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UK imposes sanctions on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the government agreed that "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians was being carried out by settler terrorists, accusing Israel's government of turning...

An Israeli tank takes position near the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, on the Israeli side. Photo: Reuters

Some Israeli actions in Syria may amount to war crimes, UN probe says

Smoke rises from a burning truck during what the Houthis say was an attack targeting trucks coming from Saudi territory, at Al-Wadiah border crossing near Al-Wadiah, on the Saudi-Yemen border, in this still image obtained from a handout video released 7 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran-backed Houthis attack four Saudi cities in expansion of Middle East war, 73 hurt

File Photo of Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz looks on, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem. 7 November 2024. Photo: Reuters.

Israel's far right advances Gaza displacement plans amid worsening conditions

People walk near an anti-U.S. mural in Tehran, Iran, 2 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi energy facilities, wounding dozens and sending oil prices higher

A composite satellite image shows trail of smoke rising from an oil facility, in Jizan, Jazan province, Saudi Arabia, July 26, 2026.

Saudi Arabia assesses damage after fresh strike on Aramco's Jizan oil facilities

Shalev Biton, Israeli athlete and amputee who lost his left leg in May 2021 while serving in the IDF. Photo: Courtesy

Adidas apologises after Israel ad campaign sparks backlash

Smoke rises from a burning truck during what the Houthis say was an attack targeting trucks coming from Saudi territory, at Al-Wadiah border crossing near Al-Wadiah, on the Saudi-Yemen border, in this still image obtained from a handout video released on 7 September 2026. File Photo: Houthi Media Centre/Handout via Reuters

Houthi attacks disrupt Saudi energy facilities, wound 73, authorities say

A person works near an oil tanker docked at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, 6 May, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/ File Photo

UAE says its energy exports will not be 'held hostage' by Iran war

Damaged books lie amidst debris at the site of an Israeli strike in Kfar Rumman, Lebanon. Photo: Reuters

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanese town kill 12 as fears of escalation mount

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Photo: Reuters/File

Iran vows to respond to US strikes, says US energy companies' facilities are 'exposed'

Collage: TBS

Iran's Hormuz leverage wanes as US economic squeeze bites

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that is home to many American citizens, September 5, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

US ambassador visits Palestinian town amid rise in West Bank settler violence