The expanding Middle East conflict is accelerating a global hunger emergency, with rising fuel and transport costs driving up food prices and forcing aid agencies to cut assistance to vulnerable populations, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday. The crisis traces back to a regional conflict triggered by joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran…
Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam called the talks, which are deeply opposed by Hezbollah, “the least costly choice for Lebanon” WASHINGTON: Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire on Tuesday while Lebanese and Israeli diplomats met in Washington for direct talks, with top US diplomat Marco Rubio saying the militant group was the only impediment to a peace deal….
Israel escalates Lebanon push: Netanyahu ordered deeper incursions into southern Lebanon, capturing strategic sites and warning Hezbollah of heavy costs if attacks on Israel persist. Ceasefire claims disputed: Trump announced a mutual halt to attacks between Israel and Hezbollah, but Netanyahu signalled operations would continue if threats remain. Iran halts US dialogue: Tehran suspended indirect…
Singapore, June 2 (SANA) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Türkiye is holding discussions with Saudi Arabia and other regional countries to revive a transport corridor stretching from Türkiye through Syria and Jordan to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. Speaking during a dialogue on Turkish foreign policy organized by the International Institute for Strategic…
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana) has introduced a non-binding congressional resolution calling for negotiations on a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Israel that would gradually end the annual $3.8 billion in American military assistance to Israel and replace it with a broader framework centered on defense cooperation, trade, and joint technological…
A senior Afghanistan chamber of commerce delegation has travelled to Uzbekistan to participate in the second international dialogue on connectivity between Central and South Asia, as efforts continue to expand regional trade and investment links. The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said the delegation is led by its president, Sayed Karim Hashemi, and will…
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42 US-Israel-Iran War Live Update: The United States has intensified pressure on Iran by maintaining a blockade of key Iranian ports, with US Central Command (CENTCOM) reporting that 127 commercial vessels have been redirected since the restrictions were imposed. According to CENTCOM, six vessels were also disabled during enforcement operations, while 36 ships carrying humanitarian…
Business Secretary Peter Kylie has reiterated there are currently “no plans” by the government to restart trade negotiations with Israel. At a Westminster lunch for journalists he was asked about the possibility of resuming negotiations and confirmed: “I am watching very closely; there are no plans to restart immediately.” Former Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced…
Amid rising anger about the treatment of Gaza aid flotilla activists by Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, pressure is mounting to prepare fresh EU sanctions that will apply to far-right members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition. Ben-Gvir became the focus of intense international uproar following the publication of a video in which he was…
