Middle East live: US renews Iran attacks, Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz The United States launched a new wave of attacks against Iran on Wednesday night as efforts to end the three-month old war sputtered, and Tehran hit back saying it will target any ship going through the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. #Middle #East #live #renews #Iran

Why the US can't just leave the Middle East In recent years, Washington has increasingly shifted its strategic focus toward China and the Indo-Pacific. But tensions with Iran have made one thing clear: a complete US withdrawal from the Middle East is not realistic. #Why #the #cant #just #leave

Why Shawn Johnson, Andrew East Have Surgeon On-Call for 4-Year-Old Son | E! News As Shawn Johnson and Andrew East release their book The Courage to Commit, the Olympic gymnast and former NFL athlete revealed to E! News their son 4-year-old son Jett’s interest comes with its dangers. #Why #Shawn #Johnson #Andrew #East

How-To Hamptons: Your 2026 Guide to Staying Out East The newest must-knows on this season's East End happenings. #How #Hamptons #Your #2026 #Guide

We’re expanding Gemini in Chrome to users in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and more. Google is rolling out many of Chrome's latest AI features in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and more. #Were #expanding #Gemini #Chrome #users

flynas Announces Its Sixth and Newest Operations Base in Al-Qassim in Cooperation with the Cluster2 flynas, the leading low-cost airline in the world and the best LCC in the Middle East, announced the establishment of a new operations base at Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Al-Qassim in cooperation with the leading airports operator, Cluster2 company, making flynas the first Saudi airline to operate flights from six different hubs across the Kingdom. As of next July, flynas will launch the first phase of this expansion, offering direct flights to five domestic and international destinations. #flynas #Announces #Its #Sixth #and

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill at least 13 Pakistan launched new airstrikes in Afghanistan after months of fighting between the two neighbours that killed hundreds. #Pakistani #airstrikes #Afghanistan #kill #least

US inflation jumped to 4.2% in May amid Middle East energy shock Figure marks new three-year high #inflation #jumped #May #amid #Middle

Stocks Sink and Oil Wavers After Wave of Strikes Across Middle East The attacks, which strained a two-month cease-fire between Iran and the United States, were the latest jolt to energy markets. #Stocks #Sink #and #Oil #Wavers

Middle East live: Iran missiles target US bases in Jordan and Bahrain, Revolutionary Guards say Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they had struck four targets at a US base in Jordan and one in Bahrain, as Tehran pressed its attack in response to fresh US strikes over the downing of a helicopter. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. #Middle #East #live #Iran #missiles

Trump vows response after Iran shoots down US helicopter President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to respond after he accused Iran of shooting down a US military helicopter the previous night, hours after he said negotiations to end the Middle East war were in their final stages. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington. #Trump #vows #response #after #Iran

Lebanon says 8 dead in strike on Tyre as Israel keeps up attacks on south Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli airstrike on Tyre killed at least eight people on Tuesday, with the Israeli military warning the entire city to evacuate shortly after the strike. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported raids on more than a dozen other locations across the country's south, as Israel pressed on with its war against the militant group Hezbollah. #Lebanon #says #dead #strike #Tyre

Israel continues strikes on Beirut suburb 🔴 🇮🇱 🇱🇧 Israeli strikes on Sunday targeting the Beirut suburb of #Dahiyeh, located to the south of #Lebanon's capital, killed two people and injured at least 20 others, prompting Iran to conduct retaliatory strikes. FRANCE 24 journalists Antonia Kerrigan, Elena Volochine and Hala Moukaddem paid a visit to the neighbourhood on Monday, speaking to some of the locals displaced by the resurging violence. #Israel #continues #strikes #Beirut #suburb

EU considers suspending rise in Russian oil price cap Limit on Russian crude was set to increase from $44 a barrel to $70 following supply disruption due to Middle East war #considers #suspending #rise #Russian #oil

Libyans still traumatised by deadly 2023 Derna flood, but reconstruction offers hope Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna the city is getting back on its feet. But the trauma persists: the flood killed nearly 4,000 people. #Libyans #still #traumatised #deadly #2023

Trump remains optimistic peace deal can be reached despite Middle East flare-up While Iran and Israel have stopped trading fire against each other, Israeli forces continue to attack Lebanon, a move viewed as a redline by Tehran. Diplomacy is ongoing, with the US President once again claiming a deal is in reach 'within days'. #Trump #remains #optimistic #peace #deal

New research shows appetite for overseas travel remains New consumer sentiment research, released today from ABTA – The Travel Association, explores the impact of the conflict in the Middle East and the rising cost of living on people’s intention to travel over the next 12 months. It shows that a strong appetite to travel abroad remains, with 64% of people planning to travel overseas during the next 12 months #New #research #shows #appetite #for

Middle East live: Israeli military strikes southern city of Tyre, Lebanese media report #Middle #East #live #Israeli #military

Chinese beauty brands flock to Southeast Asia as their first step in going global Southeast Asia is "closer to home and encompasses many emerging economies with young populations.”  #Chinese #beauty #brands #flock #Southeast

Trump and Netanyahu clash over diverging goals in Middle East war US president’s frustration with continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Iran erupts as he pushes to end the war #Trump #and #Netanyahu #clash #over

Middle East live: Israeli strikes kill 14 in southern Lebanon Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed at least 14 people on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, after Iran threatened to attack Israel again if it continued bombing the country. Iran-backed Hezbollah meanwhile said it had targeted Israeli troops inside Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli territory. #Middle #East #live #Israeli #strikes

Russian strikes kill four, wound 10 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region Russian strikes killed four people and wounded 10 others in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, according to local officials. The attack hit the city of Chuguiv, causing fires, damaging residential buildings and vehicles, and adding to a surge in civilian casualties amid intensified fighting in recent months. #Russian #strikes #kill #four #wound

Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits. President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid. #Trump #Wants #Call #the #Shots

Are U.S. and Israel on the Same Page in Mideast Wars? President Trump has voiced his frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but it is not clear how able he is to rein in Israeli military action. #Are #and #Israel #the #Same

Switzerland weighs Franco-Italian alternative to US air defences SAMP-T emerges as strong option for Bern as Raytheon’s Patriot system deliveries delayed for at least 5 years #Switzerland #weighs #Franco #Italian #alternative

Major quake off Philippines kills at least 15, triggers tsunami warnings A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 15 people, toppling buildings and prompting tsunami warnings across parts of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, as authorities ordered coastal residents to evacuate and rescuers searched for victims amid strong aftershocks. #Major #quake #off #Philippines #kills

Middle East war live: Israeli military strikes targets across Iran Israel conducted strikes early on Monday against military targets in western and central Iran, hours after Iran fired a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation for an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they were attacking the headquarters of "terrorist groups" in Iraqi Kurdistan. #Middle #East #war #live #Israeli

Oil Surges, Asian Stocks Sink After Iran Strikes Israel Oil prices jumped and stocks plunged after Iran fired missiles at Israel, raising doubts about the future of fragile cease-fire in the Middle East. #Oil #Surges #Asian #Stocks #Sink

Clint Eastwood's Underrated Western 'Pale Rider' Is Secretly a Supernatural Ghost Story This often-overlooked Clint Eastwood western is not only a masterpiece but also a story with a supernatural twist. #Clint #Eastwoods #Underrated #Western #Pale

Oil prices jump after Iran missiles threaten fragile ceasefire Traders worry that the new strikes could escalate into a return to all-out conflict in the Middle East #Oil #prices #jump #after #Iran

'Scary Movie 6' Has Franchise Best Opening, 'Masters of the Universe' Proves Weak At least one major new movie looks like it may flop, but others make up for it. #Scary #Movie #Has #Franchise #Best

Middle East Disruptions and High Fuel Prices Halve Airline Industry Profitability The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its latest financial outlook for the global airline industry showing a halving of profitability as a result of war-related Middle East disruptions and high fuel prices. The regional landscape, however, is highly differentiated. #Middle #East #Disruptions #and #High

Ethiopian Airlines to Launch Direct Flights to Mauritius, Boosting Regional Connectivity Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest network operating carrier in Africa, is pleased to announce that it will launch its new three-times-weekly direct passenger service to Port Louis, Mauritius, effective July 12, 2026. This new route to the idyllic island nation underscores Ethiopian Airlines’ strategic commitment to deepening continental integration while driving economic growth across Southeast Africa and beyond. #Ethiopian #Airlines #Launch #Direct #Flights

Nigeria: Hundreds of kidnapped women, children freed from Boko Haram jihadists Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the weekend, local representatives said. It was not immediately clear how the victims' release was secured, although the military said it had executed an "intelligence-led rescue operation". #Nigeria #Hundreds #kidnapped #women #children

Middle East live: US downs two Iranian drones targeting Hormuz shipping traffic The US military said late Saturday it downed two Iranian attack drones threatening Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic in the latest clash between the warring forces in the Middle East. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. #Middle #East #live #downs #two

Ukraine targets St. Petersburg after Putin refuses talks Russia, meanwhile, kept up its own attacks on Ukraine. At least 12 civilians were killed and over 70 injured across the nation over the past day, regional authorities said on Saturday. #Ukraine #targets #Petersburg #after #Putin

IATA AGM 2026: Why China’s Aviation Story Is Becoming One of the Most Important in the World For years, the aviation industry’s centre of gravity has been slowly moving east. At this year’s IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, that shift felt less like a prediction and more like a reality. #IATA #AGM #2026 #Why #Chinas

Middle East live: US military says Iran launched seven ballistic missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain US military officials on Saturday said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward the neighboring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain, with US forces intercepting six of the missiles and a seventh failing to reach its target. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had hit "enemy bases" in the Gulf. #Middle #East #live #military #says

Changes to lymph nodes could identify who is most at risk, study finds Researchers have found changes in the structure of lymph nodes which could help identify people at a higher or lower risk of breast cancer spreading. #Changes #lymph #nodes #could #identify

Ukraine under heavy drone attack as Zelensky seeks direct meeting with Putin Russia fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine between late Thursday and early Friday, killing seven people and destroying a factory that produces milk products for children, authorities said. Moscow and Kyiv have intensified drone strikes on each other in recent months as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war, now in its fifth year, remain stalled over the conflict in the Middle East. #Ukraine #under #heavy #drone #attack

War in Middle East Live: Israeli military continues strikes in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire Israel continued its strikes on southern Lebanon on Friday killing seven overnight in the city of Tyre, including in an attack near a hospital. This despite a ceasefire agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon, which has been rejected by the Hezbollah militia whose leader called the negotiations “absurd, humiliating and insulting. #War #Middle #East #Live #Israeli

Middle East war: The view from Tehran | FT #shorts Is Iran willing to agree a peace deal with the US? Gideon Rachman discusses the mood in Iran with the FT’s Tehran correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr. #Middle #East #war #The #view

Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strikes in south and east kill eight An Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon killed five people on Thursday, while another attack near the southern city of Tyre killed three more, the Lebanese health ministry said. The strikes also left eight wounded, including three children and two women. #Lebanon #health #ministry #says #Israeli

Ukrainian strike kills three in Crimea after Kyiv targets St. Petersburg energy, military sites A Ukrainian strike killed at least three people in Crimea, Moscow-installed authorities said on Thursday, a day after Kyiv targeted energy and military facilities in Saint Petersburg during Russia's flagship economic forum. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of a "real" risk of escalation, while Ukraine described the attacks as justified retaliation for intensified Russian strikes on its territory. #Ukrainian #strike #kills #three #Crimea

Middle East war live: Israel and Lebanon agree to implement conditional ceasefire Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned. In a joint statement released after a fourth round of US-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas south of the Litani River. #Middle #East #war #live #Israel

Iran says no 'tangible progress' in war talks, Trump says deal close Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that negotiations to end the Middle East war had made "no tangible progress" after fresh US and Iranian strikes tested a fragile ceasefire. Kuwaiti officials said an Iranian drone strike on Kuwait International Airport killed one person and wounded 63, while President Donald Trump said talks could produce a breakthrough "over the weekend. #Iran #says #tangible #progress #war

Iranian missile and drone attack hits Kuwait airport as regional tensions rise | DW News Iran has launched new drone and missile attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, striking countries that host key US military bases and raising fears of a wider regional conflict. In Kuwait, an attack hit the main international airport, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more. #Iranian #missile #and #drone #attack

Has Clint Eastwood Made His Retirement From Film Official? The celebrated actor director turned 96 last week, leading to speculation that the Hollywood living legend has made his final film. #Has #Clint #Eastwood #Made #His

Ukraine pushed Russia back in May for second month running, ISW finds Ukraine recaptured more territory than it lost to Russian forces in May for the second straight month, according to data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Christina Harward, Russia Deputy Team Lead at ISW, says that successful tactical counterattacks as well as ramping up of long range missile and drone strikes in Russian territory have been key in slowing down the advance in Eastern Ukraine. #Ukraine #pushed #Russia #back #May

At least 21 killed in New Delhi hotel fire At least 21 people have been killed after a fire tore through a hotel in the Indian capital New Delhi. #least #killed #New #Delhi #hotel

US proposes tariffs of at least 10% after forced labour probe White House makes first significant effort to resurrect sweeping tariffs since its defeat at US Supreme Court #proposes #tariffs #least #after #forced

Can the Middle East crisis save Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos empire? Some bond investors believe the group’s debt is unsustainable, but others think its scale and edge will see it through #Can #the #Middle #East #crisis