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Iran army warns against new escalation by US and allies

Iran army warns against new escalation by US and allies

Iran's military says any new attacks from the United States will result in sustained strikes against US bases and interests across the Middle East.

Shootings reported in West Bank ahead of Yom Kippur

Shootings reported in West Bank ahead of Yom Kippur

Shootings reported in West Bank ahead of Yom Kippur

Shootings reported in West Bank ahead of Yom Kippur

An Israeli man has been fatally shot in the West Bank and a suspect detained while two Palestinians have been wounded in a settler attack.

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza

The son of a top health official has been killed near Jabalia refugee camp ‌in northern Gaza, one of three Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes.

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Iran says it has conveyed conditions to end war with US

Iran says it has conveyed conditions to end war with US

A senior official says Iran has conveyed its conditions to mediators for re-engaging in stalled negotiations with the United States.

Iran says it struck oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it struck oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' navy says it has struck a Togo-flagged oil tanker for "illegal" movements in the Strait of Hormuz.

US approves visas for Iran leaders to attend UN meeting

US approves visas for Iran leaders to attend UN meeting

An Iranian ‌delegation will be allowed ‌to attend the ‌United Nations General Assembly in New York next ‌week, ‌the ⁠United States State Department says.

Yemenis take to boats to flee as Mideast war spreads

Yemenis take to boats to flee as Mideast war spreads

Refugees have fled across the Red Sea as the spread of the Middle East war to Yemen and Saudi Arabia threatens to worsen the world's energy supply shortage.

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Yemen hit hard as Houthis, Saudis trade fire

Yemen hit hard as Houthis, Saudis trade fire

Yemen hit hard as Houthis, Saudis trade fire

Yemen hit hard as Houthis, Saudis trade fire

Saudia Arabia has attacked Yemen and says Houthi rebels targeted Islam's holiest city, as the Mideast war continues to expand.

Aussie GP loses season-launch honour, gains sprint race

Aussie GP loses season-launch honour, gains sprint race

Aussie GP loses season-launch honour, gains sprint race

Aussie GP loses season-launch honour, gains sprint race

The Australian Grand Prix won't open the 2027 F1 season as it did this year -- but it will be bigger than ever as it stages its first sprint race.

Postecoglou defends Ronaldo amid Saudi grilling

Postecoglou defends Ronaldo amid Saudi grilling

Postecoglou defends Ronaldo amid Saudi grilling

Postecoglou defends Ronaldo amid Saudi grilling

Australia's top soccer coach Ange Postecoglou has jumped to Cristiano Ronaldo's defence after the worst defeat of the Portuguese great's Saudi spell.

Bombed-out Gaza building collapses, killing 20 people

Bombed-out Gaza building collapses, killing 20 people

Bombed-out Gaza building collapses, killing 20 people

Bombed-out Gaza building collapses, killing 20 people

Rescuers have dug with their bare hands to find survivors after a war-damaged building collapsed in Gaza, killing at least 20 people and trapping dozens more.

Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains

Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains

Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains

Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains

Saudia Arabia has hit Yemen hard while accusing the Houthis of targeting Islam's holiest city, as the rebels secure their advances in the widening Mideast war.

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five, including children

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five, including children

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five, including children

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five, including children

Hamas sources say a senior commander, Nael Abu Obeid, has been ⁠killed in Israeli air strikes.

More alerts in Saudi Arabia after week of strikes

More alerts in Saudi Arabia after week of strikes

More alerts in Saudi Arabia after week of strikes

More alerts in Saudi Arabia after week of strikes

Saudi Arabia remains on high alert with wide range issued following a week of strikes that saw the crucial East West Pipeline knocked out.

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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