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May 13, 2026 1:41 pm
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Netanyahu Held Secret Meeting With Emirati President in the UAE During Iran War, PM’s Office Says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates and met the Emirati president during the war with Iran, the Prime Minister's Office said on Wednesday in what would be their first...

May 13, 2026 1:34 pm
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Trump Says No Need for China’s Help on Iran as Shippers Seek Way Through Hormuz

US President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to need China's help to end the war in Iran and ease Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, in remarks made before he...

May 13, 2026 1:27 pm
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Britain to Legislate to Tackle Threats From Hostile State Proxies After Wave of Antisemitic Attacks

Britain will legislate to strengthen its ability to deal with proxies for malign state actors, taking powers to make it possible to ban them in light of increased activity in Britain and a rise...

May 13, 2026 1:23 pm
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Saudi Warplanes Struck Militias in Iraq During War, Sources Say

Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into...

May 13, 2026 1:13 pm
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Swiss Considering Rival Air Defenses After Washington Delays Patriots Over Iran War

Switzerland said on Wednesday it will look into whether to buy air-defense systems from other suppliers, after the United States informed it that long-delayed Patriot missile systems...

May 12, 2026 2:05 pm
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China and US Agree on Opposing Hormuz Tolls, State Department Says

Senior US and Chinese officials agree that no country can be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department told...

May 12, 2026 2:02 pm
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Saudi Arabia Launched Covert Attacks on Iran as Regional War Widened, Sources Say

Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on...

May 12, 2026 1:56 pm
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Evolving Drone War in Southern Lebanon Increasingly Defines Israel-Hezbollah Fight

Iran's most powerful ally Hezbollah and Israel are stepping up a drone war in Lebanon - on camera - that is increasingly defining the battlefield and complicating the path to...

May 12, 2026 1:47 pm
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UK Man in Court Charged With Arson at Former London Synagogue

A British man charged over an arson attack at a former synagogue in east London last week was in contact with someone using an Iraqi phone number shortly before the fire, prosecutors told a London...

May 12, 2026 1:19 pm
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New Israeli Law Sets Military Tribunal for Hamas Oct. 7 Terrorists

Israel's parliament passed a law late on Monday establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian terrorists who took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, a...

May 12, 2026 1:10 pm
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Man Suspected of Plotting Violent Attack Had Sought to Target Louvre, Jewish Community, Officials Say

A 27-year-old man suspected of plotting a violent attack and of planning to join Islamic State in Syria or Mozambique had sought to target a Parisian museum and the Jewish community, though no specific target was identified, a source...

May 12, 2026 1:00 pm
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Israel Sent Iron Dome Air Defense Systems to UAE, US Envoy Says

Israel has sent batteries for its Iron Dome air defense system along with personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Tuesday. The batteries, which typically...

May 12, 2026 12:55 pm
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Hormuz Standoff Continues as US-Iran Ceasefire Teeters

Prospects of a peace deal with Iran dwindled on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire was "on life support" as Tehran rejected a US proposal to end the...

May 11, 2026 11:22 am
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UK Sanctions Iran-Linked Network, Cites Attack Plots and Finance Operations

Britain on Monday sanctioned 12 individuals and entities linked to Iran, accusing them of involvement in hostile activity including plotting attacks and providing financial services to groups seeking to destabilize the UK and other countries. Those targeted...

World

Germany Flags Surge in Antisemitic Slogans, Extremist Symbols, Hate Speech...

German authorities are stepping up scrutiny of antisemitic slogans, extremist symbols, and online hate speech amid a deteriorating climate of...

Israel

Israeli Para-Athlete Wins Gold at European Taekwondo Championships, Beats O...

Israeli Paralympic athlete Asaf Yasur took home the gold medal in the 2026 European Senior Taekwondo Championships being held this...

Middle East

Assad Regime Remnants on the Ground in Lebanon Helping Hezbollah

Senior officers from the former Assad regime in Syria are currently in neighboring Lebanon helping the terrorist group Hezbollah, raising tensions between Damascus and Beirut as the two governments seek...

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