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The political deputy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said that its forces have been carrying out nightly operations in the Strait of Hormuz targeting what it considers as violating vessels.
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Trump rules out new attack on Iran until after midterms as oil prices spike US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out new attacks on Iran until after the November mid-term elections, following several reports that Washington is gearing up for a new round of escalation. "We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections to be held in the United States on…
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The mass pro-Palestine protests on Saturday will take place across 60 countries in over 250 locations worldwide
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Israeli forces kill at least seven Palestinians in separate attacks across Gaza At least seven Palestinians, including a child, were killed in separate Israeli strikes throughout the day, Gaza’s civil defence rescue service said on Thursday. Strikes were reported in Gaza City, the al-Sudaniya area, al-Mawasi in Rafah, Bani Suheila, and northeastern Khan Younis. Gaza’s health ministry said that as of Thursday, Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement had killed 1,471 Palestinians and inju…
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Over 1,800 people missing in Yemen since July, Red Cross says The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that it received more than 1,800 missing persons reports in Yemen since the renewed fighting began in July. "The recent escalation of hostilities in Yemen has left countless families in anguish. Since July 2026, we have received over 1,800 tracing requests from families looking for missing loved ones," it said in a statement posted on X. "Families of the missing have the righ…
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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returned on Thursday to San Diego, after it took part in a record 321-day deployment, including time spent during the US-Israeli war on Iran
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Oil prices eased slightly on Thursday after US President Donald Trump ruled out attacking Iran before next month's midterm elections, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Thursday and promised to "do everything" to help end the war in the Middle East.
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France, Saudi Arabia weigh military options to protect Yanbu oil terminal, army chief says France and Saudi Arabia are studying several options involving French military assets to help protect the Yanbu oil terminal, France's Armed Forces Chief of Staff, General Fabien Mandon, said on Thursday. "It's at the study phase at the moment with Saudi Arabia. We are examining different options to protect the Yanbu terminal, which has been attacked and is essential for hydrocarbon trade," Mandon told…
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The focus of the war has shifted to Yemen, where Pakistan denied a report that its warplanes were bombing the Houthis
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Ruling to uphold the disqualification of Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh shows the true face of our 'democracy'
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US and Lebanese intelligence agencies are harbouring a former Assad official who has promised to help them locate Austin Tice
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Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment, nuclear chief says Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organisation, Mohammad Eslami, said on Thursday. Eslami said new US threats against Iran's nuclear sites were "nothing new" and that enrichment was "an inseparable part" of the nuclear process, state media reported.
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Embassy official has been sending Washington distorted information on Israel's actions in West Bank and Gaza, sources told The New York Times
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Lufthansa Group and Air India will suspend flights to Riyadh, they said on Thursday, as Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the Saudi capital's airport.
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Trump has wrongly tried to blame the student-led movement on migrants and Islam. In reality, it is propelled by the gradual disappearance of any prospect of a stable future
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Turkish foreign minister says Mecca pact is strictly defensive, as Ankara mulls deploying forces and equipment to Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
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Colombia to open embassy in Jerusalem next Wednesday Israel's foreign minister Gideon Saar announced on Thursday that Colombia would join a small but growing list of countries to open an embassy in Jerusalem next week, while most other embassies in Israel remain in Tel Aviv. "Next Wednesday, we are going to inaugurate... the Colombian embassy," Saar said at a conference, adding that the Democratic Republic of Congo would "very soon" follow.
