Middle East conflict

Middle East conflict

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, October 2, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Trump gives Hamas Sunday deadline to accept Gaza deal

"An agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time," Trump wrote Friday on social media.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the American Compass fifth anniversary gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Oil surges to five-month high after US hits Iran's key nuclear sites

Fire of Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot is seen following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Tehran's fire, Tel Aviv's fury: The weaponisation of the Middle East sky

FILE PHOTO: A man holds an Egyptian flag during a rally at Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 25, 2011. Egypt's new military rulers, promising to guard against "counter-revolution", faced political pressure on Friday to purge the cabinet of ministers appointed by Hosni Mubarak as thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo. REUTERS/Peter Andrews/File Photo

What is the Arab Spring, and how did it start?

A rebel fighter holds his weapon as he stands in front of a military vehicle in Menagh, north of Aleppo, Syria December 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon's Hezbollah stays out: sources

Palestinians sit amid rubble at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip December 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Egypt hosts Hamas in new Gaza ceasefire push, looting halts aid

Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon November 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Karamallah Daher

At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon: Lebanese officials

Passersby chat in front of an electric board displaying the Nikkei stock average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Oil slides on Mideast respite, yen down as Japan govt loses majority

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Gold breaks above $2,700 to record high

World Bank President Ajay Banga speaks during an interview with Reuters in Washington, US, October 15, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

World Bank's Banga says wider war in Mideast would impact global economy

Children's toys as seen among rubble at Ahmed Al-Khatib's apartment, whose wife and daughter were injured at the strike site, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Fear engulfs Beirut residents after Israel expands deadly strikes into city centre

Nicaraguan Vice-President Rosario Murillo sings revolutionary songs during a march called "We walk for peace and life. Justice" in Managua, Nicaragua September 5, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo

Nicaragua breaks diplomatic relations with Israel