the bitter consequences” if it tried to provoke Beijing with the help of other countries. Wang made the remark as he lodged a “strong protest” during talks with Theresa Lazaro, the Philippines’ top diplomat, in Manila over what he called an “aggressive act of ramming a Chinese law enforcement vessel” at a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Monday. It was the third day Beijing has...
Sirens sounded in Kuwait on Thursday morning, according to reports from the Kuwait Interior Ministry.
US Democrats object to the ongoing and deeply unpopular war with Iran, which the Pentagon said has cost the US $37.5 billion so far.

Hong Kong’s new legislation on end-of-life directives could create significant operational challenges, including verifying patients’ wishes in emergencies and affordability barriers for low-income families, according to frontline responders and patient advocates. The warnings come a week before the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance takes effect next Friday. Under the law, a formal legal framework will empower Hongkongers to specify in advance which life-sustaining...

Bill to fund war on Iran and a handful of Trump priorities passes largely along party lines, faces Senate uncertainty.

Smotrich signs waiver allowing transactions with Palestinian banks until end of 2026, though Israeli financial institutions are wary about continuing to provide services crucial to keeping West Bank economy afloat The post Israel acts to ease Palestinian banking crisis it helped create, but is it moving too late? appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands of people to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled blazes in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain. Rescue teams battled dozens of fires amid warnings over increasingly severe weather events.
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Several explosions were heard in the southern Iranian city of Sirik on Thursday morning

The Saudi authorities had yet to confirm the hits, which would be the first attacks since the Iranian-backed Yemeni group announced a blockade on Saudi Arabia.

The United States is surging forces, medics and weaponry to the Middle East to give U.S. President Donald Trump more muscular military options as he considers expanding the conflict against Iran. - Wall Street Journal

Andrey Marochko says a portion of the settlement remains in the so-called gray zone

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US, Iran trade new threats as more explosions are reported in Iranian cities including Sirik, Ahvaz and Bushehr.

Houthis claim strikes on Saudi oil tankers Yemen's Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea after declaring a maritime embargo on the kingdom, amid the US war with Iran.

The International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in 2024 for alleged war crimes during the Gaza war. Israel rejects the court's jurisdiction and denies committing war crimes.

US President Donald Trump’s administration will redirect billions of dollars in federal research funding away from universities to individual scientists and AI-focused projects, arguing the overhaul is needed to help the US compete with China. The plan, outlined in a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy report released on Tuesday, comes as the administration warns that China has reached parity with the US in research and development spending over the past 20 years, “a situation...
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a Russian agent who was preparing a terrorist attack in central Mykolaiv. The suspect was identified as a serviceman who had deserted his military unit.

Just as the war with Iran looks about to fully erupt again, the Houthis are going to put an even tighter squeeze on the world's energy supply. The post Houthis Now Attacking Saudi Oil Tankers In Red Sea, Major Energy Supply Implications appeared first on TWZ.

The authority reports that the agreement is designed for several decades and is intended to provide "great access for American companies in the Saudi nuclear energy program"

Ukrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries in a matter of days.

US military says it is degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten ships in strait of Hormuz; Houthis say tankers violated their blockade; US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East. The US military announced on Thursday evening it had began a 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets at the direction of Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Performer says attackers threw objects including glass bottles that shattered near her DJ console in Grenoble on Saturday; local far-left party official doubles down on boycott call The post French Jewish DJ Barbara Butch is defiant after concert disrupted by anti-Israel protesters appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The US House of Representatives approved a $95 billion budget framework on Wednesday, with most of the funding earmarked for the Pentagon to fund the war against Iran.

The BBC's Sarah Smith explains the implications of the landmark cooperation agreement between both countries.

The authority asserts that it is attacking military targets
Tareq Kamleh was presumed to have been killed in Syria over a decade ago, but was actually being held in a high-security Baghdad prison, according to a report by The Australian.

US lawmakers are examining tariffs, port fees and sanctions targeting China’s shipbuilding industry, as US Congress searches for ways to rebuild America’s severely diminished commercial fleet without increasing costs for US importers and consumers. At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday, members of both parties described China’s dominance of commercial shipbuilding as an economic and national security vulnerability, but witnesses cautioned that penalties alone would do little.

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Kuwait intercepts Iranian drones Air defences have been activated in Kuwait to intercept a drone attack from Iran, according to the country’s military. The General Staff of the Army said that any sounds of explosion are drones being intercepted. “Everyone is requested to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities,” a military statement added.

Donald Trump approves agreement to help country make fuel for civilian nuclear programme Donald Trump signed a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that could enable the kingdom to enrich its own uranium for nuclear reactions. The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, signed “a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement” and “an accompanying bilateral safeguards agreement,” according to a statement from the US Department of Energy. Con

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The United States on Wednesday announced a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear program in the Gulf country, with Washington insisting the agreement includes safeguards against non-proliferation. - Proliferation concerns - The United States signed a nuclear agreement with the kingdom's neighbor the United Arab Emirates in 2009, although the country does not enrich its own uranium.

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US military launches new round of strikes on Iran The US military’s Central Command has said that it began launching “more strikes against Iranian military targets” at 5:30PM US Eastern time [2130 GMT] at Trump’s direction. “The mission will continue to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” Centcom said on X. At 5:30 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began launching more strikes against Iranian military targets at the Commander
A total of 73,292 children were born in Ukraine from January through June 2026, half as many as in the same period of the pre-war year of 2021.

The US military said Wednesday it had launched a fresh wave of strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure, marking the twelfth night in a row it had attacked Iran.

Winner of Israel’s Best Comedy Series award, Bloody Murray follows two roommates in their mid -30s, acclaimed stars Rotem Sela and Naomi Levov, navigating a chaotic love triangle and the struggles of single life. The post Israel’s hottest comedy, ‘Bloody Murray’, is now streaming on ChaiFlicks appeared first on The Times of Israel.