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Gaza’s musicians reopen bomb-shattered conservatory – in tents
The three tents line a stretch of overcrowded, windswept sand, their windows open on to a view of the breaking waves of the Mediterranean. From inside comes the sound of singing, a strummed guitar, a violin and then a flute. But if the music evokes calm and harmony, the surroundings do not: rows of crowded makeshift shelters swelter in Gaza's summer heat, young children picking their way through rubble, battered cars and pony carts clogging a potholed road.
Shadow war: how use of proxy forces by Iran, Israel and US is driving Middle East instability
As Marco Rubio ended his brief visit to the Middle East on Friday, he sought to cast in the best possible light his discussions with leaders of the Gulf states. Those leaders are deeply anxious that the deal agreed earlier this month between Iran and the US fails to address their worries about continued Iranian efforts to project power and influence throughout the region.
Gulf shares concerns with US as Iran’s influence and power continue by proxy
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Zach Neto’s 9th-inning homer lifts Angels past A’s Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... WEST SACRAMENTO — Zach Neto is becoming an A’s assassin. For the second time this season, Neto hit a ninth-inning home run against the Athletics. The first was a walk-off shot last month. His Father’s Day blast was a go-ahead homer that sent the Angels to a 9-7 win on Sunday.
Angels break through late, shut out A’s behind Walbert Ureña Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... WEST SACRAMENTO — On Saturday night, the third time was the charm for the Angels against the A’s. In the third game of the series, they held a 2-0 lead and were threatening for more with the bases loaded in the top of the sixth inning. It was the Angels’ third bases-loaded opportunity of the night after they came up empty the first two times.
Angels get another look at A’s starter J.T. Ginn Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... WEST SACRAMENTO — Angels manager Kurt Suzuki came to the ballpark Saturday with a smile on his face after Friday night’s collapse. “It’s a new day,” Suzuki said. “Baseball is such a game of super highs and super lows, right? It’s having a short memory, and the beauty of it is you play the next day. The clubhouse was good, the energy was good.” Suzuki also said he pushed back the reporting time for his players Saturday to give them a little extra rest.
Iran says it is closing Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Iran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal with the US, signed just days ago. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned ships not to approach the strategic waterway, which before the war carried a fifth of global oil and liquid gas supplies, citing what it called Israeli crimes in Lebanon and a US violation of commitments to establish a ceasefire there.
Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in southern Lebanon despite reports of renewed ceasefire
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least 16 people, local authorities said on Saturday, despite reports of a renewed ceasefire aiming to end persistent violence that threatens the new agreement between the US and Iran. Lebanon's civil defence agency said its personnel transported “16 dead and 12 wounded” to hospital, adding that they had been working “since the early morning hours” in the Nabatieh district in response to “ongoing attacks targeting the area”.
‘It’s a big mistake’: Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace deal
Jason Burke in Rehovot and Jerusalem Sat, 20 June 2026 at 5:00 am UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Israelis are talking past each other. The common ground isn’t there,’ one opposition official said of a growing divide among Israelis.Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters (Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters) In the Tree brasserie off Herzl Street in Rehovot, there was much that almost everyone agreed on.
Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violence
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the US and Iran to end their conflict.
Angels can’t dig out of early hole against Gage Jump, A’s
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... WEST SACRAMENTO — The Angels had scored first in their past 11 games – one away from a franchise record – heading into Thursday night’s game against the Athletics. They did not tie that mark. In fact, they didn’t score at all against former JSerra High standout Gage Jump. The first six batters the A’s sent to the plate reached base, with five of them coming around to score.
Trump declares US-Iran peace deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders battle to tie up loose ends
Donald Trump has declared that the strait of Hormuz will be "completely open" from Friday, as western leaders gathering at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains battled to prevent the fragile US deal with Iran from almost immediately unravelling. "The deal's all signed.
US-Iran deal may get oil flowing again, but region’s root problems are unsolved
In much of the Middle East, news that the US and Iran had come to a fragile agreement was greeted with relief tempered with doubt that any deal would resolve the turbulent region's deep problems or even prevent a future return to war. In Kuwait, a frequent target of Iranian drone strikes during the 15-week conflict, Iyad Joumma, a 37-year-old Jordanian engineer, spoke for many.
Israeli officials defiant over apparent inclusion of Lebanon ceasefire in US-Iran deal
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Israeli officials defiant over apparent inclusion of Lebanon ceasefire in US-Iran deal
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Israeli officials defiant over apparent inclusion of Lebanon ceasefire in US-Iran deal
Israeli military forces will not withdraw from a vast swathe of territory they have seized in southern Lebanon, the country's defence minister has said, hours after Donald Trump and officials in Iran announced a new preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran to end hostilities on "all fronts" in the Middle East pending a final settlement in about two months. Israel Katz's remarks were the first official Israeli comments after the announcement of the interim deal.
Trump calls for restraint after Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Beirut
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Trump calls for restraint after Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Beirut
Donald Trump was forced to call for restraint on Sunday after Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Beirut as mediators sought to conclude negotiations on a preliminary peace deal between Iran and the US that would bring the three-month war in the Middle East to a definitive end. Trump played down new Israeli strikes but said "all sides should stand down". "We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon ...
Trump says Iran peace deal could be signed by Sunday, with strait of Hormuz to open shortly after
Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Marina Dunbar Sat, June 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Preliminary peace deal could be signed within days, says US, Iran and mediators
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US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims
Prospects for an immediate end to the war between Iran and the US remained uncertain on Friday amid a chaotic series of conflicting claims and counter-claims by US and Iranian officials about ongoing negotiations. Donald Trump seemed to distance himself from his earlier comments that suggested a preliminary agreement could be signed as soon as this weekend, with a series of angry social media posts describing the Iranians as "very dishonorable people to deal with".
Israel and Iran step back from renewed conflict after Trump calls for halt
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Israel and Iran step back from renewed conflict after Trump calls for halt
Fears of a return to a full-scale regional war in the Middle East eased on Monday as Israel and Iran said they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from Donald Trump to "immediately stop shooting". Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, acknowledged the halt in fighting with Iran in a televised speech, but vowed to respond "with force" to future attacks.
Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?
Then, al-Saadi, who faces life behind bars, was led away. The brief hearing was the latest chapter in an extraordinary story that appears far from over. It involves: two powers at war; one of the most high-profile terrorist campaigns in Europe and the UK for many years; a new form of warfare to which western security services have yet to find an answer; teenage petty criminals caught up in geopolitics; Islamist militia in Iraq; and, inevitably for 2026, the disruptive power of social media.
Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?
default On Monday, a slightly dishevelled Iraqi man, shackled and dressed in beige prison overalls, was ushered into a Manhattan courtroom. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, pleaded not guilty to a series of terrorism-related offences, then gestured toward the judge and prosecutors. "I'm a prisoner of war. I'm not a threat," he told them. "Children and women are being killed by your rockets." Then, al-Saadi, who faces life behind bars, was led away.
Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?
On Monday, a slightly dishevelled Iraqi man, shackled and dressed in beige prison overalls, was ushered into a Manhattan courtroom. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, pleaded not guilty to a series of terrorism-related offences, then gestured toward the judge and prosecutors. "I'm a prisoner of war. I'm not a threat," he told them. "Children and women are being killed by your rockets." Then, al-Saadi, who faces life behind bars, was led away.
Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?
Jason Burke Sun, June 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. UTC 8 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi has been linked to Iran-backed terror attacks across Europe.Composite: Guardian Design/NurPhoto/Shutterstock/ Southern District of New York/AP/Reuters default On Monday, a slightly dishevelled Iraqi man, shackled and dressed in beige prison overalls, was ushered into a Manhattan courtroom.
Look at how Germany defeated the Red Army Faction. The lessons about how to fight terrorism are all there
Daniela Klette in court in Celle, Germany, April 2025. Photograph: Sina Schuldt/AFP/Getty Images In 1972, the great German novelist Heinrich Böll described the campaign of violence launched by the Red Army Faction (RAF) since its foundation two years earlier as a war of “six against 60 million”. The writer was vilified for the phrase, accused of sympathy for bombers and murderers.
Jason Burke and Saeed Shah in Islamabad and Andrew Rothin Washington Mon, May 18, 2026 at 9:07 p.m. UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
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