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Houthis claim advance in Yemen as Perim seizure reported
The Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a major advance in Yemen and are reported to have seized Perim, a strategic island on a key Red Sea shipping route.
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Israel says major underground Hezbollah base destroyed
Israel says it has destroyed a major underground Hezbollah base. A powerful blast connected to the incident registered as the equivalent of a magnitud...
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Netanyahu to sue newspaper over UAE warning claim
Benjamin Netanyahu is to take legal action against a newspaper over a claim that the UAE warned him ahead of the 7 October attack. The newspaper says...
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Houthis reportedly seize Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mokha
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has reportedly taken the Red Sea port of Mokha, a development that would move the group closer to control of the B...
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Trump says Iran war will not end until after US elections
Donald Trump has said the war involving Iran will not end until after the November US elections, and claimed without evidence that Iran wants to influ...
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UK accuses Israel over settler actions as US response to West Bank sanctions stays muted
The UK has accused Israel’s government of ignoring what it called the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians by settlers, while the US response to British...
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Iran referred to UN Security Council over nuclear non-compliance
Iran has been referred to the UN Security Council over nuclear non-compliance, with Tehran rejecting the resolution and saying inspections were disrup...
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Oil prices near $100 after US and Iran exchange strikes
Oil prices moved closer to $100 a barrel after a fresh escalation between the United States and Iran, involving US strikes on Iranian oil tankers and...
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Fears for pupils after deadly settler-related violence in West Bank
Safety concerns have intensified at a Palestinian school in al-Mughayyir after six people, including three pupils, were killed this year amid a rise i...
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New videos raise questions over Omar al-Bayoumi in 9/11 lawsuit
New footage and other evidence concerning Omar al-Bayoumi, a central figure in a 9/11 lawsuit, are said to challenge his long-standing denials and ind...
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Iran warns US of harsher response after tanker strikes
Iran has warned that any further US attacks would draw a “faster, heavier, more painful response”, a day after Washington said it had struck Iranian o...
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US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after reported missile attack on warships
US Central Command says American forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships.
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Palestinian teenagers shot dead in occupied West Bank village
Palestinian teenagers Omar al-Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia were killed after Israeli settlers and soldiers entered a village in the occupied West Bank.
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US investigating missile shrapnel at Iran wedding, Vance says
Vance says the United States is investigating whether a missile was involved in an incident at a wedding in Iran after the Iranian Red Crescent Societ...
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Palestinian teenagers killed during West Bank village attack, officials say
Officials say Palestinian teenagers were killed during an attack by settlers on the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, amid conflicting accounts of wh...
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Saudi Arabia says Iranian attack on tanker killed two Filipino sailors
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 t...
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Footage examined after reported strike on wedding celebrations in southern Iran
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 Israel is expanding its presence in Lebanon
Officials say Israeli forces are increasing their presence in occupied areas of Lebanon, while a UN peacekeeping force says troops are strengthening p...