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Berlin – German leaders called for de-escalation and urged restraint on Sunday following Iran’s overnight attack on Israel. Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned while on a visit to China against any further escalation. “Things must not continue in this way,” Scholz said in Chongqing. “We will do everything we can to avoid further escalation.” Scholz termed […]

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, is hoping for the formation of a regional coalition to counter Iran. Iran will be made to pay the price for its attack on Israel “as and when it suits us,” Gantz said on Sunday. “Iran is a global problem, a regional challenge and also a threat […]

Twelve US news organizations are urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to TV debates ahead of the November presidential vote, a typical feature of an election year and one that can sometimes play a crucial role. “If there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the […]

Several hundred people gathered at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Sunday following a call from the German-Israeli Society to show solidarity with Israel following the Iranian attack overnight. Police in the German capital put the number at around 500 and said the event had passed off peacefully. Demonstrators held up placards reading “Hands off Israel” and […]

ANKARA (Reuters) -Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Sunday, adding that Washington had conveyed to Tehran via Ankara that any action it took had to be “within certain limits”. Turkey, which has denounced Israel for its campaign on Gaza, said earlier on Sunday […]

[embedded content] RAMAPO – A 23-year-old Clarkstown resident was charged Saturday with attempting to murder an Orthodox Jewish man by stabbing him multiple times Thursday evening in his driveway on Trailside Place, police said. Police charged Elijah Dean of New City with felony counts of second-degree attempted murder, assault in the first and second degrees, […]

Somali pirates have released a Bangladesh-flagged vessel and its 23-member crew after a ransom was reportedly paid. The MV Abdullah was carrying coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when it was hijacked off Somalia’s coast about a month ago. The pirates alleged that they received $5m (£4m), but there is no independent […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. Abdullah Janan Saiq, the Taliban’s spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that flash floods hit the capital, Kabul, and several provinces. He […]

The European Union’s top diplomat has called a meeting of EU foreign ministers for Tuesday, as Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel fuels fears of a wider war in the Middle East. “Our objective is to contribute to de-escalation and security of the region,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a post on X, […]