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‘US distraction in the Middle East is in China’s interest’
‘US distraction in the Middle East is in China’s interest’
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Israel bombs central Beirut, killing 6, strafes south, east Lebanon
Wave of Israeli air attacks launched as ground offensive widens in south where Hezbollah are fighting Israeli forces.
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Iran war: What is happening on day 19 of US-Israel attacks?
Iran vows revenge after Israeli strikes kill security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani.
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Iran launches ‘revenge’ missile attack on Israel after assassinations
Attack kills two people in central Israel's Ramat Gan area and damages a Tel Aviv train station.
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Israeli air strike flattens residential building in Beirut
Video shows the moment a residential building collapsed in Beirut after an Israeli air strike.
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Qatar can keep goods flowing amid tensions, customs chief says
Qatar has no reason to worry about goods shortages or disruptions to supply chains despite heightened regional tensions.
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Iran fires missiles, drones across Gulf, region remains in war crosshairs
Qatar, UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia report new blasts, interceptions, with war edging to 3-week mark.
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Venezuela defeat USA, win first World Baseball Classic championship
Venezuela upset the star-studded host nation to win a politically charged showdown in Miami.
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Cuba restores power after 29-hour blackout amid US oil blockade
The national power grid comes back on after Cuba's 10 million people were plunged into darkness overnight.
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Trump confirms meeting with China’s Xi Jinping delayed as war on Iran rages
US President Donald Trump delays his trip to Beijing while also seeking China's help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Actor Sean Penn gifted a special ‘Oscar’ by Ukraine’s railway company
Sean Penn was gifted an ‘Oscar’ made of Ukrainian railway metal after he skipped the Oscars to visit war-torn Ukraine.
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Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
US defence secretary designated Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' after it refused to remove guardrails on its technology.
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Araghchi: Iran’s system holds despite targeted leaders
Iran’s foreign minister is pushing back after the killings of top officials.
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‘This is America’s war’: Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi
Iran’s foreign minister blames the US for regional escalation and says Washington is responsible for all consequences.
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Killing of Larijani will not destabilise Iranian political system: Minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi says US-Israeli assassinations will not topple Tehran's 'strong political structure'.
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Drone attacks hit near US embassy in Baghdad
Fires have broken out in Baghdad’s Green Zone after a drone swarm, purportedly launched by Iran-aligned groups.
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Experts discuss ‘Israeli strategy’ in killing of senior Iran official Ali L
Ross Harrison joins a panel on what the US and Israel are seeking with their killing of senior Iranian leaders.
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‘We’ll be doing something with Cuba very soon’, Trump says
While waging war on Iran, the US president and his secretary of state are demanding a leadership change in Cuba.
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Iran allowing more ships through Strait of Hormuz, data suggest
Number of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz has nearly doubled in recent days, maritime intelligence company says.
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Ukraine sends 201 military experts to counter Iranian drones in the Gulf
Ukraine President Zelenskyy says Moscow, Tehran 'brothers in hatred'; claims Iran's drones 'contain Russian components'.
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