Archives for August, 2026

A person stands on the back of an ambulance at a site destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Israel admits its troops killed 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, opens criminal probe

Reuters

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) physicians move through the isolated red zone to monitor patients at an Ebola Treatment Center in Munigi, Congo

UN laments 'unacceptable' toll of 350 aid workers killed in 2025

Agence France-Presse

Abu al-Duhur airbase following strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Turkey slams Israel's 'untenable' claims after strikes on Syrian base

Reuters

Anti-war protesters attend a rally calling for a halt to the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, August 17, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea minister says Trump appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment

Reuters

US-Palestinian dual citizen Louai Abu Ridi (C), whose home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra is besieged by Israeli settlers, shares an evening meal with family members at the home in Qusra

Palestinian-American hoists US flag on home besieged by settlers

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) peacekeepers assess after Congolese firefighters extinguished a fire caused by a drone strike that hit a residential neighborhood in Goma, occupied by M23 rebels, in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Attacks on aid workers hit record high in 2025, UN says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists

Reuters

Israel does not deny targeting hospitals in Gaza, saying they house tunnels used by Hamas militants

'American Doctor' shows brutality of conflict in Gaza

Agence France-Presse

Trump administration antisemitism probes into universities lacked evidence, ex-DOJ attorney says

Reuters

An exterior of The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen, in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

US sanctions ICC president, senior trial lawyer in latest attack on court

Reuters

DOJ unseals new charges against 17 hackers in Iran-backed campaign

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot arrives to attend the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool/File Photo

France to expel two Iranian diplomats in coming days, foreign minister says

Reuters

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi visited two sites in Syria

UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site

Agence France-Presse

Abu al-Duhur airbase following strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026. Eight Israeli airstrikes hit an airbase in northwestern Syria early on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, in what the U.S. envoy for the region called an "unnecessary escalation." The Israeli military declined to comment on the strikes while the Syrian defense ministry did not respond. REUTERS/Stringer

US working on deconfliction mechanism among Turkey, Israel and Syria, US envoy says

Reuters

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel announced that the two Iranian diplomats will be expelled

France to expel two Iranian diplomats: foreign minister

Agence France-Presse

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

Analysis

How failing US-Iran diplomacy is giving way to fresh confrontation

Iran's dismissal of secret talks with Washington comes as diplomacy is in impasse, the Strait of Hormuz remains contested and Iranian commanders signal a potentially more aggressive military posture.

A correspondent in Tehran

By A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics