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77 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 7, 2026.
WatchA second strike minutes later killed a paramedic in his car. Lebanon's Health Ministry counted 11 wounded, four of them children.
WatchUkraine's military stood down at midnight under a truce arranged as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow. The shooting did not stop.
Zawtar al-Gharbiya was one of two 'pilot zones' handed to Lebanon's military under a U.S.-brokered June framework. Residents woke Saturday to an earthen berm at the eastern entrance. Israel's military said it was unaware of any such operation.
Netanyahu's office says it has serious concerns about the sequencing of Trump's 20-point plan, warning that a withdrawal before Hamas actually gives up its arms would let the group expand again.
WatchU.S. Central Command announced no new attacks after 13 consecutive nights of bombing, and an Iranian Health Ministry spokesman said the country had "a peaceful night." Trump insisted the military remains "locked and loaded."
Al-Hayya, who survived an Israeli strike in Qatar that killed his son, defeated the veteran Khaled Meshaal in an internal run-off to succeed the slain Yahya Sinwar.
A satellite analysis finds the Israeli military has expanded from roughly half the territory to almost 70% since the October truce, squeezing two million Palestinians into a shrinking western strip.
Esperanza Ghandour was returning from checking repairs on her war-damaged home in Nabatieh when a drone struck her vehicle, in one of the deadliest attacks since the ceasefire took hold.
WatchTwo nights of American airstrikes killed at least 14 people in Iran after Tehran attacked commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, collapsing a month-old truce as Khamenei was laid to rest.
WatchThe president threatened to reimpose a naval blockade on Iran's ports as oil prices jumped roughly 8%, and Tehran warned it would shut the Strait of Hormuz and retaliate with twice as many targets.
WatchThe move clears the way for a U.S.-backed committee to run health, education and services across the enclave — though Hamas is not surrendering its weapons.
WatchU.S. Central Command said six American aircraft hit four missile, drone and radar targets along Iran's coast after an IRGC drone struck a Singapore-flagged vessel, putting a fragile ceasefire to the test.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a framework for Israeli forces to vacate two areas of their buffer zone, yet Hezbollah and Iran say Israel is breaching last week's memorandum by refusing a full withdrawal.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the agreement after four days of talks in Washington, though Hezbollah was not a party and the truce hinges on the group laying down its arms.
Palestinian authorities reported 1,005 deaths from near-daily Israeli strikes and gunfire along the line dividing the territory, eight months after a truce was meant to halt the fighting.
The 60-day deal opens the Strait of Hormuz and lifts naval blockade, but leaves thorny nuclear issues unresolved for future negotiations.
Both President Trump and Iran's foreign minister express optimism about reaching an agreement, though previous potential deals have collapsed at the last minute.
An Israeli airstrike on the Dahieh district, in retaliation for a Hezbollah drone attack, underscored the fragility of a U.S.-brokered truce that has been broken almost daily.
WatchThe two adversaries traded their heaviest fire since April's ceasefire over the weekend before pulling back Monday, with President Trump's late-night call to Benjamin Netanyahu credited with averting a major strike on Tehran.
Iran unleashed waves of ballistic missiles and Israel hit targets in Tehran, Isfahan and beyond after an Israeli strike on Beirut, as President Trump pressed both sides to stop shooting.
Israeli warplanes hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday despite a U.S. plea not to, killing two. Iran responded with barrages of missiles, putting a fragile ceasefire on the brink.
Attack occurs as Israel maintains military presence in southern Lebanon despite recent ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
The U.S.-brokered deal would carve out 'pilot zones' under exclusive Lebanese army control — yet Israel vows to keep striking and Hezbollah has already dismissed the agreement.
A strike on a vehicle near Nabatiyeh killed a brigadier general, a captain and a soldier, while a separate raid on Saksakiyah killed six, drawing condemnation from Lebanon's president as the fragile truce frays.
Tehran targets Bahrain and Kuwait with missiles and drones on same day Secretary of State tells lawmakers Iran conflict is over. Attack further strains fragile ceasefire arrangements in Middle East.
WatchIranian missiles and drones killed at least one person and tore through Kuwait's international airport early Wednesday, forcing a brief shutdown, as Tehran cut off contact with ceasefire mediators and the U.S. struck back at Iranian targets.
Israeli drone strikes killed a father and two of his children among others, as neither Israel nor Hezbollah publicly endorsed the de-escalation the U.S. president announced — and Iran suspended nuclear talks in protest.
WatchPresident Trump is deciding whether to approve a memorandum that would extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire 60 days, reopen the world's most critical oil chokepoint, and launch nuclear talks. Tehran says contradictory U.S. positions are stalling the agreement.
WatchCENTCOM says the “measured and deliberate” strikes near Goruk and Qeshm Island followed the shootdown of an MQ-1 Predator, as Iranian fire wounded U.S. personnel in Kuwait and rattled a fragile ceasefire.
WatchNegotiators have agreed on a memorandum that would restore unrestricted shipping through the world's most important oil chokepoint and open talks on Iran's nuclear program — but President Trump has not yet given final approval.
The prime minister said Israel already controls 60% of the territory and directed the army to push further — a move critics say breaches the October 2025 truce and would squeeze two million Palestinians into an ever-smaller strip of land.
The Russian leader's Victory Day overture is his most explicit yet, but Moscow still demands Ukrainian forces leave four annexed oblasts while Kyiv insists on a front-line freeze — and Washington's focus has pivoted to the Iran war.
WatchHours after a drone hit an electrical generator at the Arab world's only nuclear power plant, President Trump dismissed Iran's counterproposal as 'unbelievably weak' as oil topped $110 and bond yields spiked.
The Russian leader's most explicit signal yet that Moscow may seek a settlement followed a Trump-brokered three-day ceasefire and a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange, though Ukrainian drone strikes pounded Moscow over the weekend.
WatchPresident says 'there won't be anything left' of Iran if Tehran doesn't move on a deal, hours after a drone strike sparked a fire at the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant.
Moscow's Defense Ministry says it tallied tens of thousands of breaches by Kyiv, while Ukraine's General Staff reported 180 battlefield clashes in the final 24 hours of a truce both sides now blame the other for ending.
For the first time in nearly two decades, no heavy hardware crossed Red Square — and a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap began at dawn at the Kolotilovka–Pokrovka crossing.
The 32-year-old died of injuries from a Wednesday-night airstrike on the Daraj neighborhood, hardening Khalil al-Hayya's position just as U.S. envoys press for a Gaza phase-two deal.
WatchThe pause runs Friday through Sunday, coinciding with Moscow's Victory Day, and is the most concrete diplomatic step since Trump returned to office vowing to end the war.
Military officials report strikes on Iranian targets after Tehran allegedly fired on American warships, escalating tensions during fragile ceasefire negotiations.
Twelve ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones were launched from Iran, with three civilians injured and a fire briefly burning at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone.
WatchAmerican destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz under coordinated Iranian attack while Emirati air defenses engaged 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones in the largest single-day escalation since the April ceasefire.
IDF says it hit 50 Hezbollah sites in 24 hours, killing at least seven including a child. More than 62,000 homes have been destroyed and 1 million people displaced since fighting reignited in March.
Revolutionary Guards seize two vessels as critical shipping route becomes flashpoint, injecting uncertainty into ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
WatchThe IRGC boarded and seized the MSC Francesca and Epaminondas, with the UK disputing Iran's claim that the vessels had permission to transit.
USS Spruance disabled the Touska in the Gulf of Oman as Tehran refused to send negotiators to Islamabad talks before Tuesday’s midnight deadline.
WatchThe president's all-caps Truth Social directive came as more than a million displaced Lebanese began returning south. Israel has not publicly acknowledged the order.
WatchGen. Asim Munir landed in Tehran on Day 47 of the conflict carrying a new overture from Washington, as CENTCOM confirmed it has completely halted Iran's sea trade and Trump said a peace deal could come 'within two days.'
Joint statement expected from negotiations even as fighting persists between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, threatening fragile US-Iran ceasefire.
WatchU.S. and Iranian officials are moving toward a second round of face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan, with the fragile two-week ceasefire set to expire around April 21 and the naval blockade entering its second day.
With U.S.-Iran peace talks collapsed and the Strait of Hormuz still mined, the pontiff called on world leaders from St. Peter's Basilica to choose dialogue over rearmament.
WatchThe highest-level US-Iran face-to-face meeting since 1979 ended without a deal, with Vance saying Iran refused to commit to abandoning its nuclear weapons ambitions.
WatchVP JD Vance led the American delegation as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sat across the table in Pakistan, opening what negotiators called the highest-stakes diplomatic encounter in nearly half a century.
The president posted escalatory threats on Truth Social as his vice president opened the first direct US-Iran peace talks, creating a split-screen diplomatic moment that puzzled allies and alarmed former envoys.
WatchTwo American guided-missile destroyers navigated the critical oil chokepoint Saturday in the war's most significant maritime development since the conflict began, as VP Vance simultaneously met with Iranian officials in Islamabad.
Russia halted all combat operations starting Saturday afternoon through Easter Sunday, but Ukraine is watching closely after a near-identical ceasefire last year collapsed within hours.
Wall Street staged its biggest single-day rally in months after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, turning the Dow positive for the year as TSMC earnings and Meta's $35 billion AI deal reinforced investor confidence.
WatchNetanyahu declared the truce "does not include Lebanon" and unleashed the largest coordinated air campaign since March, killing 254 people in a single day as Vice President Vance flew to Islamabad for nuclear talks with Tehran.
Tehran says continued Israeli strikes contradict the truce's terms; the White House disputes the interpretation as the fragile two-week agreement shows dangerous cracks.
WatchNetanyahu agrees to State Department negotiations next week to discuss disarming Hezbollah — even as Israeli jets struck more than 100 targets in 10 minutes on Wednesday.
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