Archives for August, 2026

Hamas officials, Khalil Al-Hayya and Osama Hamdan, attend a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Who is Khalil Al-Hayya, the Hamas leader who met Kushner in Egypt?

Reuters

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran says two French embassy employees barred from returning

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference, following a U.S.-Iran deal, in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo

Kushner's talks with Israel, Hamas end without breakthrough on Trump Gaza plan

Reuters

Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against Cafe Basimta operating on Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of rest, as secular activists stage a counter-protest in support of the cafe, in central Jerusalem

Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines

Agence France-Presse

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data shows

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Heuer/File Photo

Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea

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US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) shakes hands with Nickolay Mladenov, Bulgarian High Representative for Gaza (R) next to US businessman Jared Kushner at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026

Trump envoy says Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days

Agence France-Presse

Palestinians sit inside a house damaged during the war, surrounded by destroyed buildings, in Gaza City, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza

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FILE PHOTO: A view shows the parliament's building during a gunmen attack in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS/File Photo

Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence

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A view of an Israeli settlement, located on a hill, near Qusra village, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

Pope calls for an end to West Bank violence against Palestinians

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York, U.S., August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?

Reuters

'Everyone lives in fear': Yemenis worry about return to all-out war

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, August 9, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemen's Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director says

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Marmar Ouda sits with his grandchildren in his home in the Palestinian village Qusra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Palestinians in Qusra say they have faced militant settler attacks for months

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Lebanon said three children were among nine people killed in Israeli strikes in the south on Saturday, the deadliest raids since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities

Lebanon reports 11 dead in strikes that Israel says targeted Hezbollah

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Taliban carrying flags participate in a rally to mark the third anniversary of the fall of Kabul, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis

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