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Hamas holds talks with peace board over Gaza Strip plan

Hamas holds talks with peace board over Gaza Strip plan

Reports say Hamas members have met delegates from US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" in Egypt to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip.

Trump demands help to secure vital Strait of Hormuz

Trump demands help to secure vital Strait of Hormuz

Trump demands help to secure vital Strait of Hormuz

Trump demands help to secure vital Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump is demanding the seven nations that heavily rely on oil from the Gulf rally behind his call to protect tankers in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

Israeli forces kill 16 in Gaza Strip, West Bank: medics

Israeli forces kill 16 in Gaza Strip, West Bank: medics

Israeli forces kill 16 in Gaza Strip, West Bank: medics

Israeli forces kill 16 in Gaza Strip, West Bank: medics

Israeli ‌strikes have ⁠killed 12 people in the centre of the Gaza Strip, medics say while four members of a family were reportedly killed in the West Bank.

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Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's oil export hub

Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's oil export hub

US President Donald Trump has warned of more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island as he pressures allies to send warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump threatens to cripple crucial Iranian oil hub

Trump threatens to cripple crucial Iranian oil hub

US forces have "obliterated" military targets on an island vital to Iran's oil network, Donald Trump says, as he issues an ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's new leader 'wounded, likely disfigured', US says

Iran's new leader 'wounded, likely disfigured', US says

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran's new supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured", while President Donald Trump vows to keep hitting Iran.

Explosions in Tehran after Iran launches fresh strikes

Explosions in Tehran after Iran launches fresh strikes

Intense air strikes have landed around Tehran after a new wave of Iranian attacks in the region and President Donald Trump threatened Iran's "deranged" leaders.

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Sexual assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped

Sexual assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped

Sexual assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped

Sexual assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped

Israel's military has dropped charges ‌against five soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza war at a notorious prison.

Tankers burn as Iranian strikes defy Trump's 'victory'

Tankers burn as Iranian strikes defy Trump's 'victory'

Tankers burn as Iranian strikes defy Trump's 'victory'

Tankers burn as Iranian strikes defy Trump's 'victory'

Massive fireballs have lit up the sky over the Gulf as Iranian attacks on oil tankers flout President Donald Trump's claim the US has won its war with Tehran.

Iran fires at bases and ships despite intense strikes

Iran fires at bases and ships despite intense strikes

Iran fires at bases and ships despite intense strikes

Iran fires at bases and ships despite intense strikes

Explosions have rung out across the Mideast as Iran launched strikes and shook energy supplies, even after the US and Israel's most fierce attacks of the war.

Israeli army kills three in southern Gaza Strip tunnel

Israeli army kills three in southern Gaza Strip tunnel

Israeli army kills three in southern Gaza Strip tunnel

Israeli army kills three in southern Gaza Strip tunnel

The Israeli army says it has killed three armed men near Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Iran firm on oil blockade as Trump threatens strikes

Iran firm on oil blockade as Trump threatens strikes

Iran firm on oil blockade as Trump threatens strikes

Iran firm on oil blockade as Trump threatens strikes

President Donald Trump warns that US attacks could rise sharply if Iran blocks tanker traffic, while Tehran vows that no oil will move if attacks continue.

Khamenei's hardline son named as Iran's supreme leader

Khamenei's hardline son named as Iran's supreme leader

Khamenei's hardline son named as Iran's supreme leader

Khamenei's hardline son named as Iran's supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline cleric son of Iran's slain supreme leader, has been named his successor as the US-Israel war with Iran sends oil prices ‌surging.

Israeli strike kills six Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli strike kills six Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli strike kills six Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli strike kills six Palestinians in Gaza

Six Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, in the first bloodshed since Israel and the US launched a war with Iran.

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Another US military service member dies in Iran

A total of seven US military service members have now died during operations in Iran.

Arnold calls on FIFA to save Iraq's World Cup dream

Graham Arnold has made an urgent call for FIFA to provide a solution for Iraq's World Cup campaign, which looks set to fall victim to the Iran-US conflict.

Trump rejects settling war as Iran considers new leader

Negotiating with Iran could be a moot point if the country's potential leaders are killed and the Iranian military is destroyed, US President Donald Trump says.

Trump warns Iran will be 'hit very hard' in new attacks

Iran is about to be "hit very hard", President Donald Trump says, as the US considers targeting new areas and groups "because of Iran's bad ⁠behaviour".

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Assail of two cities: Tehran and Beirut under attack

US President Donald Trump has encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle East conflict widens.

Iran warns US will 'bitterly regret' sinking warship

Iran has launched new strikes against Israel and US military bases in the Middle East after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship.

Three-day farewell for slain Iranian leader Khamenei

Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be farewelled at a public ceremony in Tehran before being buried in his home city of Mashhad.

US strikes on Iran 'ahead of game plan' as markets dive

The war in the Middle East is escalating, with nearly 800 killed in Iran as explosions rock Lebanon, where Israel says it's retaliating against Hezbollah.

F1 heads for Melbourne but other sport hit by conflict

The Australian grand prix remains on schedule but other sports events are being affected by the fall-out from the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Middle East war enters fourth day in 'smoke and blood'

President Donald Trump says the US has “the capability to go far longer" than its projected four-to-five-week time frame for military operations against Iran.

F1 chartering flights to Australian GP amid conflict

Australia's GP appears safe but there are doubts over F1 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia while other events in the Middle East are being called off.

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