Middle East
Iran’s strike on Israel adds airline troubles in Middle East
The missile and drone attacks by Iran against Israel significantly reduced the options available to planes flying between Europe and Asia, causing flight delays...
Oil rises as Middle East worries offset US crude stock buildup
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after two straight days of losses, as the deadlock in Gaza ceasefire talks renewed uncertainty about the security of...
Blinken heads to Middle East a sixth time in Gaza diplomacy push
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to the Middle East on Wednesday for his sixth visit since the start of Israel's war with...
Aid ship reaches Gaza coast; Israel rejects Hamas truce offer
The first ship carrying food aid reached the coast of the Gaza Strip on Friday, where hopes for a ceasefire to rescue the population...
Israel-Hamas deal struck for aid to Gaza and hostages, mediator Qatar says
A deal has been reached to deliver medicine and other humanitarian aid to residents of Gaza in exchange for medicine being provided to hostages...
Killing of Hamas deputy leader in Beirut raises risk of Gaza war spreading
Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said, raising...
EU ministers consider next steps in response to Israel-Hamas war
European Union foreign ministers on Monday considered possible next steps in response to the Middle East crisis, including a crackdown on Hamas’s finances and...
US vetoes Israel ceasefire resolution at the UN
The United States vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council Friday demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, as civilian casualties rise amid...
US criticizes Israel on Gaza civilian toll as UN to hear ceasefire demand
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his strongest public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war on Hamas in south Gaza, said there...
Israel and Hamas extend truce by a day
Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their temporary cease-fire for an extra day on Thursday, as two gunmen killed three people in a shooting...