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IRGC says two tankers hit mines, set ablaze south of Hormuz Two tankers were set ablaze and brought to a halt south of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting Iranian mines, the Revolutionary Guards' Navy said in a statement shared by state media on Tuesday, without saying when the tankers were hit. The statement also said a US drone was downed by Iran on Monday night. Reporting by Reuters
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Israel seeks to fragment and destabilise its neighbours, retain buffer zones inside their territory and pursue perpetual war
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Turkey's parliament set to ratify Mecca Joint Defence Agreement The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey has been sent to the Turkish parliament to be ratified, according to parliamentary sources. Two sources told Reuters that Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus will submit the agreement to the parliament's foreign foreign affairs commission after returning to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan.
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Their overland routes to safety blocked off, several thousand people have boarded boats to escape gunfire, bombing and a dire humanitarian situation
