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Israel strikes 2 homes in border towns after drones kill 3 Lebanese

Israeli drones fired two missiles at dawn Sunday at two homes in the southern border towns of Aita al-Shaab and Ramyeh, causing material damage, the state-run National News Agency reported.

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Iran judiciary says Israeli strike on Tehran's Evin prison killed 71

An Israeli strike on Tehran's Evin prison during this month's 12-day war killed at least 71 people, Iran's judiciary said Sunday, days after a ceasefire ended hostilities between the two arch-foes.

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UN atomic chief says Iran could again enrich uranium 'in matter of months'

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium "in a matter of months," despite damage to several nuclear facilities from U.S. and Israeli attacks, CBS News said Saturday.

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Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution

U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States was "not going to stand" for the continued prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges.

"The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to stand for this," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

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Syria says seized 3 million captagon pills coming from Lebanon

Syria said Friday that authorities had seized some three million pills of the illicit stimulant captagon after clashes with a drug trafficking network near the Lebanese border.

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Four wounded in Israeli drone strike in Shaqra

Four people were wounded in an overnight Israeli drone strike on a house in the southern town of Shaqra.

The strike came after a woman was killed and 25 other people wounded in Israeli strikes earlier in the day in the country's south, as the Israeli army blamed Hezbollah munitions for the death.

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Trump hopeful for Gaza ceasefire, possibly 'next week'

U.S. President Donald Trump voiced optimism Friday about a new ceasefire in Gaza, as criticism grew over mounting civilian deaths at Israeli-backed food distribution centers in the territory.

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Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in war with Israel

Iran began a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable".

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Iran says IAEA chief request to visit bombed sites suggests 'malign intent'

Iran on Friday rejected a request by U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi to visit facilities bombed by Israel and the United States, saying that it suggested "malign intent".

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Messi's PSG reunion, Real Madrid face Juventus in Club World Cup last 16

From Inter Miami's Lionel Messi facing former side Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid meeting Juventus and Chelsea taking on Benfica, AFP Sport looks ahead to the Club World Cup last 16.

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