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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with the US after a blockade, threatening global oil flows and fragile ceasefire stability.
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Donald Trump signals openness to a UAE currency swap to ease dollar shortages as the Strait of Hormuz crisis disrupts oil exports, raising economic concerns.
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A settler attack near Ramallah killed two Palestinians, including a teen, amid escalating violence in the West Bank, highlighting rising tensions, land disputes and security fears.
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Donald Trump says US will resume Iran talks via Pakistan while warning of military action; Tehran rejects participation, citing US demands and blockade, as tensions rise ahead of a ceasefire deadline.
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A fragile opening in the Gulf collapsed on Saturday as Iran reimposed strict controls over the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a brief, conditional reopening.
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Trump ordered the investigation into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of scientists with access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded nuclear and space secrets.
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A fragile ceasefire in Lebanon has exposed deep divisions between the United States and Israel, while analysts say the truce itself reflects an unexpected shift in leverage towards Iran and Hezbollah after war.
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Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz to shipping after a Lebanon ceasefire, easing energy market tensions and signaling fragile diplomatic progress amid ongoing US-Iran negotiations and regional uncertainty.
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US defence secretary Pete Hegseth praises Gulf allies for strong support during Iran conflict, criticises other partners for failing to contribute, as tensions persist and a fragile ceasefire holds.
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Trump announces a 10-day Israel–Lebanon ceasefire after US-led talks, with both sides agreeing to halt hostilities. The truce aims to ease tensions and pave the way for rare direct negotiations.
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Turkish cultural figures and media activists form a human chain outside a Tabriz power plant, signalling solidarity with Iran as regional tensions continue to escalate.
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As ceasefire talks collapse, the US announces a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports, while Iran vows retaliation across the Persian Gulf. The confrontation risks renewed conflict and a spike in global oil prices.
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Voters were seen fleeing a school in the north of the Afghan capital after a blast, an AFP correspondent said, with witnesses reporting explosions at other polling centres.
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Myanmar’s extremist Buddhists rally in Yangon to voice support for the military’s state-sponsored crackdown campaign against Rohingya Muslims, vowing to “fight back” any international.
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As global pressure mounts on Saudi Arabia to hold the kingdom responsible over the fate of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a new report indicates that Riyadh is preparing a list of countermeasures.
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Israel is set to heavily lower prison standards for Palestinian inmates, a decision that is likely to ignite a new wave of protests both inside and outside of Israeli prison.
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Malaysia has freed from detention 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak last year, and sent them to Turkey, their lawyer said on Thursday.
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Syrian rebels completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontline in Idlib on Monday, under a deal between Russia and Turkey to create a demilitarised zone, the state-owned.
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran is prepared to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in order to build a strong region together and put an end to the US humiliation of regional countries.
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Ottawa had given the long-detained democracy advocate and Nobel laureate the rare honour in 2007. But her international reputation has become tarnished by her refusal to call out the atrocities by her nation's.
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Top diplomats of Iran, Russia and Turkey – which serve as guarantors of the Syria peace process – have sat down for talks in New York on the latest developments in the country’s Idlib Prov
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Russia announced on Monday that it will supply the Syrian government with more modern, S-300 missile defence systems following last week’s downing of a Russian plane by Syria.
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As ties between Islamabad and New Delhi continue to fray, top Indian diplomat Syed Akbaruddin likened Pakistan to a “one-trick pony” on Sunday, Times of India reported.
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Is the Ahvaz attack part of a larger Saudi-UAE goal to goad Iran to retaliate and then use Tehran’s reaction to spark a larger war and force the US to enter since the two cannot take on Iran militarily alone.
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