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US starts using British military bases for ‘defensive’ Iran operations

US starts using British military bases for ‘defensive’ Iran operations

Trump taunts PM Starmer for purportedly considering sending 2 aircraft carriers to the region: ‘We don’t need people that join wars after we’ve...

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US releases Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump assault allegations

US releases Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump assault allegations

Woman alleges in FBI interview summaries that Epstein introduced her to Trump as a teen in 1980s; White House dismisses claim as baseless

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White House posts montage of movie clips and real strikes on Iran

White House posts montage of movie clips and real strikes on Iran

Iron Man, Gladiator and John Wick appear alongside real war footage in official social media video; Ben Stiller demands Tropic Thunder clip be...

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Two UN peacekeepers from Ghana critically hurt in Lebanon missile attack

Two UN peacekeepers from Ghana critically hurt in Lebanon missile attack

Ghanian military says officers’ mess ‘burnt down completely’ after base was hit; UNIFIL investigating source of fire, which Lebanese president...

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Sissi says Egypt in ‘state of near-emergency’ as Iran war threatens economy

Sissi says Egypt in ‘state of near-emergency’ as Iran war threatens economy

Egyptian president warns price-gougers could be tried ‘in military courts,’ as shipping companies, seeking to avoid Strait of Hormuz near Iran, no...

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Afraid and angry, Lebanese gather on a Beirut beach after fleeing suburbs en masse

Afraid and angry, Lebanese gather on a Beirut beach after fleeing suburbs en masse

Shelters nearing capacity after IDF urges residents of Hezbollah stronghold Dahiyeh to evacuate, as the terror group fires rockets at Israel during...

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Shah’s widow warns Khamenei’s death alone won’t topple Islamic Republic

Shah’s widow warns Khamenei’s death alone won’t topple Islamic Republic

Speaking from Paris, Farah Pahlavi urges international community to back Iranian sovereignty, says her son Reza is preparing for a possible political...

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Greek court to sentence over 40 neo-Nazi party members for crimes during economic crisis

Greek court to sentence over 40 neo-Nazi party members for crimes during economic crisis

Appeal court to rule on convictions including anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas’s murder in 2013, savage beating of Egyptian fishermen; prosecutor:...

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What future for Iranian leadership after Khamenei’s death?

What future for Iranian leadership after Khamenei’s death?

Analysts say country’s clerical system was built to outlast any single leader, but Khamenei’s killing has set off a power struggle that could...

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Iranian exiles across North America rally for strikes; others march against war

Iranian exiles across North America rally for strikes; others march against war

Expatriates from Los Angeles to Toronto celebrate killing of Khamenei, but protesters in Washington and New York say US-Israeli military campaign will...

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Pro-Iran mobs in Pakistan, Iraq try to storm US embassies; at least 8 killed

Pro-Iran mobs in Pakistan, Iraq try to storm US embassies; at least 8 killed

Rioters in Karachi climb over main gate, smash windows at American mission, as police fire tear gas; in Baghdad, hundreds clash with security forces...

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Fiery explosions rock Gulf as Iran presses attacks on Arab neighbors

Fiery explosions rock Gulf as Iran presses attacks on Arab neighbors

Blasts heard in UAE, Bahrain and Qatar day after Pakistani national killed and airports attacked; debris ignites blaze at iconic Burj; Qatar reports...

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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on US-Israeli strikes against Iran

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on US-Israeli strikes against Iran

Russia and others request special session over ‘unprovoked act of armed aggression’; Tehran urges council take ‘immediate’ action, also calls...

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‘War is no good, but I’m happy’: Iranian diaspora jubilant, conflicted as regime attacked

‘War is no good, but I’m happy’: Iranian diaspora jubilant, conflicted as regime attacked

In Istanbul, several exiled Iranians express support for US-Israeli strikes, lament deaths but say it is Iran’s ‘brutal theocracy that has put us...

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Strait of Hormuz: Key oil route in middle of Iran crisis

Strait of Hormuz: Key oil route in middle of Iran crisis

A look at the strategic waterway Iran has long threatened to close — and why it matters for global energy markets

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US-Israel-Iran conflict: Who are the main players?

US-Israel-Iran conflict: Who are the main players?

After weeks of failed diplomacy and a massive military buildup, the US and Israel strike Iran, and the regime fires back — here are the leaders,...

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Filmmakers back Berlin festival chief after director’s Gaza ‘genocide’ speech sparks row

Filmmakers back Berlin festival chief after director’s Gaza ‘genocide’ speech sparks row

Writers group says possible firing of Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle over Abdallah Al-Khatib’s anti-Israel comments would mean ‘wanton...

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Irish soccer chief says country has ‘no choice’ but to play matches against Israel

Irish soccer chief says country has ‘no choice’ but to play matches against Israel

Despite local pressure to boycott, Football Association of Ireland executive says only ‘viable option’ is to play UEFA games in September and October

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Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case

Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case

Greek court convicts 4, including Intellexa founder Tal Dilian, over surveillance of politicians and journalists in ‘Greek Watergate’

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Hezbollah official: We will not intervene in event of ‘limited’ US strikes on Iran

Hezbollah official: We will not intervene in event of ‘limited’ US strikes on Iran

Official says strike on Iranian leadership would be ‘red line,’ as Beirut pushes Iran-backed group not to drag Lebanon into more conflict amid...

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Bill Gates admits affairs with two Russian women, denies involvement in Epstein’s crimes

Bill Gates admits affairs with two Russian women, denies involvement in Epstein’s crimes

Major philanthropist and tech mogul insists ‘I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit’ during the three years or so when he associated with...

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Bureau chief of Japanese public broadcaster reportedly arrested in Iran

Bureau chief of Japanese public broadcaster reportedly arrested in Iran

Shinnosuke Kawashima, journalist for NHK, said to be held at notorious Evin Prison; Tokyo confirms citizen held, urges release

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Police find no hate crime in Canberra bar’s posters of Netanyahu and others as Nazis

Police find no hate crime in Canberra bar’s posters of Netanyahu and others as Nazis

Officers determine ‘satirical’ art doesn’t violate new laws against Nazi symbols passed after Bondi terror attack; Palestinian flags were draped...

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Israel begins bidding for $50 billion Tel Aviv metro project, with sights set on 2037

Israel begins bidding for $50 billion Tel Aviv metro project, with sights set on 2037

The metro, as envisioned, will complement the city’s light rail system, and is slated to comprise three lines covering roughly 150 kilometers across...

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Israel backs United Nations vote voicing support for Ukraine, as US abstains

Israeli ambassador to UN says Jerusalem and Washington ‘each have their own calculations’; FM Sa’ar announces 117 power generators will be sent...

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US mediating prisoner exchange talks between Damascus and Druze — source

Talks aim to free over 60 civilians from Druze-majority Sweida, where sectarian clashes broke out last year, prompting Israeli intervention, in...

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Seeking recognition, Somaliland minister says US can access its minerals, military bases

Khadar Hussein Abdi suggests granting ‘exclusive’ mineral rights to Washington, is ‘open to offer’ military sites; won’t rule out...

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Berlin Film Festival closes after being beset by ‘stormy seas’ of Gaza war

Weeks-long Berlinale marred with angry open letters from film figures, cancellations over festival jury’s president Wim Wenders’ comments that...

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US charges engineers with sending Google trade secrets to Iran

Prosecutors say the three Iranian nationals siphoned hundreds of files on Pixel smartphone processor security and accessed them during a 2023 trip to...

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After Israeli recognition, Somaliland marks ‘1st Ramadan when the world knows us’

‘I love Israel so much,’ says young woman near memorial for Mogadishu’s destruction of Hargeisa; local official: We feel for Palestinians, but...

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Epstein estate agrees to settle victim claims for up to $35 million

Agreement must be approved by federal judge; law firm said to be confident they have at least 40 victims who had not yet settled with sex offender’s...

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Israeli Druze leader says Syrian community remains ‘besieged’ months after clashes

Sheikh Muafak Tarif says over 120,000 still displaced, 300 held captive following clashes that erupted with government and Bedouin tribal forces in...

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UK police arrest former prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct amid Epstein probes

Released files raised suspicions former royal sent late sex offender confidential government documents during his time as trade envoy

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OpenAI’s Altman: World ‘urgently’ needs AI regulation, similar to nuclear safeguards

Warning of AI-made pathogens and technological centralization, man behind ChatGPT urges creation of IAEA-style watchdog ‘for international...

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Iran sentences British couple to 10 years in prison on espionage claims

Tourists Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their 50s, have been held since January 2025; UK blasts ‘appalling and totally unjustifiable’ sentences

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US said planning to withdraw all American troops from Syria over next two months

US media says Washington will pull last 1,000 soldiers from country after new government takes over areas from Kurdish-led SDF, which had been US’s...

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Greece to claim possession of Nazi atrocity photos found on eBay, minister says

Culture minister says an ‘entire collection’ of photos apparently taken by a Nazi serving in Greece had been declared a national monument ‘due...

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Jewish songwriter Billy Steinberg, who penned lyrics for ‘Like a Virgin,’ dies at 75

Steinberg, who wrote a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s for artists like Madonna and Cyndi Lauper, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame...

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France arrests 2 more over fatal beating of far-right activist, 11 now detained

Quentin Deranque, 23, died after attack at Lyon protest; hard-left lawmaker fires aide who was among those detained over suspected ‘intentional...

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Dozens of film figures slam Berlin Film Festival’s ‘silence’ on ‘ongoing genocide’ in Gaza

Over 80 industry figures sign letter railing at Berlinale, which they claim must ‘fulfill its moral duty and clearly state its opposition to...

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Russian, Belarusian athletes allowed to compete under own flags at 2026 Paralympics

Paralympic committee says two countries to be treated like any other, ending partial suspension imposed after invasion of Ukraine forcing athletes to...

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Lebanon says next phase of Hezbollah disarmament to take around 4 months

Minister sats timeframe is extendable, depending on available capabilities, hindrances on the ground and attacks from Israel, which rejects that 1st...

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Israeli police say they’ll deploy around Temple Mount compound during Ramadan

PA says it was informed that permits for Palestinians will be restricted to men over 55 and women over 50, mirroring last year’s criteria; Waqf...

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‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ actor Robert Duvall dead at 95

Blunt-talking, glitz-averse Oscar winner also played Adolf Eichmann in 1996 film on Nazi war criminal’s capture and mysterious recluse Boo Radley in...

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Rubio to Hungary’s PM Orban ahead of election: ‘Your success is our success’

Top US diplomat’s meetings with populist leaders of Hungary and Slovakia come on heels of his call in Munich confab for Europeans to get on board...

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Australian archaeology museum recovers Egyptian artifacts after break-in

Man charged with stealing mummy mask, jewelry and wooden cat and causing ‘irreparable damage’ to other items, says he believed Abbey Museum was...

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New anti-government chants reported across Iran after major rallies abroad

Footage appears to show Iranians yelling slogans from apartment buildings in several cities; Iranian protesters filmed bloodiest night of January...

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French justice minister blames ‘ultra-left’ for youth’s killing that shocked France

Victim Quentin Deranque, aligned with far right, beaten while guarding protest of lawmaker from left-wing France Unbowed; party leader voices...

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Berlinale head urges ‘cool heads’ amid backlash over Wim Wenders’ no-politics comment

Some guests pull out of event after famed German filmmaker said Berlin Film Festival has ‘to stay out of politics’; festival director says artists...

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Crew headed by Jewish American Jessica Meir arrives at International Space Station

Team of 4 astronauts replaces crew that was hit by station’s first medical evacuation: ‘Up here, there are no borders and hope is universal’

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