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WorldIran, Israel and U.S. leaders vow to fight on as Middle East war nears two-week mark
Tehran, Iran. Leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday, killing thousands, disrupting millions of lives…
WorldTrump says Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive but “damaged”
Washington, United States. President Donald Trump said he believes Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive but…
WorldIsrael military drops charges against five soldiers accused of abusing Palestinian detainee
Jerusalem, Israel. Israel’s military on Thursday dropped charges against five soldiers accused of torturing a Palestinian detained during…
WorldHungary returns armoured bank vehicles to Ukraine but keeps $82 million in cash and gold
Budapest, Hungary. Hungary returned two seized armoured bank vehicles to Ukraine on Thursday but withheld cash and gold…
WorldIsraeli airstrikes hit central Beirut buildings as Lebanon death toll rises, officials say
Beirut, Lebanon. Israeli airstrikes hit two buildings in central Beirut on Thursday, widening the offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah…
WorldKnighton accused of rejecting carrier deployment ahead of Middle East conflict, reports say
London, United Kingdom. UK chief of the defence staff Sir Richard Knighton was accused on Thursday of leaving…
WorldEgypt caps prices of unsubsidised bread amid rising inflation pressures
Cairo, Egypt. Egypt has set maximum prices for unsubsidised bread sold in private bakeries, reviving price controls as…
WorldIranian drones hit British base in Erbil, UK officials confirm, amid rising regional attacks
Erbil, Iraq. Iranian drones struck a British military base in Erbil on Wednesday night after evading air defences,…
WorldIran warns it will “abandon all restraint” if U.S. targets Iranian Gulf islands
Tehran, Iran. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on X on Thursday that any U.S. aggression against…
WorldTwo US sailors injured in non-combat fire aboard USS Gerald Ford, military says
Washington, United States. Two US sailors were injured after a non-combat-related fire broke out aboard the USS Gerald…
WorldKhamenei vows retaliation, threatens to keep Strait of Hormuz closed as attacks hit shipping
Tehran, Iran. Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran would avenge its “martyrs,” keep the Strait of…