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Middle East on brink as retaliation cycle intensifies
The war between Iran and a US-Israel alliance continued with renewed intensity and escalating threats, leaving the Middle East on…
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Iranian women’s soccer squad member changes mind on Australia asylum offer, to return home
Australian police helped two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer delegation slip their minders to claim asylum, but one…
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Six killed in Swiss bus fire that may have been deliberate
At least six people died in a bus fire late on ​Tuesday in a small town in western Switzerland, in…
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Oil prices fall as IEA weighs record emergency reserve release
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as reports that the International Energy Agency (IEA) could release record volumes of emergency reserves…
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Iran launches fresh regional strikes as oil fears mount and global markets reel
Iran unleashed early Wednesday defiant new strikes around the region, including drones targeting a Saudi oilfield, as the International Energy…
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Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months
Iranian drone attacks could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz for months, but how long the Islamic Republic could sustain its…
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US launches charter flights to evacuate citizens from the Middle East amid rising tensions
A US government charter flight was bringing Americans to the United States from the Middle East, and additional flights were…
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‘Military assets’ deployed to Middle East, Australia PM Albanese says
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday that “military assets” had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency…
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China takes ‘high stakes’ tech race up a notch with US as economic imbalances worsen
China on Thursday vowed to deepen investment in high-tech industries and scientific innovation, framing them as essential to bolstering national…
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Israel strikes Beirut as Iran fires fresh missile barrage at Israel
Israel said it carried out strikes on Beirut targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah on Thursday, while Lebanese state media reported…
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