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Spain international Dani Carvajal injured his right foot during a training session for Real Madrid last week. Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 Spain manager Luis de la Fuente says Dani Carvajal could still make his World Cup squad but the right back must prove his fitness and form after suffering a foot injury…
NewsFeed US State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggott tells Al Jazeera that the United States is working to create conditions for “good faith conversations” between Lebanon and Israel, while accusing Hezbollah of trying to derail diplomacy through attacks and threats. Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share…
Iran said on Wednesday that it was reviewing an American proposal to end the war, a day after President Trump abruptly paused a new U.S. military effort to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz, citing “great progress” in talks with Tehran. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said that his government had not yet…
Seeking to break a deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz, President Emmanuel Macron of France on Wednesday called for the United States and Iran to reopen the contested waterway even before they agree on a truce to end the two-month war. “All parties must lift the blockade of the Strait immediately and unconditionally,” Mr. Macron…
Demonstration against an estate event featuring properties for sale in the occupied West Bank is the second protest in six months. Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026 About 100 pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered outside a New York synagogue for the second time in six months to demonstrate against an Israeli real estate event featuring…
China’s top diplomat met with Iran’s foreign minister on Wednesday and called for greater efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz and for an end to the war, after the Trump administration pressed Beijing to help end Tehran’s chokehold over the waterway. Meeting in Beijing with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
At 14:15 local time on 8 April 2026, Israel launched a massive wave of strikes against Lebanon – just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran to pause fighting in the Gulf region. Israel said it struck 100 targets in 10 minutes, dashing hopes in Lebanon that…
NewsFeed Temples in Thailand gathered for the annual ‘Look Noo’ rocket festival, an ancient Mon tradition. Once used in funeral rites for senior monks, the ritual has evolved into a competitive event, keeping the centuries-old practice alive. Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al…
President Trump keeps looking for the magic formula that will deliver him victory in Iran. First was the airstrike last June intended, he said, to “obliterate” Iran’s nuclear program. Then came the intense February air campaign carried out with Israel and designed, he said, to deliver regime change and a popular uprising. Then he bet…
The captain of a ship stranded in the Strait of Hormuz has told the BBC what it is like to be caught up in the power struggle between the US and Iran for the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. Captain Raman Kapoor says he and his crew contend with “mental not material pressure” as their…
