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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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Israel says it hit IRGC-linked Tehran university in strike on weapons infrastructure

Jerusalem — Israel’s military said on Monday it had struck a university in Tehran affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, describing

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Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed in blast at UNIFIL post in southern Lebanon

Beirut — An Indonesian peacekeeper serving with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was killed and another critically injured after

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Israeli anti-war protests grow, police detain demonstrators in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv — Hundreds of Israelis protested against the ongoing war involving Iran in multiple cities on Saturday, with police

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Syria shuts cross-border tunnel, tightening clamp on Lebanon smuggling routes

Damascus— Syria said on Saturday it had discovered and closed a cross-border tunnel linking its territory with Lebanon, which authorities

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Witkoff signals Tehran openness as U.S. relays nuclear demands via Pakistan

Berlin- U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Friday there were “strong signs” that Iran was ready to negotiate, as

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Rubio confers with Kurdish premier as oil flows, Iran strike roil region

Washington — Marco Rubio held a call on Thursday with Masrour Barzani, thanking the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for facilitating

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Drone strike ignites fuel tank fire at Kuwait airport amid regional tensions

Kuwait City— Drones struck a fuel storage tank at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, triggering a fire with no reported

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Kim declares nuclear status irreversible, warns South Korea of ‘merciless’ response

Seoul— North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s status as a nuclear-armed state is irreversible and vowed to

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White House weighs Ghalibaf as potential Iran interlocutor, Politico reports

Washington-The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as a potential partner and

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