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US war on Iran not forever war nor democracy building: Hegseth
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Washington’s military mission in Iran was to destroy Tehran’s missiles, navy, and…
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At least 9 killed in Iranian missile attack on Israel
At least nine people were killed on Sunday when an Iranian missile struck a residential building in the Israeli city…
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Spanish PM Sanchez rejects US-Israeli attacks against Iran
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday rejected what he called the unilateral military action by the U.S. and Israel…
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Top Israeli court blocks gov’t bid to ban aid groups in Gaza
Israel’s Supreme Court on Friday froze a government order that would have barred dozens of international aid organizations from operating…
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Gaza ‘safe zone’ turns deadly as Palestinians hit by Israeli bullets
Sara Warsh Agha and her brothers, Ayman, Nafeth, and Ibrahim, gathered for iftar Sunday evening, their plates untouched, their mother…
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Syria reports mass escapes, ‘shocking’ conditions after securing al-Hol
Syrian authorities said Wednesday that a wave of mass escapes took place from the al-Hol camp in the country’s northeast…
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NGOs urge Israel’s top court to halt ban on Gaza
More than a dozen international humanitarian groups have urged Israel’s Supreme Court to halt an expected order that would shut…
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US Embassy scales back Beirut staff amid fears over regional flare-up
The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon pulled several personnel out of Beirut on Monday via Rafic Hariri International Airport, according to…
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14 Muslim nations slam US envoy’s Israeli land rights claims
Fourteen Muslim-majority countries and three regional organizations condemned Sunday remarks by Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, after he…
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US may allow ‘token’ Iran enrichment as Trump mulls strikes: Report
President Donald Trump could consider allowing Iran to conduct uranium enrichment at a symbolic level as part of a “token”…
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