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Ukraine Accuses Russia of ‘Cynicism’ as Strikes Continue Ahead of Truce Plans

Kyiv— Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of “utter cynicism” for continuing deadly strikes while proposing a temporary ceasefire linked

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Children Among Five Killed in Gaza Strike as Ceasefire Strains

Gaza City — An Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinians, including three children, in northern Gaza Strip late on Wednesday, Gaza’s

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Second Ship Targeted in Strait of Hormuz as Gulf Maritime Tensions Intensify

Dubai — A second commercial vessel came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the British military said,

Israel Says Hezbollah Campaign Incomplete Despite Ceasefire

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Israel Says Hezbollah Campaign Incomplete Despite Ceasefire

JERUSALEM— said on Friday its military campaign against remains unfinished, even as a 10-day ceasefire with took effect, with officials

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Pakistan Condemns Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, Warns of Threat to Regional Stability

Islambad — Pakistan on Thursday condemned Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, saying the attacks, carried out amid a fragile United States-Iran

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Israel Presses Lebanon Strikes as Netanyahu Excludes Beirut from Iran Truce

Beirut— Israel renewed strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday and continued ground operations against Hezbollah, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

U.S., Iran race to locate missing crew after fighter jet downed over Iranian territory

Tehran — U.S. and Iranian forces on Saturday raced to locate a missing crew member from a downed American F-15

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Ukraine Accuses Russia of ‘Cynicism’ as Strikes Continue Ahead of Truce Plans

Children Among Five Killed in Gaza Strike as Ceasefire Strains

Second Ship Targeted in Strait of Hormuz as Gulf Maritime Tensions Intensify

Israel Says Hezbollah Campaign Incomplete Despite Ceasefire

Pakistan Condemns Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, Warns of Threat to Regional Stability

Israel Presses Lebanon Strikes as Netanyahu Excludes Beirut from Iran Truce

U.S., Iran race to locate missing crew after fighter jet downed over Iranian territory

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

Trump to deliver national address on Iran conflict Wednesday night

Trump signals imminent US exit from Iran amid ongoing strikes, oil tensions