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The United States warned Iran at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday against targeting it or Israel as U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the “deadly cycle of tit-for-tat ...

A 38-year-old Gazan, the only known fatality in Iran’s missile attack against Israel, was buried on Wednesday, witnesses said. Sameh Khadr Hassan Al-Asali had been staying in a Palestinian ...

The government is in talks with the leaders of neighbouring states, the EU and US over developments in the Middle East, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. In statements ahead ...

Russian troops on Wednesday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched its full-scale assault in 2022. The advance of ...

Around 100 Cypriots may be airlifted out of Lebanon within the day, it was reported on Wedensday, with a Greek C-130 expected to carry out the mission. Greek Defence Minister Nikos ...

The Iranian ballistic missile attack against Israel on Tuesday was larger, more complex and involved more advanced weapons than the strikes in April, experts say, putting greater stress on missile ...

Israel’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that he was barring U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country because he had not “unequivocally” condemned Iran’s missile attack ...

Rising tensions in the Middle East have created air travel chaos, with global airlines diverting or cancelling flights on Wednesday and regional airports, including Lebanon, Israel and Kuwait, showing long ...

The U.S. Supreme Court launches its new nine-month term on Monday with several major cases already on its schedule – involving guns, transgender rights, online pornography and more – and with ...

Five out of ten flights diverted from the EU to Larnaca Airport, originally bound for Israel, resumed their departures on Wednesday. These flights had been rerouted from Tel Aviv due ...

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armoured units were joining ground operations in southern Lebanon, stepping up pressure on Hezbollah, as Israel prepared to retaliate against ...

Western nations are ramping up contingency plans to evacuate citizens from Lebanon after a sharp escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah, coupled with Iran’...

Danish police said on Wednesday they were investigating two blasts in the immediate vicinity of Israel’s embassy in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen. There were no injuries reported and ...

Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed late Tuesday at a vice presidential debate that was surprisingly civil in the final stretch of an ugly election campaign marred by ...

Iran said on Wednesday its missile attack on Israel, its biggest military assault on the country, was over, barring further provocation, while Israel and the United States promised to hit ...

International flights with destinations in the Middle East were diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday evening as Iran launched a series of missile strikes on the Israeli Mediterranean city of Tel ...

At least six people were killed and nine wounded in a suspected shooting and stabbing terror attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli police said. They said that two “terrorists” ...

Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, drawing vows of a sharp response ...

Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter, who has lived longer than any US president in history, celebrates his 100th birthday on Tuesday. Carter, a Democrat, served a single term as president from ...

Nato’s new chief Mark Rutte voiced strong support for Ukraine on Tuesday and said he was not worried about the upcoming US election as he could work with former ...

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said he was “grateful” for Cyprus’ assistance in support of civilians during times of crisis in the region in his message ...

The United Kingdom’s King Charles III hailed Cyprus’ “leadership” in promoting marine conservation in his message to President Nikos Christodoulides on Cyprus’ independence day. “I welcome Cyprus’ leadership on ...

Stephen James Hubbard, a 72-year-old US citizen who previously worked as an English teacher in Cyprus, pleaded guilty in a Moscow court on Monday to charges of serving as a ...

Following a massive bombardment of Lebanon, Israel has begun a land invasion of its northern neighbour. Troops have entered southern Lebanon in a bid to push Hezbollah back beyond the ...