Israel's president has tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, a setback for Netanyahu, but a 61-seat majority remains out of reach.
Isaac Herzog has chosen Gadi Eisenkot for the first attempt to form Israel’s next government. But the 67 recommendations that put him ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu do not amount to an agreed coalition, and Netanyahu remains in office pending a
The Middle East edged closer to a wider war this week as Israeli strikes on Iran converged with a sweeping naval escalation, transforming the Strait of Hormuz into the most dangerous maritime
The United States moved to impose a sweeping naval blockade on Iran’s ports on Monday, marking one of the most consequential escalations in a conflict that began with Israeli strikes and has
Global financial markets recoiled on Monday after President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade targeting Iranian oil exports, a move that sent oil prices surged past $100 a barrel and reignited fears
Six months after a US-backed ceasefire was declared in Gaza, the promise of calm has collapsed into a grim and recurring pattern: airstrikes, gunfire, and funerals. What was presented diplomatically as a
BEIRUT — Within hours of a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, Israeli warplanes roared over Lebanon, unleashing one of the deadliest bombardments in the country in years, a military
WASHINGTON (SPUTNIK) — The global economy, long described as resilient in the face of pandemic aftershocks and geopolitical fragmentation, is now confronting what the International Monetary Fund warns may be one of
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon climbed to 303 on Wednesday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, marking one of the deadliest days in the country in decades and sharply
WASHINGTON (SPUTNIK) — A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran faced mounting pressure on Thursday, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warning that the agreement risked unraveling amid continued Israeli
IRAN (SPUTNIK)— The accusation came before the negotiations had even begun. Speaking in a diplomatic exchange that underscored the deep mistrust between Washington and Tehran, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said the
Gaza — Thousands of Palestinians streamed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday, returning to one of Islam’s holiest sites after a 40-day restriction that had sharply limited access and inflamed tensions
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