Iran threatens military attacks while US rules out extending temporary cease-fire By Reuters DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Iran will shift to a “fully offensive” military posture because efforts to negotiate a permanent end to the war with the US have stalled, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday…
Iran threatens military attacks while US rules out extending temporary cease-fire By Reuters Published Aug. 18, 2026, 3:27 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results.Add The New York Post on Google DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Iran will shift to a “fully offe…
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Russian forces launched a drone attack on Ukraine overnight, which resulted in one death and more than a dozen injuries. Additionally, hacked alerts regarding nuclear and chemical attacks were sent to civilians in both Moscow and Kyiv.
Israel withdrew its forces from the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Monday following a week-long raid that displaced thousands of Palestinian residents. AFP journalists observed residents returning to their homes after being forcibly evacuated, a move Israeli officials described as a search for gunmen who killed two soldiers.
Sudan’s displaced people face a mounting food crisis amid warnings of famine, according to the report. Aisha Adam, a 50-year-old resident of Khartoum’s al-Kalakla neighbourhood, fled her home days after the war began between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, 2023.
She initially moved to Omdurman but relocated again in May 2023 after fighting followed her.
Houthi-affiliated media report that seven people were wounded in strikes on the city of Hodeidah.