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Defence Minister Israel Katz warns of a devastating offensive targeting Iran's new supreme leadership, as tensions between Jerusalem and Tehran remain on a knife's edge.

As energy pressures mount, Egypt's annual time shift takes on added significance in 2026.

Under a sweeping new directive, 50% of UAE government operations will run on Agentic AI within two years, a move that would make the Emirates the first country in history to govern at this scale through autonomous systems.

Seven ministers from Romania's largest party, the Social Democrats, resigned from the pro-European coalition government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Thursday, depriving him of a parliamentary majority and endangering access to EU funds.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar names veteran Arab-Christian diplomat George Deek to a newly created role aimed at deepening Israel's ties with Christian communities worldwide.

Cardinal Béchara Raï throws his full weight behind President Joseph Aoun's diplomatic outreach to Jerusalem, voicing what a growing majority of Lebanese feel but have long been afraid to say.

The son of the former Shah appealed to Western countries to join the war against Iran and criticised the decision of the German government not to meet him during his visit to Berlin on Thursday.

Iran showed off its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with video of its commandos storming a huge cargo ship, after the collapse of peace talks that Washington had hoped would open the world's most important shipping corridor.

Libya's eastern-based coast guard of the Libyan National Army rescued at least 404 migrants on board 10 boats after they had "faced harsh conditions at sea," the Tobruk Red Crescent said on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks, buying additional time for diplomacy to take hold in a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives since hostilities resumed on 2 March.

The Turkish parliament has passed a landmark law restricting minors' access to social platforms, joining a growing global movement to protect children online.

President Donald Trump wants to see a "unified" response from Iran's leadership to U.S. proposals to end hostilities, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.