Category: 3. Middle East

EU foreign ministers on Tuesday will discuss a raft of options for action against Israel over the war in Gaza — but likely will not agree on any.

The bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has put forward 10 potential steps after Israel was…

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says US farmers have been ‘crushed’ by unfair trade practices.

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced that it will impose a 17 percent tariff on fresh tomatoes from Mexico,…

Here are the key events on day 1,237 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Tuesday, July 15:

Fighting

• Russian forces launched drone attacks on Ukraine’s eastern regions of Kharkiv and Sumy, killing at least one person and…

Makers of Sesame Street blame an unknown hacker for slew of offensive social media posts.

The makers of Sesame Street have deleted a slew of offensive social media posts after hackers hijacked the puppet Elmo’s X account to launch a tirade about…

Israeli forces have continued to pound the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 72 Palestinians, including several aid seekers, as ceasefire talks stall amid a deepening fuel and hunger crisis.

An Israeli attack near an aid distribution point in…

Court reverses lower court ruling that said large staff cuts would effectively hamstring the Education Department.

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can proceed with plans to slash funding…

Officials from California, New York, Kentucky and 20 other states allege the US administration acted unconstitutionally.

Two dozen states have sued the administration of United States President Donald Trump after the federal government froze…

Cuomo says he will challenge progressive Zohran Mamdani in general election after being trounced in the Democratic primary.

Andrew Cuomo has said that he will run as an independent in the race for New York City mayor, following a stinging loss to…

Ten years ago, Iran and world powers signed a historic nuclear deal, easing sanctions in return for limits on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Since then, the United States…

Displaced Palestinians and several Israeli politicians alike slam the Israeli government’s plans for what it calls a “humanitarian city” in Rafah. Critics say forcing Palestinians into the zone would amount to a “concentration…