DUBAI: American ambassador Michel Issa met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday to discuss the course of negotiations and efforts aimed at ending Lebanon’s current crisis. Speaking after the meeting, Issa said he conveyed Washington’s appreciation for positions recently expressed by Aoun in a t»»»

US President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post on Monday said that "Israel and Iran ⁠must immediately stop 'shooting.’” Israel earlier ⁠said it hit a petrochemical ⁠plant in Iran's southwest, along with strikes elsewhere on military targets, after Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime ⁠Minister ⁠Be»»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have no option but to accept any agreement Washington reaches with Iran, asserting that the final decision rests with him, not Israel. “He won’t have any choice,” Trump told the Financial Times in a phone interview. “I ca»»»

The US Army is preparing to carry out its first executions of death-row service members since 1961 if President Donald Trump orders them, ABC News reports, citing an internal planning document. Trump has advocated wider application of the death penalty as a deterrent against violent crime. ABC News»»»

US President Donald Trump stormed out of an interview with ‘Meet the Press’ host Kristen Welker after a heated exchange over his election-fraud claims. “You’re crooked, your press is crooked and ‘Meet the Press’ is crooked,” the visibly annoyed president said. Before ending the interview with the N»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Israeli soldiers, vehicle in the outskirts of Beit Yahoun southern Lebanese town with a ba»»»

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, held to mark his first year in office, on Monday. Photo by Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung stressed Monday efforts to induce North Korea to halt its expanding nuclear and missile programs as a realistic »»»

U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa met Monday with President Joseph Aoun, as Israel and Iran traded fire after Israel's bombing of Beirut's southern suburb. Issa said the U.S. places great importance on Lebanon and has decided that Sunday's events must not expand further. "What happened yesterday is a pol»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) arrived in Pyongyang Monday for his first visit since 2019. This image shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting Xi in Beijing in June 2018. File Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo SEOUL, June 8 (UPI) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea on Mon»»»

Unable to stay, unwilling to leave. Dubai-based Kira Brewer (name changed on request) remembers how she settled into a complacency at her old job. There was nothing wrong there: The boss was pleasant and the work was easy enough. She knew it all like the back of her hand, and at the same time, she »»»

Dubai: Dubai residents trying to buy their first home now have a wider pool of properties to choose from after the emirate expanded its First-Time Home Buyer Program, which has already helped more than 3,200 residents purchase homes since its launch in July 2025. Sign up for our daily business news»»»

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Former US First Lady Dr Jill Biden has revealed the story behind a striking diamond gifted to her by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to Washington. In her new memoir, View from the East Wing: A Memoir, she writes about her initial fascination with the gem and why she ulti»»»

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HAVANA: A worsening fuel crisis across Cuba is testing the island’s famed “almendrones,” the vintage American cars that serve as vital shared taxis and embody the island’s ingenuity and endurance. These days, many of the iconic gas-guzzling antique cars sit idle, casualties of fuel shortages that h»»»

Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, is experiencing a major upheaval following a decision by its new director, Roman Gofman, to dismiss his deputy, known publicly only by the initial “A.” The outgoing Mossad chief, David Barnea, had reportedly viewed “A” as his preferred successor. Ac»»»

Brent crude prices surged more than five percent Monday after Israel and Iran exchanged strikes, testing a fragile truce and threatening hopes for a deal to end the Middle East crisis. The contract for August jumped 5.1 percent to $97.83 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate climbed 4.8 percent t»»»

London, June 8 (SANA) Leaders of Britain, France and Germany, known as the European Troika (E3), expressed support on Monday for direct dialogue between Ukraine and Russia aimed at achieving a ceasefire and advancing peace negotiations, following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in»»»

A worsening fuel crisis across Cuba is testing the island's famed “almendrones," the vintage American cars that serve as vital shared taxis and embody the island’s ingenuity and endurance. These days, many of the iconic gas-guzzling antique cars sit idle, casualties of fuel shortages that have grip»»»

The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response. The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April»»»

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Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threatening hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. The new attacks, including a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex, came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump called on Israel to refrain from retaliating ag»»»

PERTH/ BEIJING: Brent oil prices jumped more than $3 a ‌barrel on Monday, initially spooked by Israel’s launch of renewed strikes on Lebanon a day earlier, but also gaining further steam after sounds of explosions were heard in Iran. Sounds of blasts were heard — in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, loca»»»

Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war, while Yemen’s Houthi militants also fired at Israel and warned they would target Israel-affiliated ships in the Red Sea, further escalating tension. Isr»»»

Yemen's Houthi militias announced a missile attack on Israel on Monday and declared a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, raising the specter of a return to major disruption on the key route. "We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea," said a statement f»»»

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Gold prices extended losses on Monday on rising fears of a US rate hike after a strong jobs report, while renewed hostilities in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher and fanned inflation concerns. Spot gold fell 1% to $4,287.66 per ounce by 0544 GMT. Prices fell about 3% on Friday, hitting the »»»

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Dubai: Dubai gold prices fell on Monday morning, taking local rates to their lowest level so far this month after bullion extended losses in global markets. (Check live prices here.) Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The 24-karat variety was priced at Dh519.75 per gram a»»»

LIMA: Peru’s presidential runoff was still too close to call as the count dragged into Monday, with four-time candidate Keiko Fujimori locked in a statistical tie with her leftist rival to become the country’s ninth president in a decade. With 73 percent of polling centers reporting, Fujimori had a»»»

Washington: Julian E Barnes, Eric Schmitt Recent US intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence threat by Israel. Israel and the United State»»»

Tehran: Israel said Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles. The attacks further rattled a fragile April 8 truce as the war entered its 100th day, with the United States struggling to conclud»»»

China has launched a ‘special maritime law enforcement operation’ east of Taiwan in response to the announcement of maritime border talks in the area by Japan and the Philippines. China – which views the self-ruled island as its own sovereign territory – protested the negotiations, saying they infr»»»

Brent oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel on Monday, initially spooked by Israel's launch of renewed strikes on Lebanon a day earlier, but also gaining further steam after sounds of explosions were heard in Iran. Sounds of blasts were heard - in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, local media reported »»»

The IDF said the Israeli Air Force had struck military targets in western and central Iran, adding that details would follow. Israel’s Channel 14 claimed Israeli aircraft were attacking targets inside Iranian territory.At least two loud explosions were heard in Tehran, IRNA reported.The strikes com»»»

Israel said Monday that Iran had launched missiles targeting it, hours after Israel launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran. The exchange of strikes threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Sirens sounded in central Is»»»

China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing. China, Washington's chief geopolitical rival, has been North Korea's main trading partner by far for deca»»»

US President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept a potential agreement between the US and Iran, the Financial Times reported. Trump insisted that Israel does not determine the outcome of the negotiations.“I call the shots. I call all the »»»

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit that experts say is likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. During a two-day trip, his first visit to North Korea in seven ye»»»

Israel said Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles. The attacks further rattled a fragile April 8 truce as the war entered its 100th day, with the United States struggling to conclude a deal»»»

JERUSALEM: The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened? The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Ira»»»

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project »»»

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping departed for Pyongyang on Monday in his first visit in seven years, a trip likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. China's official Xinhua news agency described Xi's trip as a sta»»»

Share: Photo- Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time since April truce Here is the latest Israel said Sunday that Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April. The reported strikes came after an Israeli air raid on Beirut’»»»

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone as tensions threatened to flare again following Iranian missile attacks on Israel, according to a US official cited by Axios. The reported call came at a critical moment for a fragile ceasefire that Washington ha»»»

Five people were hospitalized after a mass stabbing incident Sunday at Penn Station in New York City, police and fire officials said. A man was taken into custody in connection with the incident. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 7 (UPI) -- Five people were injured and a suspect»»»

Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday night as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April. The Iranian missile attack was in retaliation for deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs »»»