Israel says it has killed Iran’s de facto leader Ali Larijani
Iranian supreme leader rejects de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, says senior Iranian official
Iranian supreme leader rejects de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, says senior Iranian official
A deep economic crisis, shocking terrorist attacks in EU cities plus an unprecedented wave of refugees would lead to a far-right surge that the EU may not survive
The high-stakes process became a full-on test of whether the country’s theocracy could survive
Japan and Australia have no plans to send ship as US president says Nato faces ‘very bad’ future if members fail to assist
Tehran will keep strait of Hormuz closed and continue attacks on US assets, speech read out on state TV says
The commission president has often taken positions that have not been agreed by member states
Second State-organised charter flight to leave from Abu Dhabi this week
Netanyahu promises ‘many surprises’ for next phase of conflict amid Tehran strikes on US bases in neighbouring Gulf states
Gathering on O’Connell Street was organised by the Freedom for Iran Dublin group
Worldview: Christian Zionists such as Mike Huckabee believe the Battle of Armageddon between Iran and Israel will precipitate the return of Christ
Theodor Meron’s A Thousand Miracles: From Surviving the Holocaust to Judging Genocide
Many in the US, even from the president’s own Maga base, argue Trump is now fighting at the behest of Israel
Precision bombing in areas of high population density is an inaccurate and cynical euphemism
What Opposition TD wouldn’t loathe the money-hungry gannets or love a chance to castigate the Government for not cracking down on them?
Since the US and Israel attacked Iran, Iranian forces have warned vessels against passing through the Strait of Hormuz
Trump and Netanyahu deserve our eternal gratitude for their heroic efforts to avert nuclear war
In the absence of a popular uprising in Iran, Trump may soon be tempted to seek an exit strategy
Hundreds reportedly killed across region as Donald Trump says military operations could last ‘four to five weeks’
Trump and Netanyahu have both said they want to see the removal of the Islamic regime in Tehran. But that is far from certain
Donald Trump says he has agreed to talk to Iran’s new leaders
Iranian-American jubilation at the death of Iran’s brutal supreme leader tempered by uncertainty over the country’s trajectory
What happens next could depend on how much damage the Iranian regime can inflict - and whether the Iranian people can rise up against it
Western media interest seems to have fallen off a cliff, yet the suffering continues
Indian PM holds talks with Binyamin Netanyahu aimed at ‘deepening and strengthening relations’ between countries
USS Gerald R Ford to join 10 other ships in region as White House holds negotiations with senior Iranian officials
Trump’s preference is for negotiations rather than war but Netanyahu’s objective is to use any means to topple Tehran authorities
Israel’s presence is expected to bring criticism as the board does not include a Palestinian
‘We will continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state,’ Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says
Netanyahu to press Trump on restricting Iran’s ballistic missile threat
Netanyahu wants Donald Trump to force Iran to stop production of ballistic missiles and end support for proxy militias
Islamist group shows no signs of giving up light weapons but may put heavy weaponry ‘in storage’
Rafah border crossing, Palestinian enclave’s main gateway, to be reopened once remains returned, says Israel
Alternative coalition politicians must sink differences and ego in pursuit of power if ‘King Bibi’ is to be unseated
Thousands join demonstrations as leaders demand action over rising crime
A fledgling club of autocrats, strongmen and monarchs is taking shape as the US president tries to recast the global order
Board, originally envisioned as small group overseeing ceasefire plan for Palestinian enclave, has grown into sprawling concept
Unrwa condemns action as violation of international law as staff say facility used to store aid for Gaza and West Bank
Both nations were once close allies and major trading partners, including the sale of arms
Netanyahu has described Lebanese efforts as an encouraging start but far from sufficient
Mass demonstrations against compulsory service law have been taking place as Israel’s military tries to solve its manpower shortages
Azerbaijan says it will not send troops to take part in International Stabilisation Force for Palestinian territory
New law also cuts communications and banking services to Unrwa, allows its land to be seized
US could support another strike on Iran if it resumed nuclear weapons programme, Trump warns
Rebuilding of Gaza could begin ‘very quickly’, says Trump, but would require disarming of Hamas
Israeli prime minister likely to seek further Iran attacks but US president focused on next phase of Gaza ceasefire
Unresolved questions over Hamas disarmament, Israeli territorial control and an international stabilisation force raise doubts about whether the truce can hold
Naftali Bennett says country’s leader engaged in ‘the most serious act of treason in Israeli history’
Proposal would give Binyamin Netanyahu’s government influence over inquiry’s composition and mandate
Jewish people are not the State of Israel, no more than Irish people were the IRA. Equally, the people of Gaza are not Hamas. But hatred has no respect for logic
Development would effectively block establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, says watchdog
Mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, resulted in at least 16 deaths
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu has asked president Yitzhak Herzog for a pardon over the charges
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