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Explosions heard across the Middle East as Iran retaliates against U.S. attacks; flights disrupted
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Explosions heard across the Middle East as Iran retaliates against U.S. attacks; flights disrupted

TOPSHOT – An incoming projectile explodes over the water in the bay of Haifa off of the northern Israeli coastal city on February 28, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with Israel’s public broadcaster reporting that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been targeted, as the Islamic republic […]

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Israel says it has attacked Iran, declares state of emergency
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Israel says it has attacked Iran, declares state of emergency

An aerial view of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group while operating at the Arabian Sea, escorted by two military replenishment ships and two U.S. Coast Guard vessels, as fighter jets from Carrier Air Wing Nine conducted flight operations overhead in the Arabian Sea, on Feb.6, 2026. US CENTCOM | Anadolu | Getty Images […]

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Rubio to travel to Israel to discuss Iran, other issues, State Dept. says
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Rubio to travel to Israel to discuss Iran, other issues, State Dept. says

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in a departure lounge before returning to Washington following meetings with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 25, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel early next week […]

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U.S. ambassador Mike Huckabee causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
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U.S. ambassador Mike Huckabee causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem on Sept. 10, 2025. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East. Huckabee made the […]

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Chevron signs initial exploration deal for Syrian waters with Qatari firm, Reuters reports
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Chevron signs initial exploration deal for Syrian waters with Qatari firm, Reuters reports

The logo of Chevron is seen at the company’s office in Caracas, Venezuela April 25, 2018. Marco Bello | Reuters Chevron has signed a memorandum of understanding, or ⁠an initial agreement, with the Syrian Petroleum ‍Company and ‍the ‍Qatari firm UCC Holding to evaluate the exploration for oil and gas ‌offshore ‌Syria, a spokesperson for […]

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Trump signed his Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ into being. Here’s who’s on it — and who isn’t
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Trump signed his Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ into being. Here’s who’s on it — and who isn’t

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks onstage with President and CEO of the World Economic Forum Børge Brende at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a […]

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Trump puts Russia on notice over Ukraine as two leaders prepare to meet
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Trump puts Russia on notice over Ukraine as two leaders prepare to meet

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches with binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz range near Orenburg city on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images Russia was an indirect beneficiary of the war in Gaza in that it distracted the U.S. and other Western countries from its ongoing war in Ukraine. […]

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Trump says the war is over, but the path to peace in the Middle East is fragile
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Trump says the war is over, but the path to peace in the Middle East is fragile

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he poses next to a sign before a family photo at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. Suzanne Plunkett | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump was in […]

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Israel approves Trump’s peace plan, clearing the way for a ceasefire in Gaza
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Israel approves Trump’s peace plan, clearing the way for a ceasefire in Gaza

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes targeted areas in the Gaza Strip despite the announcement of a cease-fire agreement, as seen from the Israeli city of Sderot near the border, on October 09, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Israel’s government on Friday approved a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, paving the way […]

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Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to a pause in the war in Gaza
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Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to a pause in the war in Gaza

Palestinians, including children, gathered in the city of Khan Yunis celebrate after the announcement of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza on Oct. 9, 2025 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Abdallah F.s. Alattar | Anadolu | Getty Images Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining […]

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