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Israel-Iran battle escalates, civilians urged to evacuate target areas

By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland BAT YAM, Israel/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilians on the opposing side to take precautions against further strikes. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he hoped a …

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Russia says it struck oil refinery that supplies Ukrainian army with fuel

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces carried out an overnight strike on the Kremenchuk oil refinery that supplies fuel to Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced the attack on the central Poltava region as a vile strike against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. “Unfortunately, there was damage to the …

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Israeli military kills 41 people in Gaza, medics say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 41 Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday, local health authorities said, five of them near two aid sites operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Medics at Al-Awda Hospital in the central Gaza Strip said at least three people were killed and dozens …

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G7 leaders in Canada to discuss Israel-Iran conflict, hope to avoid Trump clash

By John Irish, David Ljunggren and Andreas Rinke BANFF, Alberta (Reuters) -Group of Seven leaders will gather in the Canadian Rockies starting on Sunday with the Israel-Iran conflict expected to be high on the agenda, while host Canada is striving to avoid clashes with President Donald Trump. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his priorities …

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German chancellor urges G7 to show unity in tackling Israel-Iran conflict

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday he hoped an upcoming meeting of the Group of Seven countries would show unity and could reach agreement on four key points to help resolve the conflict between Israel and Iran. Speaking as he prepared to fly to Canada for the G7 summit, …

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Tourists stranded in Israel as sirens sound, missiles fly, planes grounded

By Crispian Balmer and Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Woken by air raid sirens, hurrying to bomb shelters, scouring travel sites for escape routes — thousands of tourists in Israel have found their holiday plans upended by the country’s conflict with Iran. Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran in the early hours of Friday, shutting …

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Israel identifies second hostage whose body was recovered from Gaza last week

(Reuters) -The Israeli military on Sunday identified the second of two hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza last week as Aviv Atzili, who was taken captive during Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Last Wednesday, the military said it had recovered two bodies of hostages and identified one of them as Yair …

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Trump sees peace between Iran and Israel soon, eyes Putin role

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Despite evidence that the conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibility that Russia’s Vladimir Putin could help. In a social media post, Trump said there were many unspecified meetings about the issue happening …

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Russian air attack damaged Boeing offices in Ukraine, FT reports

(Reuters) -A building used by Boeing in Kyiv was badly damaged in a recent large-scale Russian air attack, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing six people familiar with the matter and photographs seen by the newspaper. Russia launched air attacks on Kyiv early last week, using 315 drones and seven missiles in strikes that …

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