Category: 3. Middle East

At the start of the G7 Summit, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world is facing a historic turning point. He warned that it is becoming more dangerous and divided, and urged world leaders to strengthen cooperation.

Here’s where things stand on Monday, June 16:

Fighting

• Multiple blasts were reported in Tehran as Israel issued new evacuation threats to the capital’s residents and attacked a military base in the west of the city.
• The Israeli military…

Israel’s attacks on Tehran have not only targeted military bases and nuclear sites, but they also have penetrated the bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms of ordinary citizens. Children have been killed. Teachers have fallen silent. Athletes…

Vance Boelter, a former state board appointee, was arrested Sunday after allegedly killing ex-House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, ending the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history.

The assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would “end” the ongoing conflict between Tehran and Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday as he refused to rule out taking the…

The Israeli military targeted Iran’s state television building during a live broadcast on Monday, according to Iranian media reports, Anadolu reports.

The official news agency IRNA said that the Israeli army…

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran is on the losing end of an ongoing spate of attacks between it and Israel, maintaining Tehran should return to negotiations “immediately”, Anadolu reports.

Trump…

The British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee held a public evidence session to discuss the situation in Gaza with humanitarian aid workers and health professionals who have visited the Strip in recent months,…

A group of activists including a priest has initiated a hunger strike inside a historic church in central Brussels, demanding urgent justice for Palestine and pressing the European Union to sever all ties with…

The UN warned Monday that the Gaza Strip faces a growing maternal health crisis alongside critical shortages of fuel and medical supplies as Israeli authorities continue to block humanitarian access, Anadolu…