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Israel says Iran launched missiles at it in first such bombardment since fragile ceasefire

Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war.

 

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A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire

Iran has fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait. That’s according to Bahrain’s government.

 

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Israeli troops kill 7-month-old baby in West Bank, Palestinian officials say

Palestinian officials say Israeli troops have killed a 7-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank as violence surges there.

 

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US military says it shot down Iranian missiles, drones launched toward Gulf allies, Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military says it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response.

 

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Kuwait says Iranian drones hit airport and killed 1 as ceasefire is tested again

Kuwait says Iranian drones have heavily damaged a passenger terminal at its main, killing one person, wounding dozens and briefly closing the airfield.

 

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Iran fires missiles and US strikes Iran facility after reports of faltering peace talks

The U.S. military says Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.

 

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Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry

Archaeologists have unearthed ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture and a marble head of Greek goddess Aphrodite.

 

Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem

Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man at a barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

 

UAE accused of training Colombian mercenaries for Sudan’s war

Human Rights Watch reports that the United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside a paramilitary group in Sudan’s war.

 

What we know and don’t know about the possible deal to end the Iran war

The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.

 

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Trump says not to rush as details emerge of a potential Iran deal

Regional officials say the United States is close to a deal with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

 

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Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are ‘largely negotiated’

President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated.”

 

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Rubio reports ‘slight progress’ in Iran talks as Pakistan renews efforts to mediate a peace deal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “slight progress” has been made during talks with Iran. Rubio made the comment Friday as Pakistan’s army chief traveled to Tehran in a renewed effort to mediate a peace deal and uncertainty loomed over whether war will resume.

 

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Houthi-controlled court in Yemen sentences 19 to death for aiding Saudi-led coalition

A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen has sentenced 19 people to death for collaborating with the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed rebels.

 

Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war

A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant. No one has been blamed and no major damage is reported.

 

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Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed Hamas military wing leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad. The Israeli military said Saturday that al-Haddad was one of the last surviving architects of the Hamas-led militant attacks on southern Israel that triggered the war on Oct. 7, 2023.

 

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Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’ and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed

U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war.

 

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Israel deports 2 activists detained for leading an aid flotilla to Gaza

Israel has deported two activists detained for over a week after leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the naval blockade of Gaza.

 

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Trump rejects Iran’s response to latest US proposal to end the war

Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”

 

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Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy has warned of a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region if Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels are attacked.

 

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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say

Iran has offered to end its control over the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade and ends the war. That’s according to regional officials.

 

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Iran’s top diplomat briefly returns to Pakistan but Trump says the sides can talk by phone

Iran’s foreign minister has briefly visited Islamabad again as Pakistan’s leaders work to restart ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington.

 

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Talks stumble as Iran’s top diplomat leaves Pakistan and Trump says he told envoys not to go

The latest attempt at ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran appears to have failed. Tehran’s top diplomat left Pakistan on Saturday, and President Donald Trump said he told envoys not to travel to Islamabad.

 

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Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West Bank

Authorities say an Israeli army reservist has shot and killed two Palestinians near a school in a village east of Ramallah.

 

Libya fueled war in Sudan with Colombian mercenaries and equipment, UN report finds

United Nations experts have found that paramilitaries fighting against the Sudanese military received support from an armed group in Libya, adding more chaos to the devastating war in Sudan.

 

A top paramilitary commander defects to Sudan’s military as war enters 4th year

A high-profile paramilitary commander in Sudan has switched sides and joined the country’s army as the war enters a fourth year. Army chief Gen.

 

US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows swift response

The U.S. says it has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz that tried to get around its blockade of Iranian ports.

 

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US sanctions 3 people, 2 firms over allegedly recruiting Colombian mercenaries in Sudan war

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three individuals and two firms for allegedly deploying Colombian mercenaries to fight with a paramilitary group in Sudan.

 

Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

Iran now says the Strait of Hormuz is fully closed until the end of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.

 

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Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’

Sudan is entering a fourth year of war marked by famine and massacres in what the United Nations calls an “abandoned crisis.”

 

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