Middle East tensions rise as Iran eyes Chinese anti-ship missiles amid Trump warning
Negotiations between Tehran and Beijing began at least two years ago but gained momentum after a 12-day conflict between Israel...
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US–Iran tensions escalate toward war as Gulf military buildup and Israeli preparations intensify
Indirect talks in Geneva have yielded what officials call “guiding principles” for a possible agreement, but the framework remains skeletal...
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Iran’s Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powers
In a message read by the director of Khamenei's office, he said: "I endorse the vote (for) the wise, honest,...
- The endorsement ceremony was held in the capital Tehran in the presence of senior Iranian officials and foreign diplomats, and broadcast on state TV
- Following the event, acting president Mohammad Mokhber handed over official responsibilities to 69-year-old Pezeshkian
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Israel vows retaliation after rocket kills 12 youths in occupied Golan Heights area
Israel's security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to decide on the "manner and timing" of a...
- Israel's military said Hezbollah fired the rocket from Lebanon, hitting a football pitch in the Druze town of Majdal Shams and killing the youngsters, between 10 and 20 years
- Hezbollah strongly denies involvement while the US and Israel pinned blame on Hezbollah. EU is pitching for an independent investigation into the incident
Gaza mediators, Israel spy chief to meet in Rome: Egypt media
"A four-way meeting between Egyptian officials and their American and Qatari counterparts, in the presence of Israel's intelligence chief, will...
- Egypt, along with Qatar and the United States, has been involved in months of mediation efforts aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war
- The proposed truce deal would be linked to the release of hostages held by Gaza fighters in exchange for Palestinian captives held in Israel
UAE urges ‘temporary international mission’ for post-war Gaza
Washington has said repeatedly that it opposes post-war government of Gaza by either Israel or Hamas and has called for...
- It came after Arab heads of state called at a summit in May for the deployment of UN peacekeepers across the occupied Palestinian territories, an idea strongly opposed by Israel
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said little about his plans for post-war Gaza, but he wants Israel to retain control of security matters
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Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage rare peace march
Chanting "yes, to peace, yes, to a deal", hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish Israelis marched noisily through Tel Aviv on...
- Their agenda starts with a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but ultimately, they want to reboot Palestinian-Israeli relations,
- According to activists and watchdogs, Palestinian citizens of Israel have struggled to get authorization for anti-war protests
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Netanyahu, Biden to meet on elusive Gaza deal
Joe Biden will press Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite the US president's shock election...
- Relations between Biden and Netanyahu are tense over Israel's conduct in the war
- Netanyahu's fiery speech to Congress sparked rowdy protests
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‘We love life’: Gaza’s war-weary footballers play on
For fans and players, Tuesday's match in the Jabalia refugee camp was a welcome distraction from the pangs of hunger...
- For the footballers, the match offered a rare escape from concerns about food and water shortages
- Jabalia was hit particularly hard in an Israeli offensive launched in May
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Bangladesh arrest total passes 2,500
What began as demonstrations against politicized admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed into some of the country's worst unrest.
- At least 174 people have died, including several police officers
- A curfew was imposed and soldiers were deployed across the country
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Defiant Netanyahu to face US Congress amid Biden’s withdrawal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, using an American football image, said Friday that negotiators were "inside the 10 yard...
- Israel's longest-serving premier will on Wednesday become the first foreign leader to address a joint meeting of the two chambers four times
- But analysts say the Gaza war since the October 7 Hamas attacks has created worrying tensions between Israel and the United States
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The Biden bombshell: a plot twist that roils Trump too
With the Democrat no longer in the race, the Trump operation finds itself pushed into a strategic pivot, forced now...
- For months Trump and his allies have been playing on concerns that the 81-year-old Biden may no longer be fit for office
- He was frequently a target of Republican mockery and scorn at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
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Middle East tensions rise as Iran eyes Chinese anti-ship missiles amid Trump warning
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Over 1.4 billion accounts hacked monthly worldwide: Cyber Security Council
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC) has warned of growing risks linked to users’ digital footprints,...
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Palestinians flee Gaza City under Israeli bombardment
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories -- Palestinian families streamed out of Gaza City on Sunday, some crammed into pick-up trucks, others...
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Netanyahu says US an ‘extraordinary friend’ during Rubio visit
Before departing Washington on Saturday, Rubio told reporters that while Trump was "not happy" about the strike, it was "not...
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Arab, Muslim leaders to meet in Qatar to denounce Israeli attack
Qatar said Saturday it will host a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders to denounce Israel's attack on Hamas officials...
- Monday's meeting would consider "a draft resolution on the Israeli attack on the State of Qatar" to be drafted Sunday at a ministerial meeting
- Among the leaders attending will be Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani
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Palestinian factions hand over weapons in largest Lebanon refugee camp
Palestinian factions handed over weapons from Lebanon's largest refugee camp on Saturday, a Palestinian official said, as part of a...
- Abdel Hadi al-Asadi, of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), said the umbrella group conducted "the operation of delivering new batches of weapons."
- The Lebanese army confirmed that it received "five truckloads of weapons from the Ain al-Hilweh camp in Sidon", the largest in Lebanon
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Israel army says 250,000 left Gaza City for their “safety” since stepping up operations
The United Nations estimated in late August that about one million Palestinians lived in and around Gaza's largest urban centre,...
- The United Nations estimated in late August that about one million Palestinians lived in and around Gaza's largest urban centre
- The world body and members of the international community have urged the military to abandon its plans to capture the city