dpa correspondentsdpa(TNS) Tel Aviv — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the recent rocket attack his country launched on Israel and encouraged Iran’s allies in the region. “The glorious action of our armed forces … was an entirely legal and legitimate act. In fulfilling our duty, we do not hesitate and do not... The post Iran’s...

dpa(TNS) Tehran — Iran summoned the German ambassador on Thursday, over differences concerning the situation in the Middle East which continues to escalate. Alongside the new ambassador Markus Potzel in Tehran, the head of the Austrian mission to the Foreign Ministry was also summoned separately, IRNA state news agency reported. Summoning an ambassador...

Henry MeyerBloomberg News(TNS) Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and traded hostilities with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon as the country’s forces kept up their campaign against the Iran-backed militant group. Nine people died in the center of the Lebanese capital after an Israeli strike on a medical site affiliated with Hezbollah, according...

Henry Meyer and Marissa NewmanBloomberg News(TNS) Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against Iran after it fired about 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, a major escalation that world powers fear could spiral into a Middle East-wide war. Israel said most of the barrage of missiles on Tuesday evening was intercepted and reports indicated... The post...

Max KimLos Angeles Times(TNS) SEOUL, South Korea — It is a dream that has been sacrosanct in South Korea for seven decades: reunification with North Korea. Which is why one politician’s recent comments were so jarring. “Reunification? Let’s not do it,” said Im Jong-seok, who was chief of staff to President Moon... The post Should North Korea and South...

dpa(TNS) Karlsruhe, Germany — German police arrested a woman on allegations of spying as a Chinese agent, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The woman, a Chinese citizen identified only as Yaqi X, was arrested by police in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday. Her home and workplace were also searched by police. According to... The post German authorities...