
The Guardian - 28 min ago
Instruction comes as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launches retaliatory strikes Middle East crisis live updates The Israeli military has ordered the entire population of Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate, as it continued to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and US bases across the region. An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson told all residents of Beirut's southern suburbs more than 500,000 people to "save your...

New York Times - 33 min 26 sec ago
White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt provides information for American citizens in the Middle East at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

The Independent - 1 hour 1 min ago
Samuel Leeds saw debris from a drone fall onto his family's home - but told The Independent he didn't take the extraordinary measures to leave the UAE due to the missiles...

NBC News - 1 hour 28 min ago
U.S. stocks slid Thursday and the price of oil continued to climb amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East...

BBC - 1 hour 32 min ago
The conflict in the Middle East could continue "for some time", the UK prime minister has warned.

Fox News - 1 hour 40 min ago
Radical Islamist networks displaced from Middle East could regroup in the West, warns Hudson Institute fellow amid ongoing Operation Epic Fury strikes.

Conde Nast Traveler - 1 hour 57 min ago
The UAE is gradually resuming flights through controlled emergency corridors, with some airlines organizing cross-border bus transfers for stranded travelers.

The Guardian - 2 hours 26 sec ago
Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war Middle East crisis live updates At least 13 hospitals and other health facilities have been hit during the US-Israel attacks on Iran, global health chiefs have said. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was checking reports that four medics had been killed and 25 others injured. Continue reading...

NY Post - 2 hours 7 min ago
"There's one eye on Asia and one eye on the Middle East right now," University of Southern California associate professor Mike Mische said.

The Guardian - 2 hours 22 min ago
PM defends decision not to join initial strikes by US and Israel and says UK is doing everything we can' to de-escalate situation Middle East crisis live updates Keir Starmer has said the Iran conflict engulfing the Middle East could continue "for some time" as he urged Donald Trump that the "best way forward" longer term was a negotiated settlement with Tehran. The prime minister said the UK was doing "everything we can" to de-escalate the situation, a clear contrast...

NY Post - 2 hours 24 min ago
Judith Wilson of Walnut Creek, California, had been stranded in Dubai amid the Iran operation, while her husband, Doug, prepared for emergency heart surgery back home.

The Independent - 2 hours 33 min ago
Financial markets continue to be rattled by the Iran conflict, which entered its sixth day with seemingly no immediate prospect of resolution.

Forbes - 2 hours 40 min ago
A new international refugee crisis may emerge from the Iran war. The humanitarian consequences of the Iran war will likely be felt throughout the Middle East and beyond.

The Hill - 2 hours 41 min ago
The State Department said on Thursday that nearly 20,000 Americans have returned home from the Middle East since the U.S. military's launch of strikes against Iran on Saturday. Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson said in a Thursday press release that this figure omits Americans who have relocated to other countries or who are currently...

Sky News - 2 hours 48 min ago
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The Independent - 2 hours 56 min ago
Trump says US and Israel launched attacks on Iran to eliminate threat of it creating a nuclear weapon after he claimed to have obliterated' its programme in June...

The Hill - 2 hours 58 min ago
Officials in Azerbaijan on Thursday said it would retaliate against Iranian drone strikes on its territory as tensions in the Middle East escalate. Its foreign ministry said Tehran targeted portions of land within the exclave of Nakhchivan, successfully struck the Nakhchivan airport while another drone crashed near a school building in the village of Shekarabad. ...

The Independent - 3 hours 8 min ago
The global food system has far thinner buffers than energy markets...

The Independent - 3 hours 40 min ago
Thousands of Britons are stranded in the Middle East due to the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran...

Skift - 4 hours 8 min ago
As war continues in the Middle East develops, Indian airlines are cautiously working to ensure safety of passengers and crew, without ramping up costs.

The Guardian - 4 hours 38 min ago
First government-charted flight to evacuate citizens from Middle East takes off from Muscat one day late Middle East crisis live updates The first flight chartered by the UK government to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East has now departed, Keir Starmer has confirmed. The prime minister announced that the delayed charter flight from Oman, which was originally scheduled to leave at 7pm on Wednesday, had taken off during a Downing Street press conference. Continue reading...

Sky News - 4 hours 42 min ago
The UK is to send more military hardware to the Middle East as the Iran war continues to escalate, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

The Independent - 4 hours 42 min ago
In a rare statement, the Ayatollah said the sinking of the IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean was a great test' for Tehran as violence continued for a sixth day...

The Independent - 4 hours 53 min ago
The cycle of lenders adjusting rates almost invariably results in others following suit', a mortgage expert said.