Conflicts · Pollar

Conflicts·5h ago

Israel and Lebanon agree to US-brokered ceasefire, but strikes continue and Hezbollah stays silent

Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after US-mediated talks, but Israel's defence minister said strikes would continue for now and Hezbollah has yet to comment on the deal.

Beirut · Jerusalem · Kuwait City · Washington

Joseph Aoun Israel Katz Donald Trump Giorgia Meloni Benjamin Netanyahu

Conflicts·2h ago

Cuba suspends Visa and Mastercard transactions from 6 June after foreign bank bows to US sanctions

Cuba's central bank said Visa and Mastercard payments will stop working on the island from Saturday, after a foreign processing bank cut ties with the military-linked financial firm Fincimex under pressure from Washington's expanded sanctions.

Havana · Washington

Donald Trump Daniel Torralbas

Conflicts·4h ago

Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, calling it a 'roadmap to destruction'

Hezbollah chief Naim Kassim dismissed the Washington-mediated truce as a 'roadmap to destruction,' hours after renewed Israeli strikes and a mortar attack killed a UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon.

Beirut · Marjayoun · Washington

Naim Kassim Benjamin Netanyahu Donald Trump Israel Katz Itamar Ben-Gvir Yaakoub Abdallah

Conflicts·19h ago

Israel and Lebanon agree to US-brokered ceasefire, but strikes continue and Hezbollah stays silent

Israel and Lebanon reached a ceasefire deal in Washington contingent on Hezbollah halting attacks and withdrawing north of the Litani River, but Israeli forces continued strikes in southern Lebanon hours later and the militant group has yet to respond.

Washington · Beirut · Jerusalem · Southern Lebanon

Israel Katz Itamar Ben-Gvir Giorgia Meloni Benjamin Netanyahu Donald Trump Yechiel Leiter Nada Hamadeh

Conflicts·21h ago

House votes to curb Trump's Iran war powers as four Republicans break ranks, but veto looms

The US House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution ordering the withdrawal of troops from the Iran conflict, marking the first time Congress has approved a measure to restrict the three-month-old military campaign.

Washington, D.C. · Tehran

Donald Trump Thomas Massie Tom Barrett Warren Davidson Brian Fitzpatrick Gregory Meeks Mike Johnson Brian Mast

Conflicts·3d ago

Trump-Backed Deal: Hezbollah Accepts Ceasefire as Israel Issues Warnings

President Trump announced Monday that Hezbollah agreed to stop all attacks on Israel through intermediary talks, a breakthrough that came as Israel ordered strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Lebanese embassy confirmed the militant group accepted a mutual cessation, but Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted Israel would attack unless the rockets stopped.

Beirut · Jerusalem · Washington D.C.

Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Katz Joseph Aoun Marco Rubio Nabih Berri Hassan Fadlallah

Conflicts·yesterday

Ukrainian drones strike St Petersburg oil terminal and naval base on opening day of Putin's economic forum

Ukrainian drones struck an oil export terminal and a naval base in St Petersburg on Wednesday, hours before President Vladimir Putin's flagship economic forum opened in his home city.

St Petersburg · Kronstadt

Volodymyr Zelenskiy Vladimir Putin Alexander Beglov Dmitry Peskov Alexander Drozdenko

Conflicts·2d ago

Russian missiles and drones kill at least 22 in overnight barrage across Ukraine

Russia launched 73 missiles and 656 drones at multiple Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 people and wounding over 100, with Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv hardest hit.

Kyiv · Dnipro · Kharkiv

Volodymyr Zelensky Vitali Klitschko Vladimir Putin Igor Terekhov

Conflicts·May 28

US and Iran Trade Strikes Across the Strait of Hormuz, Testing Fragile Ceasefire as Kuwait Is Drawn In

The United States and Iran accused each other of violating a months-long truce after a night of tit-for-tat strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian missiles targeting Kuwait and oil prices surging.

Bandar Abbas · Kuwait City · Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump Esmaeil Baqaei

Conflicts·18h ago

Kim Jong Un calls for 'exponential' nuclear expansion after inspecting new uranium enrichment plant

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an 'exponential' increase in the country's nuclear arsenal during a visit to a newly operational nuclear material production facility, state media reported on Thursday.

Yongbyon · Pyongyang · Seoul

Kim Jong Un Chad O'Carroll Rafael Grossi Yang Moo-jin Hong Min Chung Dong-young Xi Jinping

Conflicts·4d ago

Israel Seizes Crusader Castle Beaufort in Deepest Lebanon Incursion Since 2000, Complicating Iran Truce Talks

Israeli forces seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking their deepest incursion into the country in over a quarter-century and threatening to unravel a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

Beaufort Castle · Nabatieh · Tyre · Jerusalem

Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Katz Nawaf Salam Jean-Noël Barrot Orna Mizrahi Avichay Adraee Haim Har-Zahav

Conflicts·6d ago

Russian Drone Strikes Romanian Residential Building, Drawing Sharp Condemnation from NATO and EU

A Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in the eastern Romanian city of Galati, lightly injuring two people and triggering international outrage. NATO and EU leaders denounced the incident as a reckless escalation, with Romania demanding advanced anti-drone defenses and summoning Moscow's envoy.

Galati

Nicusor Dan Mark Rutte Matthew Whitaker Oana Toiu Kaja Kallas António Costa Ursula von der Leyen Maia Sandu Andriy Sybiha Allison Hart Wadephul