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Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike militias in Iraq
Jordan’s military intercepted five Iranian ballistic missiles fired towards US installations early on Wednesday, while American and Saudi forces struck Iranian-backed militia sites across eastern Iraq. The exchange shattered a brief three-day pause in hostilities and marks a serious escalation in the broader confrontation between the US and Iran, raising fears of a wider regional…
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Oil jumps after Iran attempts ‘surprise attack’; chip stocks slump further as AI sell-off continues – business live
Markets were rattled after Iran attempted a “surprise attack” on US forces, pushing oil prices higher and dampening hopes of a swift de-escalation in the Persian Gulf. Analysts at ING warned that with Saudi oil infrastructure increasingly targeted, the risk of prolonged supply disruption is growing, while chip stocks fell further as a wider sell-off…
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‘Israeli settlers laid siege to our home’: Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attack
An investigation by the BBC reveals a pattern of near-weekly attacks by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, with one incident showing teenage settlers, backed by armed adults, attempting to storm the Abu Alia family compound while Israeli soldiers stood nearby without intervening. The report highlights how such…
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to visit New York despite Mamdani’s repeated calls for his arrest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he intends to travel to New York despite repeated calls from the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, for him to be arrested. Speaking in an interview, Netanyahu dismissed the threats and confirmed he plans to go ahead with the visit, framing it as a matter of principle rather than…
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Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on
US President Donald Trump held separate meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, with the White House calling both encounters “positive and productive”. The two leaders were in the capital for the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent advocate for both Israel and US support for Ukraine,…
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Iran inmates sew lips shut in mass hunger strike at notorious US-sanctioned jail: report
More than 1,000 death-row inmates held in a unit of Iran’s notorious Ghezel Hesar Prison have entered a third week of a mass hunger strike, with some reportedly sewing their lips shut in protest against the regime’s use of executions. The action highlights growing unrest inside Iran’s prison system amid what human rights monitors describe…
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The U.S. Says It Thwarted An Iranian Missile Attack That Ended A Brief Pause In Fighting
The U.S. military said it intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile attack on American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday, ending a brief lull in fighting just as mediators were pushing both sides back towards negotiations. Separately, American and Saudi aircraft struck sites in eastern Iraq used by Iran-backed militias, in response to a wave…
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Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting
Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East in what US Central Command described as an “attempted surprise attack”, ending a brief pause in hostilities that had raised hopes of renewed negotiations. All the missiles were intercepted, and the US and Saudi Arabian forces responded by striking Iran-aligned targets in Iraq,…
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Iran hangs 2 protesters in public, crowd cries ‘dishonorable’ as security fires tear gas
Iranian authorities publicly hanged two young men, Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi, on Tuesday over their alleged involvement in nationwide anti-government protests in January. The executions took place in Isfahan’s Shahid Alikhani Square, where onlookers reportedly chanted “Dishonorable, dishonorable!” before security forces used tear gas to break up the crowd. The hangings form…
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Putin, Russia put on notice as Senate takes crucial step to grind down the Kremlin’s war machine
The US Senate has moved forward on a major Russia sanctions bill, taking what Fox News describes as a crucial step towards putting further economic pressure on Vladimir Putin and degrading Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine. The legislation, which also includes measures targeting Iran, has been renamed in honour of Senator Lindsey…