Iran dismisses US economic threats and other developments in the Middle East
Iran on Thursday dismissed U. S. President Donald Trump’ s threats of economic pain and isolation, while the U. K and other nations condemned Israel over a controversial settlement project. Meanwhile, Syria’s foreign minister visited Pakistan, which is seeking to defuse tensions between the United States and Iran. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Thursday. Full coverage can be found here. Iran denounces Trump's economic threatIran’s...
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- Iran dismisses US economic threats and other developments in the Middle East
- North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump
- A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraines Kyiv region
- Deadly overnight storms batter Germany as Balkan countries fight wildfires
- Vietnam police charge man with rape after American woman alleges attack
- Israels military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle East
- Champagne growers race to preserve quality in record-early harvest
- Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children
- Death toll in mine collapse in Central African Republic rises to more than 100
Wed, 19 Aug 2026
- Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans
- Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes
- UN aid chief warns Russian drones threaten civilians and aid work in Ukraine
- Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraines ex-defense minister demands elections
- United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire
- North Korea shrugs off Trumps scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
- Brazilian police say at least 23 killed in minibus and truck crash
- Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions
- Israels deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit
- Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics
- ICC slams US decision to sanction the courts president and a senior prosecution lawyer
- Queen Camilla wished she could share kings diagnosis during a visit to cancer charity
- Congos Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
- Afghan farmers turn their grapes into raisins after border closures slash fruit exports to Pakistan
- Jason Ardays death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media frenzy
- In Israel, military service debate spotlights ultra-Orthodox Jews and their growing clout
- Fractured opposition battles Nigerias Tinubu as presidential campaigns begin
- A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again
- Trump says US and Canada have reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports
- Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East
- Once shaped by court rituals, Chinas imperial cuisine lives on today
- Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
- Archaeologists unveil skeletal remains believed to be ritual offering in Peru
Tue, 18 Aug 2026
- Trump threatened to bomb Oman because hes unhappy with countrys deal with Iran, officials say
- Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US
- US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court
- Gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners
- Japan and OAS award Haiti $3M to help troubled country prepare for long-awaited elections
- Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?
- Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers say
- The Moscow region is hit by a drone blitz as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village
- Quebec separatist leader says no independence referendum until Trump leaves office
- Putin hosts Myanmars leader for talks on deepening their relationship
- Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remain
- Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election
- Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putins visit to disputed islands
- Turkeys Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants
- Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced
- A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldnt swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surge
- Grenade attack near school in Afghan capital wounds numerous children, authorities say
- South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises
- A Chinese animated film mocked as terrible becomes a box-office hit
- A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps
Mon, 17 Aug 2026
- Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazils future after Petrobras strikes new find
- Belgian wildfire approaches Germany as Greece probes deadly blaze
- Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza
- Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on a Strait of Hormuz deal, and other Middle East news
- A detainees death revives Syrias memories of torture and abuse in prisons
- Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers
- Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine
- Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week
- British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House official
- Ukraine takes aim at Russias economy and morale by attacking online retailer
- South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills
- Heavy rains kill 1 in South Korea and flood major streets in Philippines
- Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68, overshadowing Independence Day
- The 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring. Heres where things stand
- A temple stampede and a hotel fire in eastern India kill 14 and injure several
- After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America
- Israels Ben-Gvir advocates killing 30 to 40 people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage
- Firefighters battle wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens
- Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
Sun, 16 Aug 2026
- Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next
- 12 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwes ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 84
- Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery
- Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53
- Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spains Ceuta
- Brazils Lula and Flvio Bolsonaro kick off their presidential campaigns
- Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday
- BBC asks a US court for help in getting testimony from the Trump family in defamation suit
- Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news
- Bou Meng, a Cambodian artist and survivor of a Khmer Rouge torture center, has died at 85
- Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
- A bus crash in Hungary kills 12 people, injures at least 10 others
- Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain
- Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century
Sat, 15 Aug 2026
- Iran claims Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news
- Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce
- Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesias coast, killing at least 47 and toppling buildings
- While Taliban leaders mark 5 years in power in Afghanistan, a UN official warns of a rights crisis
- Takaichi skips controversial shrine visit on 81st anniversary of countrys World War II surrender
- Theres a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. Its not just Netanyahu
- Myanmar says over 300,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth year
Fri, 14 Aug 2026
- Hope reborn in Colombia as signs of life emerge under earthquake debris
- Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home as Ukrainian civilian casualties surge
- Brazils Lula triggers reciprocity process against US tariffs in effort to show strength
- Son of former Mexican President Lpez Obrador says US revoked his visa and appeals directly to Trump
- Peru steps up fight against illegal gold mining as activity enters protected Amazon reserve
- A second passenger train derails in England in 2 days
- Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Czanne and Matisse artworks worth millions
- 2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East
- Palestinians besieged in West Bank village fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes
- The livin is no longer so easy: How carefree dreams of summertime are fading in 2026s swelter
- European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent
- Zambia suspends vote counting in election over reports of violence and the theft of ballot papers
- Record-breaking rain floods Chiba east of Tokyo, killing at least 5 people
- Reform UKs Nigel Farage beats a slate of fringe candidates in election boycotted by major parties
- Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs and education
- Israels Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment
- Tunnel collapses at an Indian hydropower project, killing at least 7
- North Korea slams US-South Korea military drills and threatens strong response
- Iran-backed Houthis clash with Yemeni forces and other Mideast developments
- New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln
Thu, 13 Aug 2026
- Cuba marks Fidel Castros 100th birthday as his shadow still shapes a nation in crisis
- Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a mans head got sucked into: NTSB
- UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year
- Rescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble as window for survival narrows in Colombia
- Israeli settlers siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke
- Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw
- Families mourn victims of Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll rises to 46
- Crew of Yemeni vessel recount their chaotic rescue after Houthis deadly attack
- Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze
- Explosion at Dutch port of Rotterdam leaves 1 dead, several injured
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