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Israeli military hits Houthi targets in Yemen, leaving key port city in darkness
Israeli forces struck Houthi-controlled ports and a power plant in Yemen, plunging Hodeidah into darkness in response to Houthi drone and missile attacks on Israel. Defense Minister Israel Katz labeled the operation "Black Flag," warning the...
UAE non-oil private sector grew in June but Israel-Iran war weighs on demand
Business activity in the UAE's non-oil private sector grew in June, but demand slowed due to the Israel-Iran war. The S&P Global Purchasing Managers Index for the Emirates inched up to 53.5 in June, from 53.3 in May, demonstrating “solid...

Iran calls for UN condemnation of Israel, US aggression
In a letter to the UN chief and Security Council president, Iranian envoy Amir Saeed Iravani on Monday called for recognition of Israel and the US as aggressors against Iran. The full text of letter by Iravani is as follows: In the Name of God,...

MER-C condemns Indonesia Hospital director's killing in Gaza
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The humanitarian social organization MER-C Indonesia vehemently denounced the killing of the director of Indonesia Hospital, Dr. Marwan Al Sultan, in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza. "This is a day of mourning for all of...

Oman’s Health Minister hails medical team for heroic evacuation mission from Iran
MUSCAT – His Excellency Dr. Hilal bin Ali bin Hilal Al Sabti, Minister of Health, issued a heartfelt message commending the team for their extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication in what he described as “the most difficult...

Oil Prices Climb 3% as Iran Halts Nuclear Cooperation with IAEA
Thu 03 Jul 2025 | 06:30 AM Oil storage tanks in Osaka Bay, Japan Source: Bloomberg In a sharp geopolitical twist that sent shockwaves through global energy markets, oil prices surged nearly 3% on Wednesday following Iran’s official suspension of...

ANALYSIS: 10 things we learnt from Israel-Iran war
The recent war between Israel and Iran lasted for 12 days but led to the death of hundreds of people. The war started on 13 June when Israel launched air strikes on Iran. The air strikes occurred two days before Iran and the US were to continue...

Iran says more than 900 killed in war as death roll raised
Iran has raised the official death toll for its war with Israel, with official media reporting that 935 people were killed in the country during the 12-day conflict. The state-run IRNA news agency did not give a breakdown between military and...

Israel launches attack against Houthi positions in Yemen
Israel launched an attack in the early hours of Monday against several strategic points in Yemen under the control of the Houthi rebels, including the Ras Qantib power plant and the ports of Al Hudaydah, Ras Issa, and Al Salif, as reported by the...

Iran may go after US defense firms with cyber attacks, warn Pentagon, Homeland Security
Flag of Iran on a computer binary codes falling from the top and fading away. (Getty images) WASHINGTON — With a tenuous ceasefire holding in the wake of US and Israel airstrikes on Iran, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security have both...
Iran raises death toll from war to 935, won't guarantee safety of nuclear inspectors
Iran has raised the official death toll for its 12-day war with Israel, with official media reporting that 935 people were killed in the country based on the latest forensic data. Among the dead were 38 children and 132 women, said Asghar...

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails
WASHINGTON :Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from U.S. President Donald Trump's circle, after distributing a prior batch to the media ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. In online chats with Reuters on Sunday and...

Daily World Briefing, July 8
Trump announces 25-40 pct tariffs on 14 countries U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that 25-percent tariffs will be imposed on imports from Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), respectively, beginning Aug. 1. In his letters...

Iranian Death Toll from Israeli Strikes Rises to 935
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Iranian authorities said on Monday, June 30, 2025, that at least 935 people were killed in Israeli attacks during the 12-day conflict with Israel. The death toll includes 132 women and 38 children, said spokesperson for the...

Iran Asks U.N. to Make U.S. Pay Reparations for Bombed Nuclear Sites
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who led the stalled nuclear deal talks with the United States, demanded in a letter to the United Nations on Sunday that the global body help Tehran seek “reparation” for the damage caused by American...

Iran says 935 people killed in Israeli attacks during 12-day conflict
Iranian authorities said Monday that at least 935 people were killed in Israeli attacks during a 12-day conflict with Israel. The fatalities included 132 women and 38 children, Judiciary Authority spokesman Asghar Jahangir said in a statement...

Iranian ex-journalist Negin Hosseini Goodrich on her life from Iran to the U.S.
On June 13 and multiple days that followed, Israel attacked several nuclear and military sites in Iran, culminating in a U.S. attack of nuclear facilities on June 20. Thousands of miles away, an Iranian lecturer at Purdue, Negin Hosseini Goodrich,...

Iran raises death toll from conflict with Israel to more than 900
Iran raised the official death toll from its war with Israel on Monday, with regime-controlled media reporting that 935 people were killed in the country during the 12-day conflict. The state-run IRNA news agency did not give a breakdown between...

AP News Summary at 10:07 p.m. EDT
Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100 KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100. The number of deaths reached at...

Afghan academics, students fleeing Iran face bleak future
IRAN-AFGHANISTAN Refugees from all walks of life are being expelled from Iran, among them teachers, academics and students from Afghanistan, with an evident surge in refugees fleeing Iran for Afghanistan in June after Israeli airstrikes hit...