Operative reportedly offered $300,000 to 'eliminate' former US national security adviser, in presumed retaliation for US airstrike that killed top general Soleimani

As Lapid praises Sissi, Cairo's envoy to UN laments 'martyrs' killed, Israeli 'desecration of al-Aqsa,' calls for end to Israeli blockade and says Israel responsible for Strip

Agriculture shipments okayed to set sail as part of ongoing UN-brokered deal, while war enters new phase with Ukrainian army trying to retake occupied cities in south

UAE is one of nations initiating meeting, expressing 'deep concern' over violence; Jordanian FM decries Israel's 'aggression' in Strip, warns against Temple Mount 'provocations'

Carriers loaded with 58,000 tons of corn set sail to Turkey for inspection, a fraction of the 20 million tons of grain still waiting to be exported amid global food shortages

Multinational team probes the corn-laden Razoni for 90 minutes to ensure it complies with pact, while 17 other ships await permission to leave Ukrainian ports

Iran's ultraconservative president has been under sanctions by Washington since 2019 for 'complicity in serious human rights violations'; Raisi has denied the allegations

In response, Putin says nukes should 'never be unleashed' since there would be 'no winners' in such war

Countries seek 'false security' by spending hundreds of billions on 'doomsday weapons,' Guterres warns, saying almost 13,000 nuclear weapons are in arsenals around the world

Cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tons of corn will stop for inspection in Istanbul before sailing to Lebanon as part of agreement aimed at easing global food shortage