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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned the "deliberate" targeting of UN peacekeepers by Israel after UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were wounded by Israeli fire for the second day running. Earlier France summoned the Israeli ambassador to discuss the attacks on UN bases, which constitute “serious violations of international law”,…

Asian leaders and top diplomats of adversaries the United States and Russia will meet Friday in Laos to discuss a world in turmoil as war rages in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Nov WTI crude oil (CLX24 ) Thursday closed up +2.61 (+3.56%), and Nov RBOB gasoline (RBX24 ) closed up +8.45 (+4.09%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Thursday moved sharply higher on ramped-up war rhetoric in the Middle East. Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said Israel's response to Iran's missile attack on...

In a world ravaged by war and sexual violence, a new edition of the great psychoanalyst’s works is a reminder of his continuing relevance, says academic Jacqueline Rose

Nov WTI crude oil (CLX24 ) today is up +1.75 (+2.39%), and Nov RBOB gasoline (RBX24 ) is up +5.96 (+2.88%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are posting moderate gains. Ramped-up war rhetoric in the Middle East is boosting crude prices today. Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said Israel's response...

The Middle East is perilously close to all-out war. In the year since the October 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel, millions of people have been displaced from their homes in Gaza, Israel, the West Bank and now Lebanon, and tens of thousands killed.

Amnesty International says there have been horrifying cases of torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees, with a failure to investigate incidents in custody. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch says Israeli forces have published degrading photographs and videos of detained Palestinians, including children. To discuss these serious accusations about the treatment…

Angry, accusatory partisan exchanges over the Middle East war have dominated federal politics this week. But for most ordinary voters the issue remains “over there”.

The idea that all Biden is doing to trying to avoid a third world war isn’t convincing. Look closely and his foreign policy has been as radical as Trump’s, says history professor Adam Tooze

At least 22 people were killed and 117 wounded in Israeli air strikes that hit two different areas in central Beirut on Thursday evening, Lebanon’s health ministry said – the third such attack on the capital since Israel escalated its air campaign last month. The news came after the UN…

‘Rule of thumb’ is Australia’s inflation rises 0.4% when a 10% increase to crude oil price lasts a year