President Donald Trump shared photos Tuesday from separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described his meeting with Netanyahu as “very good,” adding that “many important subjects were discussed.” Canada on Tuesday condemned Iran’s continued executions of protesters and called on Tehran to respect...
Iran targeted American forces in the Middle East with ballistic missiles late Tuesday stateside, U.S. Central Command said, raising tensions in the region again after the warring sides had briefly halted hostilities. Centcom in a post on X said that the attack originated from Iran, but all missiles were intercepted. “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple...
US President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to a possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye, saying no one could dictate what Washington should sell to its allies. “Nobody tells me what we should be selling,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. He defended Türkiye,...
Days after attack on tanker in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida after the Iran-backed group announced a maritime blockade of the kingdom. Saudi Arabia and the Houthis traded fire recently for the first time in years, threatening a 2022 truce that has held despite expiring. The Saudi-led coalition said...
French lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, making it the first country in the European Union to introduce such an age limit. Australia made history late last year when it implemented the first ban on social media for under-16s. The British government announced similar restrictions last month, expected to come...
The war with Iran has cost the US some $37.5bn (£28bn) so far – an increase of nearly $8bn since the last estimate in May, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee it was urgent that lawmakers approve another $87bn in congressional funding for the Pentagon, with $67bn of that...
Former Manchester Mayor, Andrew Burnham, was appointed Prime Minister of the U.K. on Monday (July 20, 2026), its seventh in a decade. Mr. Burnham described the moment as a “circuit breaker”, as he promised to usher in a new political and social model for the country, taking power out of London and spreading it across...
The US military says it launched another round of strikes against Iran to “further degrade” its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes – the 10th consecutive night of attacks – come after US President Donald Trump vowed to punish Iran for the deaths of US soldiers. Trump earlier said Iran...
The US said it had launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday as President Donald Trump warned Tehran it “better behave”. The US military said “Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels” moving through the Strait of Hormuz had been targeted. Air defences also sounded in the capital Tehran, according to state...
Iran widened its military campaign across the Gulf on Sunday, launching missile and drone attacks against Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. The regional barrage came just hours after the United States carried out a third round of airstrikes against Iranian targets in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping in...