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What to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

The United States, France and other allies jointly called for an “immediate” 21-day ceasefire in the conflict to “provide space for diplomacy” Israeli officials say they haven’t...

UK sends troops to Cyprus, anticipating mass Lebanon evacuation

Starmer said he was very concerned that the region was spiralling out of control LONDON - Britain is moving troops to Cyprus to help its...

Pro-Iran groups in Iraq claim drone attack against Israel: statement

Islamic Resistance in Iraq targets Israel with missiles and drones, source say The attack caused no injuries, according to the Israeli military

Sweden charges woman with genocide, crimes against humanity in Syria

Daesh ‘tried to annihilate the Yazidi ethnic group on an industrial scale,’ prosecutor Reena Devgun says DENMARK - Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman...

Palestinian president in Madrid to thank Spain for support

MADRID - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will meet with Spain’s prime minister and king during a two-day visit to the European country that begins on Wednesday, his first since Madrid formally recognized...

Iranian president pledges deeper ties with Moscow, state media says

The United States views Moscow’s growing relationships with Pyongyang and Tehran with concern and says both are supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for use in the conflict in Ukraine

Israel PM warns Yemen rebels of ‘heavy price’ after missile attack

The Houthis are among the Iran-backed groups in the Middle East that have been drawn into the conflict triggered by Hamas’s October 7 attack Jerusalem...

UAE will not back postwar Gaza plans without Palestinian state

DUBAI: The UAE is not prepared to support a postwar plan for Gaza that does not include a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on X on Saturday. 

Iran successfully launches satellite into space

The Chamran-1 satellite has a weight of 60 kilograms and it successfully reached a 550-kilometer orbit in space Testing space hardware and software is the main mission...

Turkish-American activist’s family awaits body for burial

Her family is still waiting for Eygi’s body to arrive and is hoping to bury her in the southwestern town of Didim on Friday Turkiye...