“Let’s see how long that lasts,” Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday night, addressing his attempts to de-escalate in Lebanon following Israel’s intensified military campaign. Within hours, Israeli drone strikes had killed eight people in the south, including a father and his two children, and damaged a hospital. Hezbollah continued launching rockets and…
Astronomers have traced a mysterious type of repeating cosmic signal to an unusual pair of stars, providing the strongest evidence yet for the source of one of astronomy’s most puzzling phenomena. The discovery was made by an international research team led by scientists at the University of Sydney using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope. Their findings…
More than a week after Russia warned of an attack on Kyiv that would be so big that diplomats and other foreigners should flee, Moscow finally struck early on Tuesday. Its forces launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at the capital and other cities in Ukraine, killing at least 16 people, the Ukrainian…
When Israel’s prime minister and defense minister warned on Monday that the air force would soon bomb the suburbs of Beirut, it wasn’t just a threat to intensify Israel’s simmering three-month-old war with Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia that dominates Lebanon. It was an admission that Israel’s strategy in that fight was falling short. And when…
For three months, President Trump has been deeply engaged in the Iran conflict, planning the 38 days of attack, struggling to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and proclaiming “a whole civilization will die tonight,” then backing away to declare a cease-fire and a naval blockage of Iranian ports. But on Monday, after days of haggling…
When Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan was asked on Thursday during a Democratic primary debate for Senate what it meant that she had accepted campaign contributions from donors to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, she spoke 160 words without coming remotely close to answering the question. Instead, Ms. Stevens said her campaign was “a love…
Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath says he expects protests against the side’s upcoming Israel fixtures to “heat up” after Thursday’s friendly win over Qatar was disrupted. The Aviva Stadium game – which the Republic of Ireland won 1-0 thanks to Nathan Collins’ early header – was twice briefly interrupted in the first half when…
Israel has intensified its strikes on Lebanon, saying it has hit hundreds of Hezbollah targets in the last few days. Verified videos show strikes on densely populated neighbourhoods in southern Lebanon along with the destruction caused. The Lebanese health ministry has said more than 3,000 people have been killed since the start of the war….
Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants have marched through Jerusalem’s Old City, captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem is not recognised by many of its allies, including the UK. The annual march is frequently accompanied by racist chants and violence towards Palestinian residents and businesses. The BBC’s Middle…
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen, the United Arab Emirates remains one of the leading Arab countries providing large-scale assistance to Palestinian civilians. The arrival this Thursday of the final aircraft from the “Hamid Air Bridge” at Egypt’s El Arish International Airport highlights the scale of an operation that has continued uninterrupted…
