Israel escalates attacks across Lebanon as two soldiers killed

Israeli military confirms first fatalities in Lebanon a week after fighting resumes with Hezbollah. Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon, the country’s first fatalities since fighting between…

How targeting of desalination plants could disrupt water supply in the Gulf

Bahrain has said an Iranian drone attack caused material damage to a water desalination plant in the country, marking the first time a Gulf nation has reported targeting any such…

Blast at US Embassy in Oslo may have terror motive, Norway police say

Other motives also being investigated, police say, as they search for one or several perpetrators. Police in Norway say an explosion at the United States embassy in the capital, Oslo,…

Iran war threatens prolonged impact on energy markets as oil prices rise

The United States-Israeli war on Iran could leave consumers and businesses worldwide facing weeks or months of higher fuel prices even if the conflict, which is now in its eighth…

Why are Iranian leaders sending mixed messages on Gulf attacks?

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered an apology to neighbouring countries that have been subjected to Tehran’s retaliatory strikes since the United States and Israel launched a military offensive on…

Photos: US-Israeli strikes on Iranian oil storage facilities

Warplanes hit five oil facilities in overnight strikes in and around the Iranian capital, killing four people. Smoke rises after a strike on oil storage facilities in Tehran. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA…

Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Two Palestinians shot in the head, and one killed after being hit by tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers in village northeast of Ramallah. By Al Jazeera staff and…

Bahrain says water desalination plant damaged in Iranian drone attack

‘The Iranian aggression randomly bombs civilian targets’, Bahrain says, adding three people were injured in the latest raids. Bahrain says the latest Iranian attacks on the country have damaged a…

Iran’s Assembly of Experts says consensus reached on Khamenei’s successor

Officials say a ⁠candidate has been picked, based ⁠on the late supreme leader’s advice that his replacement should ‘be hated by the enemy’. The ⁠clerical body that will choose Iran’s…

‘No popular support’: China warns against government change in Iran

Beijing calls for Iran’s sovereignty to be respected and demands ‘immediate stop to military operations’ in the Middle East. China has warned against seeking government change in Iran amid the…