Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least eight people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds. At least 8 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon despite truce The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the…
new video loaded: Israel Strikes Beirut for First Time Since Cease-Fire 0:25 Israel struck Beirut’s southern outskirts on Wednesday for the first time since a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon took effect last month. By Jackeline Luna May 6, 2026 Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla in International Waters 1:12 Trump Says U.S. Attacked Iranian Cargo…
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran wants to negotiate and make a deal, adding that the U.S. was doing very well in Iran and that it was going very smoothly. “We’re doing very well in Iran. It’s going very smoothly, and we’ll see what happens. They want…
PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he had held further talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during which Macron had reaffirmed the importance of freeing up shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Macron added he had encouraged Iran’s president to look at the plans by France and Britain…
May 6 (Reuters) – Iran will only accept “a fair and comprehensive agreement” in its negotiations with the U.S. on ending the war in the Middle East, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump cited “great progress” in the process. “We will do our best to protect our legitimate rights and interests…
Hong Kong should develop its shipping insurance and management capabilities, among other areas, to strengthen its status as a global maritime hub amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, former city leader Leung Chun-ying has said. Leung, in his capacity as co-founder and honorary adviser to the Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping, said in a wide-ranging interview last…
Hong Kong has recorded its fastest quarterly economic growth in nearly five years, hitting 5.9 per cent, driven by private consumption and government spending despite the war in the Middle East. The first-quarter growth outpaced the 4 per cent rise in the fourth quarter of last year, according to an advance estimate released by the…
PARIS, May 5 (Reuters) – U.N. Security Council members will begin talks on Tuesday on a U.S.- and Bahrain‑backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks and threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, three Western diplomats said. Fresh exchanges of…
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats, as well as cruise missiles and drones, after…
By Patricia Zengerle and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration argued that a ceasefire with Tehran had “terminated” hostilities as a legal deadline arrived on Friday for coming to Congress about the two-month Iran war. Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, the president can wage military action for only…