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Iran protests as nuclear chief is blocked from meeting

Iran protests as nuclear chief is blocked from meeting

Iran has condemned the exclusion of the head of its atomic energy organisation from an annual gathering of the United Nations nuclear agency in Austria.

New Houthi attack on Saudi as Gulf-Iran meeting ditched

New Houthi attack on Saudi as Gulf-Iran meeting ditched

New Houthi attack on Saudi as Gulf-Iran meeting ditched

New Houthi attack on Saudi as Gulf-Iran meeting ditched

Yemen's Houthis have launched fresh strikes on Saudi Arabia and Arab states have called off a meeting with Iran as the widening war pressures oil supplies.

Rough seas hinder search after Indonesia ferry capsizes

Rough seas hinder search after Indonesia ferry capsizes

Rough seas hinder search after Indonesia ferry capsizes

Rough seas hinder search after Indonesia ferry capsizes

Indonesian authorities have intensified efforts to find 129 people missing a day after a ferry overturned in the Java Sea.

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Israeli military targets two Hamas members in Gaza City

Israeli military targets two Hamas members in Gaza City

Two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in Gaza City, Palestinian news agency WAFA reports.

Strait of Hormuz shipping attacks fuel oil supply fears

Strait of Hormuz shipping attacks fuel oil supply fears

A key oil pipeline has been shut as reports of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz fuel concerns about threats to global energy supplies.

Iran attack on Jordan base damaged US military aircraft

Iran attack on Jordan base damaged US military aircraft

Several US military aircraft have been damaged in an Iranian attack on the ‌Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, a US official says.

Israeli strike 'kills parents, two kids' in Gaza Strip

Israeli strike 'kills parents, two kids' in Gaza Strip

Two children are among the dead after Israeli forces carried out a strike in a northern Gaza Strip community, al-Shifa Hospital says.

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Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections

Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections

Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections

Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections

The US threatens to attack a site linked to Iran's nuclear program after the two ‌sides launched their biggest attacks on shipping since the start of the war.

US military destroys five Iranian oil tankers

US military destroys five Iranian oil tankers

US military destroys five Iranian oil tankers

US military destroys five Iranian oil tankers

The Houthis have launched attacks on four Saudi cities, while the US has struck five Iranian tankers, in an expansion of the six-month-old war.

Hit with broad sanctions, Israel to close UK consulate

Hit with broad sanctions, Israel to close UK consulate

Hit with broad sanctions, Israel to close UK consulate

Hit with broad sanctions, Israel to close UK consulate

After the UK, France and Canada announced trade sanctions on Israel, Jerusalem has retaliated by announcing the closure of the British Consulate.

Iran says it plans new Gulf 'exclusion zone'

Iran says it plans new Gulf 'exclusion zone'

Iran says it plans new Gulf 'exclusion zone'

Iran says it plans new Gulf 'exclusion zone'

Iran has vowed to announce a new restricted zone in the Strait of Hormuz and is threatening to strike US oil and gas assets in the wake of escalating tensions.

Iran plans new 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz

Iran plans new 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz

Iran plans new 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz

Iran plans new 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz

A senior Iranian official says the government plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz.

Israeli strike kills Gaza Strip man, daughter: medics

Israeli strike kills Gaza Strip man, daughter: medics

Israeli strike kills Gaza Strip man, daughter: medics

Israeli strike kills Gaza Strip man, daughter: medics

An Israeli strike on a vehicle in western Gaza City has killed a father and his daughter and wounded at least six others, hospital staff say.

Iran to tackle economic issues, punish further attacks

Iran to tackle economic issues, punish further attacks

Iran to tackle economic issues, punish further attacks

Iran to tackle economic issues, punish further attacks

Further attacks on Iran will draw a faster, heavier and more painful response, a senior official says as Tehran vows to address war-related economic problems.

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No plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza: US diplomat

The US ambassador to Israel says there is no plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza as he visits a Palestinian town amid a rise in West Bank settler violence.

US sanctions on Turkish bank puts more pressure on Iran

The US Treasury has announced sanctions on a Turkish bank as part of its latest effort to sever the Iranian government's global financial links.

US probes Iran wedding strike as families grieve

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of four victims killed in an air strike at a wedding in southern Iran, as the US begins to probe the incident.

Iran war escalation raises concern over civilian deaths

The United Nations is "deeply alarmed" by ‌reports of civilian casualties in the US-Iran war, ‌including a strike that reportedly ⁠hit a wedding ceremony.

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Iran targets US allies in Gulf after latest attacks

Iranians and their Arab neighbours have been plunged back into ‌war by the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July.

Israeli special forces capture Hamas official in raid

A senior Hamas military leader has been captured by Israeli special forces in a joint operation with the military, in a Hamas-controlled area of Gaza City.

Israel kills four including children in Gaza: medics

Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed ⁠at least four people, according to health officials.

'We're going to hit them hard', Trump vows retaliation

Donald Trump has vowed to retaliate after Iran launched missiles at US bases in Jordan in response to the US attack on Larak Island.

Iran dismisses Trump's Kharg video as 'laughable'

US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated video of claimed destruction on Iran's Kharg Island.

War weighs on Iran economy as US intensifies sanctions

Six months after the US and Israel launched war on Iran, negotiations are at an impasse as Washington ramps up efforts to punish Tehran financially.

Netanyahu condemns rioters after West Bank violence

Radical Israeli settlers have attacked members of a US television crew and a Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank.

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