Middle East News Headlines

Sirens in Bahrain and Kuwait warn residents of incoming projectiles as Iran fires against US allies across the Mideast

Southeast Asian ministers set to call for opening of Strait of Hormuz in Manila talks

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they gather in the Philippine capital for annual talks

Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge

Health workers in northern Nigeria say more children are relapsing into malnutrition and cite knock-on effects from the war in the Middle East

Iranian strike damages a Kuwait desalination plant, exposing water vulnerability in dry Mideast

Iranian strikes have damaged a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, highlighting the vulnerability of infrastructure in the Middle East

An Israeli strike on a funeral in Gaza kills 7 people and wounds 22, a local hospital says

An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Gaza Strip has killed at least seven people and wounded another 22

The Latest: Trump delivers primetime address to the nation

President Donald Trump addressed the nation on topics that included elections and voting machines, revisiting long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden

US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade

The United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north

US stocks rise within 0.5% of their record, even as oil prices keep climbing

U.S. stocks ticked higher following strong profit reports from big companies

Biden will publish 'Promise Me, America' memoir after the November midterm elections

Former President Joe Biden plans to publish his memoir, "Promise Me, America," this fall

US negotiator Brett McGurk will release a book on the Hamas hostage crisis

A lead U.S. negotiator for the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel will have a book out this fall