dpa(TNS) Dortmund, Germany — Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has accused German authorities of “silencing” protesters after police shut down a pro-Palestinian camp in the western city of Dortmund which Thunberg had been planning to visit. “After almost 4 months of encampment, the student Palestine encampment in Dortmund were forced by German police...

Dan Williams, Ethan Bronner and Henry MeyerBloomberg News(TNS) U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to speak on Wednesday amid frantic efforts by Washington to temper Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack last week. The call is scheduled after a visit to the U.S. by Israel’s defense chief, Yoav Gallant —...

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...