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 widening war across the Persian Gulf has triggered one of the most severe disruptions to global energy markets in decades, with Iraqi oil production collapsing after tanker traffic through the strategic
MOSCOW — Europe’s economic outlook is increasingly clouded by soaring energy prices, with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) chief Kirill Dmitriev warning that expensive energy could undermine the European Union’s competitiveness for
GAZA — Israeli drone strike near a mosque in western Gaza City has killed three Palestinians, including a paramedic, and wounded several others, according to medical officials and local witnesses, highlighting the
TEHRAN — As the war triggered after Israel launched a major military campaign against Iran in late February, Tehran has issued a blunt warning to Washington and its regional partners: US military
GENEVA — Switzerland’s defense minister has sharply criticized the military campaign launched after Israel attacks Iran, declaring that the airstrikes carried out by Israel and the United States violate international law and
TEHRAN — Iran’s armed forces said Friday that a naval missile system launched a surface-to-sea missile toward the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, marking a dramatic escalation in the widening war
BAGHDAD — Fighters belonging to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said they carried out a rocket strike on a US military installation housing a logistics support center near Baghdad International Airport, marking
The war between Israel and Iran has entered a dangerous new phase, with Tehran accusing Washington of deploying some of its most powerful military capabilities in what Iranian officials describe as an
The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints for energy supplies, has become a dangerous corridor of geopolitical tension after the outbreak of war between Iran and a
The widening confrontation between Iran and a US-Israeli coalition has taken a dramatic turn in the Indian Ocean, after Washington reportedly pressured Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian sailors rescued following the
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