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Gaza mourns those killed in Israeli strike on seafront cafe

Once a bustling seafront spot where young people could hope for a rare respite from war, Gaza City's al-Baqa cafe lay in ruins after an Israeli strike...

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Israel expands campaign in Gaza ahead of Netanyahu's US visit

Israel's military said Tuesday that it had expanded its operations in Gaza, where residents reported fierce gunfire and shelling days before a planned...

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Algeria court upholds writer Sansal's five-year jail term

An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against dual-national author Boualem Sansal, whose case has strained ties with France....

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Algeria court to rule on bid to double writer's jail term

An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against dual-national author Boualem Sansal, whose case has strained ties with France....

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 48 as ceasefire calls mount

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people on Monday, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grew for a...

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PKK disarmament process to begin early July: report

Militants from the PKK will begin laying down their weapons at a disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan in early July, the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw...

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Judges to decide if UK can supply parts for Israeli warplanes

British judges will rule on Monday on a legal challenge brought by a Palestinian human rights organisation seeking to block the UK from supplying...

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NGO loses bid to block UK export of military equipment to Israel

The High Court in London rejected a legal challenge on Monday brought by a Palestinian rights group seeking to block the UK from supplying components...

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Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims

Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's recent war with Iran had created "opportunities" for freeing hostages held by Hamas...

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Israeli court postpones Netanyahu appearance in graft trial

Israeli court postpones Netanyahu appearance in graft trial

An Israeli court on Sunday postponed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial after he requested a delay, as US President...

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 23, including children

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 23, including children

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's recent war with Iran had created "opportunities" for freeing hostages held by Hamas...

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Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution

Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution

President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was "not going to stand" for the continued prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Six Israelis detained for attacking soldiers in West Bank: military

Six Israelis detained for attacking soldiers in West Bank: military

Six Israelis were detained for assaulting soldiers near a village in the occupied West Bank where deadly clashes with Palestinians erupted this week,...

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Gaza civil defence says Israeli forces kill 37, including children

Gaza civil defence says Israeli forces kill 37, including children

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed 37 people in the devastated territory on Saturday, including at least nine children who died in...

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Israeli protesters urge action for Gaza hostages after Iran truce

Israeli protesters urge action for Gaza hostages after Iran truce

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Israel on Saturday to demand that the government secure the release of 49 hostages still held in Gaza, AFP...

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Relatives of French detainees in Iran denounce 'forced disappearance'

Relatives of French detainees in Iran denounce 'forced disappearance'

Desperate relatives of two French detainees in Iran demanded "proof of life" Friday after Israel struck their Tehran prison and a lawyer denounced...

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Debate rages over damage inflicted by US strikes on Iran

Debate rages over damage inflicted by US strikes on Iran

One week after the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, there is no consensus as to how effective they were. With those strikes, Washington...

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Agence France-Presse

Khamenei says Trump 'exaggerated' impact of US strikes on nuclear sites

Khamenei says Trump 'exaggerated' impact of US strikes on nuclear sites

Iran on Thursday denied it is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, and accused Washington of...

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Spain PM alleges 'genocide' in Gaza as rescuers say 56 killed

Spain PM alleges 'genocide' in Gaza as rescuers say 56 killed

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday became the most prominent European leader to describe the situation in Gaza as a "genocide", as...

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Iran vetting body okays bill suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Iran vetting body okays bill suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

The Iranian body tasked with vetting legislation approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday, citing...

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Agence France-Presse

US to offer new defense of strikes on Iran nuclear sites

US to offer new defense of strikes on Iran nuclear sites

Iran on Thursday denied it is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, and accused Washington of...

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Iran MPs' vote to suspend IAEA cooperation is 'wrong signal': Berlin

Iran MPs' vote to suspend IAEA cooperation is 'wrong signal': Berlin

Germany on Thursday urged Iran to keep working with the UN's nuclear watchdog, labelling a vote by Iranian lawmakers to halt cooperation with the IAEA...

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Agence France-Presse

China hosts Iranian, Russian defence ministers against backdrop of 'momentous change'

China hosts Iranian, Russian defence ministers against backdrop of 'momentous change'

China hosted defence ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on Thursday against the backdrop of war in...

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Agence France-Presse

Hezbollah hails Iran's 'divine victory' over Israel

Hezbollah hails Iran's 'divine victory' over Israel

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Wednesday hailed what it called its ally Iran's victory over Israel after 12 days of war, declaring it the start...

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Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the fledgling ceasefire between Israel and Iran was going "very well" and teased new nuclear talks with...

26.06.2025 4

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US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear program

US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear program

A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran's nuclear program by just a few months --...

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Gaza rescuers say 46 killed as UN slams US-backed aid system

Gaza rescuers say 46 killed as UN slams US-backed aid system

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed another 46 people waiting for aid in the Palestinian territory on Tuesday as rights groups and...

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Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Israel and Iran said Tuesday they had agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a ceasefire, on the 12th day of war between the foes. Here...

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Gender not main factor in attacks on Egyptian woman pharaoh: study

Gender not main factor in attacks on Egyptian woman pharaoh: study

She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen Hatshepsut's legacy was...

25.06.2025 2

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Iran vows retaliation after US strikes on nuclear sites

Iran vows retaliation after US strikes on nuclear sites

Aerial assaults raged between Iran and Israel early Monday, while Tehran vowed retaliation over the bunker-buster bombs American warplanes unleashed...

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Agence France-Presse

Suicide attack on Damascus church kills at least 22

Suicide attack on Damascus church kills at least 22

A shooting and suicide bombing at a Damascus church during a packed service on Sunday killed at least 22 people, authorities said, blaming a member of...

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Agence France-Presse

More than 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church

More than 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church

A shooting and suicide bombing at a Damascus church during a packed service on Sunday killed at least 22 people, authorities said, blaming a member of...

24.06.2025 8

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Agence France-Presse

US bases in the Middle East

US bases in the Middle East

Iran on Sunday threatened military bases used by US forces to launch attacks on the country's nuclear sites, saying such facilities would be...

24.06.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

Muslim countries urge end to Israel's 'aggression' against Iran

Muslim countries urge end to Israel's 'aggression' against Iran

Foreign ministers from countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday urged Israel to end its "aggression" towards Iran, without...

23.06.2025 2

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Democrats assail 'erratic' Trump over Iran strikes

Democrats assail 'erratic' Trump over Iran strikes

Democrats bristled Sunday over US President Donald Trump's decision to launch air strikes on Iran without seeking authorization from Congress,...

23.06.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

At least 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church

At least 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church

At least 22 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for...

23.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Massive US bunker-buster bombs make combat debut in Iran strikes

Massive US bunker-buster bombs make combat debut in Iran strikes

A powerful US bunker-busting bomb was used in combat for the first time when Washington struck Iranian nuclear sites this weekend. Israel had carried...

23.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

US strikes on Iran: what we know

US strikes on Iran: what we know

The United States has carried out strikes that caused "extremely severe damage" to three of Iran's nuclear facilities, the top US military officer,...

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At least three impacts in Israel during Iran missile attacks, 23 hurt

At least three impacts in Israel during Iran missile attacks, 23 hurt

Three areas of Israel including coastal hub Tel Aviv were hit Sunday morning during waves of Iranian missile attacks, with at least 23 people injured,...

23.06.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

Trump's remarks in full after US strikes on Iran

Trump's remarks in full after US strikes on Iran

President Donald Trump delivered brief remarks from the White House late Saturday after the US military carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. ...

23.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Iran's nuclear programme: the key sites

Iran's nuclear programme: the key sites

The US military attacked three sites in Iran on Sunday -- Natanz, Isfahan and the mountain-buried Fordo, all key parts of Tehran's nuclear programme,...

23.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Protesters slam war profiteering, Israel at French air fair

Protesters slam war profiteering, Israel at French air fair

Thousands marched on Saturday outside a French trade fair, calling for an end to war profiteering and Israel's offensive in Gaza in the latest...

22.06.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

Israeli building hit in wave of drone attacks: rescue services

Israeli building hit in wave of drone attacks: rescue services

Israel's rescue services said Saturday that an Iranian drone had struck a residential building in the north of the country following a wave of attacks...

22.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Iran on Saturday maintained that its right to a civilian nuclear programme could not be taken away by force as Israel pressed its bombing campaign,...

22.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

19 injured in Israeli port after Iran missile barrage: hospital

At least 19 people were injured in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa as Iran fired a fresh barrage of missiles on Friday afternoon, authorities...

21.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Supreme Court allows US victim suits against Palestinian authorities

The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Friday for American victims of attacks in Israel and the occupied West Bank to sue Palestinian authorities for...

21.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

US judge orders release of pro-Palestinian protest leader

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student who became a leader of...

21.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Europe powers urge Iran to keep up diplomacy despite Israeli strikes

European powers on Friday urged Iran to revive diplomatic efforts with the United States to find a solution in the standoff over its nuclear...

21.06.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Iranian foreign minister says Israel attack 'betrayal' of diplomacy with US

Iran's foreign minister on Friday condemned the Israeli attacks against the Islamic republic as a "betrayal" of diplomatic efforts with the US, saying...

21.06.2025 3

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Iran missile barrage leaves 19 injured in Israel's Haifa: hospital

At least 19 people were injured in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa as Iran fired a fresh barrage of missiles on Friday afternoon, authorities...

21.06.2025 2

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