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Saudi Arabia says two Filipino sailors were killed after the Saudi tanker Sidr was targeted in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The kingdom condemned the incident, which reportedly involved unknown projectiles.
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Video footage showing the aftermath of a strike on a building in southern Iran has been examined as reports link the incident to wedding celebrations.
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Officials say Israeli forces are increasing their presence in occupied areas of Lebanon, while a UN peacekeeping force says troops are strengthening p...
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The United States has launched additional strikes on Iran, while state media reported explosions. US Central Command accused Iran of targeting commerc...
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Medics say three people were killed by Israeli fire in Gaza City during a reported raid. Unconfirmed local accounts said Israeli air and artillery str...
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The UK has raised with Israel the case of Finn Joughin, a 22-year-old British student activist who was arrested in the Palestinian village of Umm Al-K...
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Iran says a US attack on Larak Island struck Iranian launchers and killed civilians, in what is described as the first known US strike on Iran since l...
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A woman who rented homes to two al-Qaeda members involved in the 9/11 hijackings has spoken publicly for the first time, describing their links to an...
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Two ships were seized within four days last week, bringing the number of vessels attacked since January to at least 13, according to supplied reportin...
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A week-long report has documented attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, focusing on incidents observed during the pas...
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China has criticised new US sanctions targeting Iran and its trading partners, after Washington threatened to isolate countries that continue doing bu...
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Trump has said all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that Iran has closed since the start of the conflict, triggerin...
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The United States has described new sanctions on Iran as an “economic D-Day”, while Tehran’s leadership appears to be calculating that it can withstan...
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said Washington will cut all economic links with Iran and isolate any country that maintains financial partner...
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Iran has spent years under severe economic sanctions and has repeatedly found ways to limit their impact, leaving uncertainty over how much Trump’s so...
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The UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada have criticised Israel’s plans to expand settlements in a strategically important area of the occupied West...
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said allies must decide whether they support Washington as the United States argues sanctions will severely da...
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Israel has announced that tenders have opened for a settlement project east of Jerusalem, an area whose planned development has long drawn internation...
