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Iran insists conditions be met to reopen oil waterway

Iran insists conditions be met to reopen oil waterway

Iran has reaffirmed its stand on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, insisting its seven conditions must be met by the US.

Israeli strike kills four women in Gaza City: medics

Israeli strike kills four women in Gaza City: medics

Israeli strike kills four women in Gaza City: medics

Israeli strike kills four women in Gaza City: medics

Health officials say five people, including four women, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on an apartment building ‌in Gaza City.

Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot flagged over 'extremism'

Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot flagged over 'extremism'

Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot flagged over 'extremism'

Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot flagged over 'extremism'

The United Arab Emirates says the co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight that nearly crashed attacked the captain with the cockpit’s crash axe in a “terrorist attack”.

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Third US carrier, thousands of troops head to Mideast

Third US carrier, thousands of troops head to Mideast

US President Donald Trump says he has rejected a ceasefire proposal from Iran as officials say three carriers will be in the Middle East by the end of October.

Israel settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank: official

Israel settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank: official

Palestinian officials say Israeli settlers have killed a 51-year-old man in the West Bank village of Yasuf in an attack.

Co-pilot underwent radical indoctrination: Israeli PM

Co-pilot underwent radical indoctrination: Israeli PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain of a Flydubai flight had been indoctrinated by Islamist ideology.

Open letter: Iran's Revolutionary Guards woo US voters

Open letter: Iran's Revolutionary Guards woo US voters

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have written a letter to the American people, accusing Donald Trump of concealing the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program.

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Passengers overcame pilot trying to crash plane: Israel

Passengers overcame pilot trying to crash plane: Israel

Passengers overcame pilot trying to crash plane: Israel

Passengers overcame pilot trying to crash plane: Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Saudi authorities have arrested a ‌co-pilot accused of stabbing a pilot on a Flydubai flight from the UAE to Israel.

Terror fears after cockpit stabbing on flight to Israel

Terror fears after cockpit stabbing on flight to Israel

Terror fears after cockpit stabbing on flight to Israel

Terror fears after cockpit stabbing on flight to Israel

Passengers have told Israeli media that a pilot of a Tel Aviv-bound plane was stabbed in what officials say might have been an attempted terrorist attack.

Iran receives US reply as Washington pulls out of Iraq

Iran receives US reply as Washington pulls out of Iraq

Iran receives US reply as Washington pulls out of Iraq

Iran receives US reply as Washington pulls out of Iraq

Iran has indicated it's received an official US response to Tehran's latest proposal to end the war, while its allies celebrate America's withdrawal from Iraq.

US forces leave Iraq, emboldening Iran's proxies and IS

US forces leave Iraq, emboldening Iran's proxies and IS

US forces leave Iraq, emboldening Iran's proxies and IS

US forces leave Iraq, emboldening Iran's proxies and IS

US forces are leaving Iraq, 23 years after an invasion that toppled a dictator but triggered years of chaos, amid fears there will now be a security vacuum.

Trump doesn't know if Iran is going to 'give up yet'

Trump doesn't know if Iran is going to 'give up yet'

Trump doesn't know if Iran is going to 'give up yet'

Trump doesn't know if Iran is going to 'give up yet'

As mediators work with Iran and the US on trying to broker a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump says Iran is "doing very poorly".

Israeli Gaza Strip airstrike kills senior Hamas figure

Israeli Gaza Strip airstrike kills senior Hamas figure

Israeli Gaza Strip airstrike kills senior Hamas figure

Israeli Gaza Strip airstrike kills senior Hamas figure

Israeli and Palestinian officials have confirmed an airstrike has killed the head of the Hamas armed wing in the northern Gaza Strip.

US and Iran hold separate talks with mediators on war

US and Iran hold separate talks with mediators on war

US and Iran hold separate talks with mediators on war

US and Iran hold separate talks with mediators on war

Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran insists on diplomacy as Trump rejects peace plan

US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza war surpasses 74,000

The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry

Iran awaits US move after report Trump rejected plan

Donald Trump is reportedly sceptical about Iran's peace moves and has spurned an offer from Tehran that would end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel kills four Hamas members in Gaza Strip

The Israeli army says four Hamas militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip, including a member who took part in the 2023 attack on Israel.

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At UN, Netanyahu defends Israel as delegates walk out

Claims of Israeli genocide in Gaza are “the biggest lie of the century", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN as scores of delegates left in protest.

Allies support Saudi Arabia as Houthis step up attacks

Saudia Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss how to defend the Saudis against attacks from the Iran-aligned Houthis.

Trump Board of Peace unveils Gaza Strip rebuild plan

The US-led Board of Peace has presented a plan for the partial reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, which has been destroyed by fighting over the past two years.

Iran won't surrender but backs diplomacy: president

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has condemned US attacks on what he described as civilian targets during the early stages of the Iran war.

Hope raised after US, Iran hold first talks in months

US and Iranian officials have spoken shortly after Donald Trump threatened he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the war.

Trump threatens to annihilate Iran, amid push for deal

Hours after threatening the US could "annihilate" Iran, US President Donald Trump has told the UN General Assembly a deal is close.

US plans to isolate Iran's airlines as Guards warn

The Revolutionary Guard says Iran is ready to change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict escalates as the US steps up economic measures.

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