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Controlled Detonation Behind Loud Blast in Damascus
Controlled Detonation Behind Loud Blast in Damascus

A loud blast heard in Damascus on Tuesday was caused by a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance by authorities, Syria's official SANA news agency reported. "The explosion heard a short while ago in the vicinity of the capital resulted from the detonation of war remnants by the competent authorities," SANA said on messaging network ...

Iran Guards Say Arrest European Accused of Spying on 'Military' Sites
Iran Guards Say Arrest European Accused of Spying on 'Military' Sites

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that a European accused of spying on "sensitive and military" sites was arrested in the country's south. The arrest came as a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel took hold after 12 days of fighting and followed multiple local media reports in recent days of individuals detained on accusations of ...

Gaza Rescuers Say 46 killed as UN Slams US-Backed Aid System
Gaza Rescuers Say 46 killed as UN Slams US-Backed Aid System

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed another 46 people waiting for aid in the Palestinian territory on Tuesday as rights groups and UN agencies slammed the US-backed food distribution system. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 21 people were killed and around 150 wounded by Israeli fire near an aid point in ...

Shadowy Extremist Group Claims Damascus Church Attack
Shadowy Extremist Group Claims Damascus Church Attack

A little-known Sunni Muslim extremist group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend suicide attack on a Damascus church, as the city mourned those killed. Sunday's attack killed 25 people and wounded dozens, striking terror into Syria's Christian community and other minorities. A statement from Saraya Ansar al-Sunna said an operative ...

Oil Slides, Stocks Rise as Trump Says Iran-Israel Ceasefire Holds
Oil Slides, Stocks Rise as Trump Says Iran-Israel Ceasefire Holds

Oil prices sank and stock markets rose Tuesday as US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was taking hold after he berated both countries for violating the truce. In volatile trading, crude futures slumped more than five percent after Trump announced a ceasefire. "This morning's ceasefire further reduced the perceived ...

Trump on Ceasefire Violations: Iran and Israel 'Don't Know What the F... They're Doing'
Trump on Ceasefire Violations: Iran and Israel 'Don't Know What the F... They're Doing'

The Israeli army carried out a “symbolic attack” against Iran on Tuesday afternoon in retaliation for the Iranian strike earlier that morning, which killed seven people on Israeli territory. The Israeli attack took place despite a strong warning issued a little earlier by US President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv. Trump made an urgent ...

The 12 Days That Redefined the Middle East
The 12 Days That Redefined the Middle East

With the announcement of a ceasefire, Donald Trump blew the final whistle. Twelve days were all it took to upend the geopolitical order of the region. Twelve days of war between Israel and Iran, following years of shadow conflict, thunderous ultimatums and unspoken red lines. Twelve days that reshaped the strategic balance in the Middle East and, ...

Zelensky-Trump Meeting Planned Wednesday
Zelensky-Trump Meeting Planned Wednesday

Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump are planning to meet on Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, a senior source in the Ukrainian presidency told AFP. The war-time leader has been a central figure at recent summits but given his fractious relationship with Trump, Zelensky has not been invited to the main ...

Qatar PM Persuaded Iran to Accept Ceasefire
Qatar PM Persuaded Iran to Accept Ceasefire

Qatar's prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel after Iranian missiles targeted an American base near Doha, an informed source said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani spoke to the Iranians at Washington's request following Monday's unprecedented attack on Qatari soil, the ...

Israel-Iran War: A Recap of the 12 Days
VideosIsrael-Iran War: A Recap of the 12 Days

From June 13 to June 24, 2025, Israel and Iran have exchanged relentless airstrikes, missile barrages and cyberattacks targeting nuclear sites, military commands and infrastructure. The conflict resulted in the deaths of key Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists, significant damage on both sides and US involvement in striking Iranian ...

Israel says Agreed to Trump Plan for Ceasefire with Iran
Israel says Agreed to Trump Plan for Ceasefire with Iran

Israel said Tuesday it has agreed to US President Donald Trump's declaration of a ceasefire with Iran, adding that it has achieved all its objectives in the 12-day war with its arch-foe. Hours after Trump said his ceasefire had taken effect, Israel said it intercepted two Iranian missiles, with Defence Minister Israel Katz vowing that the ...