Category: 3. Middle East

Iran has arrested 700 people during the 12-day conflict on suspicion of spying for Israel, according to an Iranian news agency.

The Mizan news agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, reported that three…

After 12 days of intense air strikes between Iran and Israel, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the rivals had reached a ceasefire.

The ceasefire came after the US struck three key Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday. In…

The Israeli army confirmed on Wednesday that seven of its soldiers had been killed during combat operations in the southern Gaza Strip.

In an official statement, the army added that another soldier was seriously…

Downing Street says the purchase will be the ‘biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation’.

The United Kingdom plans to buy at least a dozen F-35A fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, in what will…

The US bombed Iran’s nuclear sites Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on June 22.

United States President Donald Trump has insisted that the strikes on several of Iran’s nuclear sites last week “completely destroyed” the facilities, rejecting US…

Video shows Zohran Mamdani declaring victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary after Andrew Cuomo conceded. The 33-year-old democratic socialist would become the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected.

The death sentence has been removed from eight criminal offences in Vietnamese law and replaced with life imprisonment for offenders.

Vietnam will end capital punishment for eight categories of serious crime – including embezzlement, attempts to…

Campaigning on cost of living issues, Mamdani beat out ex-governor Andrew Cuomo and his $25m super PAC.

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state lawmaker, has declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary after beating former New…

Here are the key events on day 1,217 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Wednesday, June 25 :

Fighting

• Russian missile strikes on southeastern Ukraine killed 17 people in the city of Dnipro and injured more than 200,…

The 17-year-old Australian Sudanese sprinter clocked 20.02 seconds to break the Australian national record once again.

Australian teenage sprinter Gout Gout has crushed the 200-metre field in his first senior race abroad, bettering his own…