DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Israeli authorities said two waves of Iranian missiles targeted…
Competition starts Tuesday at the Eurovision Song Contest, with divisions over Israel’s participation hanging over the 70th birthday of the over-the-top pop music extravaganza.…
Israeli police said Friday that they arrested a 36-year-old caught on video attacking a nun in the latest incident targeting Christians near Jerusalem’s Old City.…
A French nun was assaulted near Jerusalem’s Old City, violently pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked near a site revered by Christians and Jews, amid rising attacks on Christians in Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.…
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday he was “closer than ever” to the people of Lebanon at the end of his noontime prayers, and called on all sides to stop fighting and seek peace.…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military issued three warnings in quick succession early Wednesday that Iran had fired missiles toward it, moments after US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to postpone a massive attack on Iran. The…
TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday that another Filipino died following a missile attack in Haifa, Israel. This is already the second recorded death of a Filipino amid the Middle East conflict.…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament early on Monday approved the 2026 budget, which provided a significant increase in military spending as the country remains engaged in wars on multiple fronts. Lawmakers passed the budget: 62 votes in favour,…
TEL AVIV, Israel — The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions of…
ARAD, Israel — Missile attacks launched by Iran struck two towns in southern Israel on Saturday, injuring over 100 people, according to medical personnel, after Israel’s air defense systems were unable to stop the incoming projectiles. The…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the Islamic Republic’s leadership as it faces its greatest test in decades, and Iran responded Wednesday with renewed missile and…
