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Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the US Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.
People ride motorcycles near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Thursday, May 21, 2026.

US, Iran close to agreeing on 60-day extension of ceasefire, gradual reopening of Strait of Hormuz

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IDF Staff Sgt. Noam Hamburger killed by explosive drone near Lebanon border

Staff Sgt. Noam Hamburger, a technology and maintenance soldier in the 401st Armored Brigade, was killed in the incident, the IDF said.

Fallen IDF soldier, Staff Sgt. Noam Hamburger.
Spanish police officers strike members of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla during clashes at Bilbao Airport in Spain.

Spanish police filmed beating Gaza flotilla activists as Israel jabs back at Madrid

Israel demanded answers from Madrid over the treatment of the activists, days after Spain summoned Israel’s representative over Ben-Gvir’s controversial video taunting detained flotilla members.

People take part in a rally organised by Spain’s far-right VOX party against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government, in Madrid, Spain, May 23, 2026. The banners reads 'Government resignation' and 'We are patriots'.

Tens of thousands march in Madrid to demand Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's resignation

Ben-Gvir banned from France, French FM Barrot says, demanding sanctions against far-right minister

IRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

No deal in sight if US insists on discussing nuclear issue, Iranian FM spokesperson says

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L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

Netanyahu 'sidelined' by Trump, has little control over Iran decisions

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025

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Hezbollah’s entrenched presence – military, political, and social – continues to operate independently of the Lebanese state.

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A university official stood at a podium and validated two years of discrimination against one specific group of students.

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Iraq has some reticence, in part because Iranian-backed militias in Iraq oppose the new government in Damascus. However, trade may prove more important than sectarian ideology.

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Iran approved the shipment to help build confidence between Qatar and Pakistan, which is mediating in peace talks, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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