Draft deal from US would reopen Hormuz, end naval blockade, Iran says
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Consumer confidence weakens as inflation strains households
WASHINGTON, D. C. : Americans are increasingly cutting back on spending despite U.
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Consumer confidence weakens as inflation strains households
WASHINGTON, D. C. : Americans are increasingly cutting back on spending despite U.
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IRGC says Iran controlling Hormuz, any violation to be met with 'decisive response'
IRGC says Iran controlling Hormuz, any violation to be met with 'decisive response' Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that Tehran will continue to control and manage the Strait of Hormuz and that any disruption will be met with a “decisive response”. In a statement carried by state media, the IRGC navy affirmed that two vessels were stopped passing through Hormuz for unauthorised passage prior to the latest US-Israeli attacks on Iran, whilst 26 vessels were permitted to pass through in the past 24 hours. They added that obtaining permission and coordinating with the Iranian navy is mandatory to pass through the strait, which has been blocked by Iran since the start of the conflict.
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Hamas warns Gaza ceasefire risks collapse after string of Israeli assassinations
Hamas warns Gaza ceasefire risks collapse after string of Israeli assassinations Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/28/2026 - 11:14 Palestinian group says wave of attacks has killed 20 people in two days, including a senior commander of its armed wing Women mourn during a funeral for 10 Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike the night before in Gaza City on 28 May 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Hamas on Thursday warned that the ceasefire agreement in Gaza is at risk of collapse following an escalation in Israeli air strikes this month. The Palestinian group said at least 20 people were killed over the past two days in a fresh wave of bombardment targeting residential homes. The statement came after an Israeli air strike hit a building in Gaza City on Wednesday night during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
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US Centcom says Iran launched ‘ceasefire violation’ on Kuwait
US Centcom says Iran launched ‘ceasefire violation’ on Kuwait US Central Command has accused Iran of launching a missile at US bases in Kuwait, which it says was “successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces”. In a post to X, US Centcom claimed this amounted to an “egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime” despite the US having first attacked Iran’s Bandar Abbas port prior to Iran’s retaliation on Kuwait during ongoing peace negotiations. At 10:17 p.
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Over 250 artists urge UK theatres to end Bloomberg Philanthropies over ties to Israel
Over 250 artists urge UK theatres to end Bloomberg Philanthropies over ties to Israel More than 250 cultural figures, including Caryl Churchill, Alex Lawther and Miriam Margolyes are calling on five leading British theatres to end their partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies over its ties to Israel. In an open letter published on Thursday by group Artists for Palestine UK, the figures accuse the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, the Young Vic and the Almeida of “actively undermining” their own ethical commitments in the partnership. Bloomberg Philanthropies funds the Bloomberg-Sagol Center for City Leadership at Tel Aviv University, providing leadership training to those governing illegal Israeli settlements of the occupied West Bank.
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Amnesty says Iran using war to intensify repression
Iranian authorities are using wartime conditions to intensify repression through mass arrests, fast-tracked prosecutions, political executions and harsh prison sentences, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard suggests Egypt and Turkey are next targets for war
Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard suggests Egypt and Turkey are next targets for war Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/28/2026 - 10:03 Israeli-American says 'I'm not so sure that we will have as easy a time with the Turks as we've had with the Iranians' Jonathan Pollard speaks during a funeral in Jerusalem on 6 May 2021 (Menahem Kahana/AFP) Off Israeli-American spy Jonathan Pollard has suggested Israel may attack Egypt and Turkey in the near future. Speaking on a podcast for news outlet Arutz Sheva, Pollard suggested Israel would need to prepare for further wars in the Middle East after Iran . "I'm not so sure that we will have as easy a time with the Turks as we've had with the Iranians," he said.
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Witnesses describe gunfire, blocked exits and deadly market fire in Rasht
Witnesses in Rasht say protesters were driven into narrow market passages, trapped as fire spread and fired upon by security forces during January’s unrest, according to accounts gathered by Iran International.
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Israeli prosecutors indict senior Netanyahu aide
Israeli prosecutors indict senior Netanyahu aide The Israeli attorney general’s office has announced on Thursday the indictment of a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of “transmitting classified information with the intent to harm state security”. The case involves the leak of a classified document to the German newspaper Bild in 2024, which aimed to support Netanyahu's claim that Hamas was not interested in a ceasefire deal, in order to justify Israel's continued military attacks on Gaza. The alleged leak was in violation of military censorship.
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How pro-Israel trolls exploit the people of Sudan and the DRC
How pro-Israel trolls exploit the people of Sudan and the DRC Submitted by Barry Malone on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 14:22 While it is right to call out a lack of attention on forgotten conflicts, bad faith arguments reduce African victims to pawns in a propaganda war Protesters at a rally for Gaza hold signs urging global attention on Palestine and other conflicts in New York City on 31 May 2024 (Gina M Randazzo/Zuma Press Wire via Reuters) Off Those who defend Israel’s genocide in Gaza have a script. If you spend any time online, watching TV news debates, or listening to both Israeli and western politicians, you will be familiar with much of it. “They use civilians as human shields in Gaza” is a common line.
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Iran diplomat criticises ‘European silence’ over US-Israel attacks
Iran diplomat criticises ‘European silence’ over US-Israel attacks Iranian ambassador to Germany, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, has criticised European countries’ response to the latest US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Trump’s threats to “blow up Oman”, calling their “silence” complicity in “embolden[ing] warmongers”. Ahmadabadi said that “silence in the face of aggression does not lead to crisis containment, but rather to the normalisation of lawbreaking and the hostage-taking of international security,” in comments carried by Iran's Tasmin news agency. "The world must stand against this dangerous path before it is too late," he added.
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Budget 2026: Game Changer for Indian Markets Amid Rising US and Global Pressure
PNN New Delhi [India], January 17: As the world navigates one of the most intricate geopolitical and economic periods in recent decades, India finds itself at the forefront of global focus.
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Budget 2026: Game Changer for Indian Markets Amid Rising US and Global Pressure
PNN New Delhi [India], January 17: As the world navigates one of the most intricate geopolitical and economic periods in recent decades, India finds itself at the forefront of global focus.
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Iran expects Fifa to get players multiple-entry US visas for World Cup
Iran expects Fifa to get players multiple-entry US visas for World Cup Iran’s football federation said that it expects Fifa to help provide its players with multiple-entry visas for the US during the 2026 World Cup. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped in to host Iran’s World Cup team in Mexico after the US refused to do so, meaning the team will play group stage matches in the US but will be based in Tijuana, Mexico. “Fifa is expected to deliver a multiple-entry visa so that the players can enter and return” from Mexico to the US, President of the Football Federation Mehdi Taj said on Thursday.
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Iran says it targeted American base after fresh US strikes
The hostilities come during a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon at least 11, including two children
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon at least 11, including two children Lebanon’s health ministry said on Thursday that Israeli strikes on the south of the country have killed at least 11 people, including two children, and wounded 21 others. One airstrike on a building in the city of Sidon killed five people, including two women, and wounded 21, of which five were children, according to a statement from the ministry. Another statement reported that six people, including two children, were killed in an air raid at dawn on a vehicle in the town of Adloun in the Sidon district in southern Lebanon.
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The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords
The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.
