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…
Washington, United States–Efforts to end the Middle East war appeared at a standstill on Tuesday, with the US considering Tehran’s latest offer to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran saying Washington could no longer dictate terms. Iran…
Beirut, Lebanon–A ten-day ceasefire deal agreed between Lebanon and Israel took effect on Friday, as US President Donald Trump said he was trying to set up the first-ever face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two countries. The…
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the…
TEL AVIV, Israel — The American military searched for a second day for a pilot shot down over a remote area in Iran, while U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday again threatened Tehran over his Monday deadline to open…
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war. US crude benchmark opens over $100, Brent above $115 The price of the main US benchmark for oil rose over three percent on Monday shortly after…
Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square.…
ROME, Italy — Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal Sunday for peace in the Middle East and criticized those who invoke religion to wage war, saying that “God cannot be enlisted by darkness”. “Currently, many of our…
A plume of smoke rises after a strike on Tehran on March 4, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and the Islamic republic…
Just hours after Israeli and US bombs started hitting Tehran on Saturday, Russia came out with a blunt statement, with the country’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, calling it an “unprovoked act of armed aggression…
Hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded across the Middle East amid the U.S. and Israel’s joint war against Iran. And between swaths of flight cancellations and airspace closures, many are still scrambling for next steps.…
Explosions in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed a policewoman and wounded at least 15 people overnight in what local authorities on Sunday called an “act of terror”.…
