Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of HormuzAP News• Apr 8, 2026 10:23 pmA tentative ceasefire in the Iran war is staggering under the weight of Israel’s intense bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued…
Here’s where things stand after a tentative, 2-week Iran ceasefire took effectAP News• Apr 8, 2026 06:30 am
At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn’t apply thereAP News• Apr 8, 2026 06:26 am
Decorated Australian veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime chargesAP News• Apr 7, 2026 08:57 pm
Iranians fear power outages and further attacks as Trump’s deadline nearsAP News• Apr 7, 2026 12:12 pm
Lebanon buries a Christian official killed in an Israeli strike as anti-Hezbollah anger surgesAP News• Apr 7, 2026 12:03 pm
Pope says Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization is ‘truly unacceptable’AP News• Apr 7, 2026 11:55 am
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released week after kidnapping in Iraq, Rubio saysAP News• Apr 7, 2026 07:48 amU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that American journalist Shelley Kittleson, who was kidnapped last week in Iraq,…
Extreme weather leaves 22 dead over past 24 hours in Afghanistan, including 13 from collapsing roofsAP News• Apr 7, 2026 07:01 am
Gunmen attack police near building housing Israeli Consulate in IstanbulAP News• Apr 7, 2026 03:10 am
PHOTO ESSAY: A journey into Iran, where daily life unfolds against a backdrop of warAP News• Apr 7, 2026 02:35 am
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in AfghanistanAP News• Apr 6, 2026 10:04 pm
Man cleared in the killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay could soon be freedAP News• Apr 6, 2026 01:24 pm
A 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily lifeAP News• Apr 6, 2026 05:21 amZANJAN, Iran (AP) — A black banner hangs over the border crossing and portraits of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
The Latest: Trump brushes off war crime concerns as he repeats threat to Iran’s infrastructureAP News• Apr 5, 2026 10:33 pm
Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon’s health care system, as it did Gaza’sAP News• Apr 5, 2026 10:26 pm
Displaced by war, Lebanon’s Christians mark Easter far from their homes and churchesAP News• Apr 5, 2026 02:44 am
Lebanon’s displaced Shiites face rising hostility as airstrikes fuel fear and evictionsAP News• Apr 3, 2026 12:26 am
Reporter who was kidnapped in Baghdad is known for pursuing gutsy, low-budget assignmentsAP News• Apr 1, 2026 09:10 am
US and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threatsAP News• Apr 1, 2026 03:25 am
Beirut is bursting as over 1 million people flee Israeli strikes and evacuation ordersAP News• Apr 1, 2026 03:19 amBEIRUT (AP) — Beirut is bursting. It’s been a month since Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel after the U.S.-Israeli attack…
Securing Iran’s enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts sayAP News• Apr 1, 2026 02:03 am
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi may have had a heart attackAP News• Mar 31, 2026 01:08 pm
Afghan authorities say 14 more people die as a result of extreme weather and floodingAP News• Mar 31, 2026 08:22 am
Protests erupt in West Bank as Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murderAP News• Mar 31, 2026 06:16 am
Trump lashes out at allies, says securing the Strait of Hormuz is ‘not for us’AP News• Mar 30, 2026 10:47 pm
Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops’ lives and may not end Iran war, experts sayAP News• Mar 30, 2026 09:14 pmPresident Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island. It’s a…
Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean for the MideastAP News• Mar 30, 2026 03:53 pm
Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI saysAP News• Mar 30, 2026 01:10 pm
Israel’s parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering IsraelisAP News• Mar 30, 2026 02:57 am
The Latest: Trump says US is negotiating with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, who denies talksAP News• Mar 29, 2026 11:15 pm
Photos show Lebanon’s Catholics marking Palm Sunday as the shadow of war weighs heavilyAP News• Mar 29, 2026 06:08 pm
An Israeli soldier from Connecticut is killed in southern Lebanon weeks after completing trainingAP News• Mar 29, 2026 03:10 pm
Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead, authorities sayAP News• Mar 29, 2026 03:56 amKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan left 17 people dead and 26…
Jerusalem heads into a subdued Passover and Easter under the shadow of the Iran warAP News• Mar 29, 2026 02:53 am
Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists covering the warAP News• Mar 28, 2026 08:09 am
One month into the war, Iranians wrestle with lost livelihoods, bombs and worries of the futureAP News• Mar 28, 2026 02:00 am
The Latest: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claim responsibility for missile attacks on IsraelAP News• Mar 27, 2026 10:56 pm
Hamas considers a proposal to disarm in Gaza that’s central to the territory’s futureAP News• Mar 27, 2026 10:56 am
Pro-Iranian group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal accountAP News• Mar 27, 2026 09:48 am
Analysis: 1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostageAP News• Mar 27, 2026 08:15 amDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One month into their war with Iran, the United States and Israel find themselves…
UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last yearAP News• Mar 27, 2026 03:13 am
In a southern Lebanese city emptied by Israel’s offensive, some vow to stay putAP News• Mar 26, 2026 11:54 am
Iran war’s environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts sayAP News• Mar 26, 2026 07:00 am
Lebanese fear another occupation as Israel threatens to use Gaza tactics in the southAP News• Mar 26, 2026 04:52 am
Israeli judge closes case of Palestinian teen’s death in prison despite evidence of starvationAP News• Mar 25, 2026 02:15 pm
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the MideastAP News• Mar 24, 2026 09:57 pm
Lebanon orders Iran’s ambassador out, escalating a crackdown on Tehran’s influenceAP News• Mar 24, 2026 01:47 pm
Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle held for more than a yearAP News• Mar 24, 2026 06:04 amAfghanistan’s Taliban government says that authorities have released American academic Dennis Coyle, held in Afghanistan since January 2025. A statement…
Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacyAP News• Mar 22, 2026 10:04 pm
The Latest: Trump says Iran ‘wants to make a deal’ but the Islamic Republic denies any talksAP News• Mar 22, 2026 09:50 pm
Syrian authorities’ new limits on alcohol sales in Damascus spark backlashAP News• Mar 22, 2026 09:14 am
Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in the West Bank as 4 Palestinians killed in GazaAP News• Mar 22, 2026 04:07 am
As Netanyahu prepares for elections, his foes in Iran and Lebanon could get a voteAP News• Mar 21, 2026 08:01 am
Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exileAP News• Mar 21, 2026 04:17 am
Israel strikes Hezbollah’s civilian as well as military wings in an attempt to crush the groupAP News• Mar 20, 2026 09:37 pmBEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike on a health center in southern Lebanon instantly killed 12 medical workers, seriously wounded…
War, through food’s lens: How Iranian Americans are celebrating their new year — or notAP News• Mar 20, 2026 02:12 pm
Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran’s theocracy fallsAP News• Mar 20, 2026 04:26 am
Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-downAP News• Mar 19, 2026 10:47 pm
Kuwait says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery again hit in Iranian drone attacks, starting fireAP News• Mar 19, 2026 10:21 pm
The Latest: US deploys thousands more troops to the war as Iran threatens world tourism sitesAP News• Mar 19, 2026 10:04 pm
War and displacement mar the run-up to Eid al-Fitr holiday for many in LebanonAP News• Mar 19, 2026 10:57 am
US Jews grapple with a surge in attacks and bitter rifts over Israeli policiesAP News• Mar 19, 2026 04:43 amFor many U.S. Jews, following current events these days can be emotionally tumultuous. Simultaneously, there is widely shared anger at…
What to know about the resurgent war between Israel and Hezbollah in LebanonAP News• Mar 18, 2026 12:41 pm
UNICEF says it’s investigating Israel’s allegations of smuggled tobacco in a Gaza aid shipmentAP News• Mar 18, 2026 10:38 am
Israelis had just returned to this northern town after the last war. Now rockets are flying againAP News• Mar 18, 2026 05:11 am
Tradition and worry at an iftar gathering near the Iran-Iraq border in photosAP News• Mar 17, 2026 04:51 pm
Iran’s internet blackout silences voices at home as diaspora creators fill the voidAP News• Mar 17, 2026 07:34 am