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Sydney court rejects anonymity bid by accused Bondi gunman

Sydney — An Australian court on Thursday rejected a request by Naveed Akram, accused of carrying out a mass shooting

Trump says U.S. nearing war goals in Iran, vows intensified strikes

Tel Aviv— Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States is close to achieving its core military objectives in Iran

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Mass exodus overwhelms Beirut as Israeli strikes displace over 1 million in Lebanon

Beirut— More than one million people have fled Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders across Lebanon in the past month, overwhelming

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Iran blockade traps over 2,000 ships in Gulf, choking global energy flows

Riyadh— More than 2,190 commercial vessels, including over 320 oil and gas tankers, were stranded in the Arabian Gulf on

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Iran fires two missile waves at Israel within hours, air defenses activated

Jerusalem — Israel’s military said early Thursday it intercepted two waves of missiles launched from Iran within hours, with reports

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Powerful 7.4 quake strikes Indonesia, triggers tsunami alert, leaves one dead

Jakarta — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Ternate island in the Northern Molucca Sea on Thursday, damaging buildings

Armed teen patrols unsettle Tehran as Iran widens Basij recruitment

Paris— Iranian authorities have deployed armed teenagers on patrol across Tehran as part of an expanded security crackdown during the

U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting leader Rodríguez, signaling policy shift after Maduro detention

Washington- The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to the Treasury Department, marking

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Indonesia Demands U.N. Probe into Peacekeeper Deaths in Lebanon Strikes

Yogyakarta — Indonesia called on the United Nations to conduct a direct investigation into the deaths of three of its

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Cambodia extradites alleged money laundering figure to China in anti-scam push

Beijing— Cambodia has extradited Li Xiong, a former financial executive accused of laundering money for criminal networks, to China, officials