Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, the latest move in a dangerous escalation that threatens to push the already volatile region into all-out war.
The US was given advance notification Thursday of an (...)
Global oil and gold prices jumped and shares fell after US officials said an Israeli missile had struck Iran.
After initial sharp moves in Asia on Friday, the market reaction eased with Brent crude oil trading around 1.7% higher, to sit above $88 a (...)
Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill.
Denys Shmyhal expressed "careful optimism" that US lawmakers (...)
The EU's 27 leaders face mounting pressure to step up efforts to protect Ukraine's skies from Russian airstrikes, after President Zelensky took a jab at Western allies' "flagging political will" over the weekend.
Speaking ahead of a gathering of (...)
Two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage, prosecutors said Thursday.
One is accused of agreeing to carry out attacks on potential targets including US military facilities in hopes of sabotaging aid for (...)
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has warned the Middle East is on the edge of a regional war.
He made the comments on the Italian resort island of Capri where G7 foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the conflicts in Gaza and (...)
The European Union will "start the necessary work" to hit Iran with heavier sanctions after Saturday's aerial attack on Israel, the bloc's top diplomat has said.
Speaking following an exceptional virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, (...)
At least 13 people were killed, including seven children, and more than 25 injured after a strike targeted Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Tuesday, as Israel continues its bombardment of the Palestinian territory.
Graphic video, obtained (...)
European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for a special two-day summit focused on the bloc's economic competitiveness.
But the agenda is set to be overshadowed by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, which the West fears could soon spiral (...)
A Russian missile attack has killed 14 people in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials.
Ukraine's interior minister said there were more than 60 injured in the attack, which hit an eight-story building in a (...)
David Cameron has urged Israeli leaders to do "as little as possible to escalate" tensions in the Middle East on a visit to Jerusalem.
The UK foreign secretary made the comments ahead of his meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel has (...)
Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays and other impediments, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories said on Tuesday.
Andrea de (...)
UN and partner agencies insisted on Wednesday that "critical changes" are needed to improve aid access into Gaza, as they launched a $2.8 billion appeal to provide urgent assistance for millions of people in the devastated enclave, but also in the (...)
China said it noted Iran's statement that the actions against Israel were an "exercise of the right of self-defense" during a phone call between the foreign ministers of the two nations on Monday, and did not condemn the weekend strikes.
Chinese (...)
Fifteen bodies were recovered on Monday from around Al-Shifa hospital following the withdrawal of the Israeli military from the area two weeks ago, Gaza residents and medical crews told CNN.
Health workers and residents in northern Gaza have been (...)
Israel was set to take its first steps towards a ground offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah but delayed that campaign after Iran's weekend attack on their country, which has sparked a heated debate in the war cabinet over how to respond, Israeli (...)
ISLAMABAD — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan reaffirmed on Tuesday that the Middle East cannot afford further conflict, amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.
Addressing a joint press conference with his Pakistani (...)
Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one child is injured or dies every 10 minutes, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, amid spiraling violence in the West Bank and concerns over a regional escalation of the (...)
Fresh US aid for Ukraine will be put to a vote separately to the question of new military assistance for Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
Johnson has stalled a House vote on a $96bn package aimed at helping both US allies, while he faces (...)
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that Washington expects to hit Iran with new sanctions "in the coming days" following its unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend.
Yellen said Iran's oil exports "remain in focus as a possible area" they (...)
A lack of air defenses meant Ukraine was powerless to prevent a Russian airstrike last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in Kyiv region, President Volodomyr Zelensky said.
Russia fired 11 missiles towards the Trypilska power plant, (...)
As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for "maximum restraint" in the Middle East following Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel, independent human rights experts said that the alleged use of artificial intelligence on (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia was not involved in intercepting recent Iranian attacks on Israel, according to informed sources speaking to Al Arabiya TV channel.
The sources stressed that there have been no official statements issued regarding Saudi (...)
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said Tel Aviv must do everything necessary to protect the state "at the time and in the way we in Israel choose to do so".
Hagari said the Iranian attack was "thwarted with the iron defense (...)
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade after Iran's reprisal attack on Israel over the weekend.
Brent crude — a key benchmark for oil prices internationally — was lower but still trading close to $90 a barrel on Monday morning.
Prices had already (...)