Middle East

Binance is being sued by victims of the October 7 attack who allege it allowed payments to Hamas.

Binance allowed payments to Hamas, terror victims claim

A cryptocurrency exchange and its founder are being sued by victims of the October 7 attack on Israel for allegedly allowing millions of dollars to go to Hamas.

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Deadly incidents continue in Gaza where Israel and Hamas accuse each other of ceasefire breaches.

New Gaza killings put fragile ceasefire on the brink

Fresh Israeli strikes have left three Palestinians dead near the control line, threatening to derail already-tense ceasefire negotiations tied to Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan.

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Men stand in the apartment attacked by the Israeli military on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Israel assassinates top Hezbollah commander near Beirut

Lebanon’s state-run news agency said at least five people were killed in the airstrike, which the Lebanese militant group says ‘breaches a new red line’.

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Hamas has told peace negotiators in Cairo that Israel's 'breaches' are threatening Gaza's ceasefire.

Hamas says Israeli 'breaches' threatening ceasefire

As delegations meet to further Gaza peace talks, both Israel and the Palestinians say the other is violating the ceasefire and putting peace at risk.

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The strike hit an apartment building on Beirut's southern outskirts. (AP PHOTO)

Israel kills Hezbollah’s military leader in Beirut

Hezbollah's top military official has been killed in an Israeli air strike on an apartment building in Beirut, despite a ceasefire.

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Israel’s military says it has launched air strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, which medics say killed at least 24 people and wounded 54. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES.

Gaza strikes kill 24, Netanyahu says five Hamas dead

Israel's military says it has launched air strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, which medics say killed at least 24 people and wounded 54. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES.

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At least 10 people were killed in a building in Gaza City that was struck by Israeli forces. (AP PHOTO)

Five dead in Israeli strikes as Gaza truce falters

Israeli strikes have hit several Gaza Strip sites as a Hamas spokesman accused Israel of changing markings that define areas Israel controls in the enclave.

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A ceasefire has enabled hundreds of thousands of people to return to their homes in the Gaza Strip. (AP PHOTO)

Israeli strikes kill 25 across Gaza amid truce, medics say

Health authorities in the Palestinian enclave says at least 25 people have been killed from four Israeli air strikes.

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Thirteen people have been killed by an Israeli strike on a compound in Lebanon, which the military says was being used by Hamas to carry out attacks on Israel.

Thirteen people killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon

Thirteen people have been killed by an Israeli strike on a compound in Lebanon, which the military says was being used by Hamas to carry out attacks on Israel.

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Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan has scored a major win with the UN Security Council but Hamas and Israel have expressed reservations.

Trump’s Gaza peace plan approved by UN Security Council

The US is pushing the UN Security Council to support and enshrine Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. But Israel, Hamas, Russia and others have objections.

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The UN Security Council has backed Donald Trump’s Gaza plan.

Gaza breakthrough as UN Security Council backs Trump plan

The UN Security Council has backed Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, authorising an international stabilisation force and a ‘board of peace’ led by the US President to restore order in the war-ravaged territory.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his opposition to a Palestinian state. (EPA PHOTO)

Netanyahu rejects Palestine state as far-right revolts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his opposition to a Palestinian state the far-right erupted over a US-backed plan indicated support.

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The bodies of 27 unidentified Palestinians returned from Israel have been buried in Deir al-Balah.

Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza

Fifteen bodies of Gaza Strip residents have been returned by Israel, officials at a hospital in the south of the enclave say.

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Policemen examine damaged vehicles after a suicide blast outside the district court in Islamabad.

Pakistan in ‘a state of war’ after explosion kills 12

An attack on a courthouse in Islamabad was the first major assault to hit Islamabad in more than a decade.

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Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the next stages of the fragile Gaza ceasefire.

Fragile Gaza ceasefire edges closer to next phase

President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the next stages of the fragile Gaza ceasefire.

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