Middle East
Gaza militants fire rockets, Israel strikes in Gaza
Palestinian militants on Friday fired two rockets from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel that were intercepted by missile defenses, and Israel ...U.S., EU, UK impose new sanctions on Iran over protest crackdown
The West on Monday stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests as the United States, European Union and United ...Iran executes British-Iranian national, UK condemns ‘barbaric’ act
Iran has executed a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defence minister, its judiciary said on Saturday, defying calls from ...Iran hangs two men accused of killing security official during protests
Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a security official during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish ...Israel’s Ben-Gvir visits contested Jerusalem holy site, Palestinians protest
Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a move ...World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind
The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for ...Argentina wins the 2022 World Cup
Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties, following a dramatic 3-3 draw after extra ...Iran carries out second execution linked to anti-government protests
Iran hanged a man in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of security forces, the judiciary’s Mizan ...Iran executes four men convicted of cooperating with Israel, state media report
Iran on Sunday executed four men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s spy agency Mossad, Iranian state media reported. The Islamic Republic has ...Countries split on plastics treaty focus as U.N. talks close
The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split ...













