Ottawa warns Canadians in Lebanon there is no guaranteed evacuation
Global Affairs Canada is warning more than 20,000 Canadians in Lebanon that they can’t rely on government evacuation flights if war engulfs that country.
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Iran’s Options for Retaliation Risk Escalating Middle East Crisis
Most new Iranian presidents have months to settle into the decades-old cadence of gradual nuclear escalation, attacks against adversaries and, episodically, secret talks with the West to relieve sanctions.
SEAN HANNITY: Kamala Harris will say and do anything to get into power and stay in power
Fox News host Sean Hannity takes a deep dive into the political positions of both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on "Hannity."
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei orders 'direct' attack on Israel: report
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has commanded Iranian forces to launch a "direct" attack against Israel, according to a report Wednesday.
Back-to-Back Assassinations in Middle East Scramble Biden’s Hopes for Peace
The White House declared earlier this week that fears of an all-out war in the Middle East were “exaggerated.” But that was Monday. By Wednesday, it was not quite so clear.
Middle East on knife-edge after killing of Hamas leader in Iran; Israel's opponents vow retaliation
The Middle East is on edgeafter a dramatic escalation that saw top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in a strike in the Iranian capital of Tehran early Wednesday. Iranian officials are blaming Israel for what they say is an assassination, but a spokesman for Israel's government on Wednesday declined to comment on the death of Haniyeh, Reuters reported. "Israel was very clear - Haniyeh was a dead man walking," Charles Lister, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, wrote in a post on X following the news. "Once out of Doha, it was game time. Coming hours after the killing of Fuad Shukr in Beirut, the Middle East is on an absolute knife-edge now." Just one d
Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Is Killed In Iran By An Alleged Israeli Strike, Threatening Escalation
BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the U.S. and other nations were scrambling to prevent an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge against Israel.
Blinken says Gaza cease-fire is 'imperative' after killing of Hamas leader in Iran
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it is "imperative" that there be a cease-fire in Gaza after the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.