Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 06, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
Nine staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees may have been involved in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and they will be dismissed, the United Nations says. “For nine people, the evidence was sufficient to conclude that they may have been involved in the seventh of … Read more
The United States is urging other countries through diplomatic channels to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, a State Department spokesperson says. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called it a “critical moment” for the region and says Washington is “engaged in intense diplomacy, pretty much around the … Read more
A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on March 4, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Said Khatib | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s military on Thursday said it killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed … Read more
Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh attending an exclusive interview with Anadolu in Istanbul, Turkiye on April 20, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The Middle East is on edge after a dramatic escalation that saw top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in a strike in the Iranian capital of Tehran early Wednesday. Iranian … Read more
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas has said. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh who it said was killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran”. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assassination but suspicion … Read more
Australians are being warned to leave Lebanon immediately as world powers race to deter Israel from striking the capital Beirut in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights. Flights to and from Beirut airport were cancelled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah after the … Read more
US Vice President Kamala Harris has pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, striking a tougher tone than US President Joe Biden. “It is time for this war to end,” Harris said on Thursday in a televised statement after face-to-face talks … Read more
Australia has sanctioned Israelis involved in attacking and killing Palestinians in the West Bank. Seven Israelis have been hit with travel bans and financial sanctions for participating in settler violence in the Palestinian territory. The individuals have been linked to beatings, sexual assaults and the torture of Palestinians, causing injuries and death, a statement from … Read more
(L-R) Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organisation and political party Fatah, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on July 23 … Read more
