Lebanon thought there was a ceasefire – then Israel unleashed deadly blitz
The guns were supposed to have fallen silent. It was, after all, just hours after US President Donald Trump had announced that a two-week ceasefire...
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UK says Russia ran submarine operation over cables and pipelines
Three Russian submarines conducted a “covert” operation of cables and pipelines in waters north of the UK, Defence Secretary John Healey said. A British warship...
Trump warns of major war escalation if Iran peace process fails
US President Donald Trump vowed to retain military assets in the Middle East until a peace deal with Iran is reached and warned of a...
What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran
Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which shipping traffic will be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz. This comes...
Veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu dies at 80
Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu, who is known for decades-long pro-democracy advocacy and street protests, died of cancer on Wednesday aged 80, a local advocacy...
Pakistan appeals to Trump to extend deadline, Iran to reopen Hormuz Strait
Pakistan has made an 11-hour appeal to United States President Donald Trump to push back his deadline for an Iran deal by two weeks, and...
Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire, Iran says safe passage through Hormuz possible
US President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of...
Trump threatens to jail unspecified reporter over airmen rescue leaks
President Donald Trump threatened to jail a journalist as part of a hunt for the “leaker” behind initial reports Friday that a second Air Force...
Gaza hospital says clashes, Israeli strikes kill 10
A Gaza hospital said clashes and Israeli airstrikes killed at least 10 people on Monday near a school sheltering displaced people in the centre of...
Earthset, a solar eclipse: Nasa releases first images from Moon fly-by
Nasa has released the first photographs taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their fly-by of the Moon. The first image shows an ‘Earthset’ as...
Iran reports strikes on bridges, key highway and railway
Iranian officials reported damage to at least two bridges, railway infrastructure and a key highway on Tuesday as part of a wave of deadly US-Israeli...
Iran’s Kuwait ambassador urges Gulf to work on averting ‘tragedy’ before Trump deadline
Iran’s ambassador to Kuwait urged Gulf states on Tuesday to find a way to avert a “tragedy”, as US President Donald Trump’s evening deadline loomed...