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Exclusive: UK consul-general to Palestine set to leave Jerusalem before Israel's closure deadline
Source says negotiations are not completely over and a 'skeleton crew' may remain at the British consulate
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IRGC official says foreign warships have retreated from Gulf
IRGC official says foreign warships have retreated from Gulf An Iranian commander says the Revolutionary Guard’s military capabilities have forced foreign naval forces to keep their distance from Iran, according to state news agency IRNA. Brigadier-General Yadollah Javani, deputy commander of the IRGC’s political bureau, attributed the shift in the Gulf and Sea of Oman to the force’s missiles, drones and naval strength. “Previously, dozens of foreign warships and vessels roamed the Gulf,” he…
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Houthis strike Yemen government and Saudi targets as violence intensifies
State media accuses Houthis of targeting airport in Aden, site of the internationally recognised government
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Germany confirms role in IEA energy reserves release
Germany confirms role in IEA energy reserves release Germany’s economy ministry says the country will take part in the release of emergency energy stocks agreed by the International Energy Agency in March. “The implementation of the release is currently being processed,” a ministry spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement on Wednesday. The announcement follows a separate G7 agreement last week, reached under US pressure, to draw 100 million barrels of crude oil and diesel from emerg…
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Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble
Three years into Israel's genocide in Gaza, the consequences of a decision driven by siege, settlement expansion and assaults on Al-Aqsa are still unfolding
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IRGC official says foreign warships have moved more than 1,000km from the Gulf
The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that foreign warships have retreated more than 1,000km from the Gulf.
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Naza: Why the world watches only when Israelis document genocide
A film built on Israeli soldiers' accounts wins acclaim, while the Palestinian doctors and journalists who documented the genocide in Gaza for three years struggle for recognition
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Qatar says US, Iran still in talks to end war
Qatar says US, Iran still in talks to end war Mediator Qatar said the United States and Iran remain engaged in indirect talks aimed at ending the conflict, despite an apparent deadlock seven months into the US and Israel’s war on Iran. “The talks are continuing and the exchange of messages between different parties is continuing via Qatar and the regional partners,” Qatari Foreign Ministry official Ibrahim Al-Hashmi said. Qatar said the US and Iran remain engaged in indirect talks aimed at en…
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Israel killed 263 journalists over three years, Gaza media official says
The director of the Gaza Government Media Office said Israel has killed 263 journalists and media workers during its genocide.
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Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missile north of Riyadh
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missile north of Riyadh The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis north of Riyadh.
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Iran says more than 100 petrochemical and pharmaceutical sites damaged by US attacks
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Smotrich calls for further annexations in Gaza and Lebanon
Smotrich calls for further annexations in Gaza and Lebanon Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Israel to permanently extend its sovereignty over territory held by Israeli forces in Gaza and Lebanon during an address at the National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem. "That would demonstrate to our enemies the price of defeat and create a deterrent against future attacks on Israel and its citizens," the far-right minister said. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calle…
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Iran's Central Bank says it has ‘no problem providing foreign currency’
Iran's Central Bank says it has ‘no problem providing foreign currency’ Iran’s Central Bank says Tehran supplied $2bn in foreign currency to the market, saying that the country has no shortage of foreign exchange, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported. “The reason we provided $2bn in foreign currency for the market was to make Trump and his Treasury secretary understand that we have no problem providing foreign currency,” the Central Bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said. Hemmati said Iran…
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Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missile attacking Khamis Mushait, Saudi state TV says
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missile attacking Khamis Mushait, Saudi state TV says The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis towards the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, Saudi state TV reported early on Wednesday. The coalition said Houthi missile threats originated from the group-controlled capital Sanaa and the governorates of Saada and Amran.