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FBI said to warn California that Iran could launch drones from boat at West Coast

FBI said to warn California that Iran could launch drones from boat at West Coast

Trump says he’s not worried at possible Iranian retaliation on US soil, as Newsom’s office says it has elevated its security posture since start...

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Norway arrests 3 brothers with Iraqi roots over blast at US embassy

Norway arrests 3 brothers with Iraqi roots over blast at US embassy

Police say suspects are all in their 20s, set bomb ‘with the intention of taking lives or causing significant damage,’ may have been working for a...

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Spain permanently withdraws ambassador to Israel as rift deepens

Spain permanently withdraws ambassador to Israel as rift deepens

Madrid announces envoy’s position has been terminated; foreign ministry says embassy in Tel Aviv will be led by charge d’affaires for foreseeable...

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Hezbollah rationing munitions as it braces for full-scale Israeli invasion – sources

Hezbollah rationing munitions as it braces for full-scale Israeli invasion – sources

Terror group said to return to guerrilla roots, trying to implement lessons from 2024 war, including avoiding use of communication devices that could...

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Saudi Aramco warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ unless Strait of Hormuz opens

Saudi Aramco warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ unless Strait of Hormuz opens

Trump and Saudi oil giant scramble to deal with energy supply fears as IRGC vows not to let ‘one liter of oil’ through key channel while...

10.03.2026 30

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Australia grants asylum to 5 Iranian soccer players amid pressure from Trump

Australia grants asylum to 5 Iranian soccer players amid pressure from Trump

Australians ‘moved by plights of these brave women,’ PM says after being berated by US president, whose administration was still deporting...

10.03.2026 40

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Trump calls on Australia to give asylum to Iranian women’s soccer team members

Trump calls on Australia to give asylum to Iranian women’s soccer team members

US president says Washington will take in athletes if Canberra doesn’t, amid fears they could be persecuted after declining to sing national anthem...

09.03.2026 40

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Lawyers for accused Bondi Beach shooter seek to suppress his family’s names in court

Lawyers for accused Bondi Beach shooter seek to suppress his family’s names in court

Australian magistrate extends an interim order barring publication of relatives’ identities, citing global media interest after terror attack that...

09.03.2026 30

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Saudi Arabia has told Iran to stop attacks, warned of possible retaliation, sources say

Tehran said to demanded US bases in region be closed and intelligence sharing with Washington stopped

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US bypasses congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel

US bypasses congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel

State Department argues emergency requires immediate sale; Democratic lawmaker criticizes move: ‘This is an emergency of the Trump...

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‘Knew they were next’: Hezbollah rearmed for months after concluding war inevitable

‘Knew they were next’: Hezbollah rearmed for months after concluding war inevitable

Sources tell Reuters that terror group relied on $50M monthly budget largely supplied by Iran, its own weapons factories in Lebanon to ready for...

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Israel said backing Kurdish offensive in Iran, with sides in talks for a year

Israel said backing Kurdish offensive in Iran, with sides in talks for a year

Sources tell Reuters of ‘long-term’ contacts, with Kurdish militants poised to assault border territories and fight IRGC; senior PDKI official...

06.03.2026 30

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Indonesian president says he’ll bolt Board of Peace if it doesn’t help Palestinians

Indonesian president says he’ll bolt Board of Peace if it doesn’t help Palestinians

Prabowo Subianto made comments in meeting where he sought to reassure local Islamic critics of his decision to join the US-led board, whose meetings...

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US probe said to indicate American forces likely launched strike that hit Iran girls school

US probe said to indicate American forces likely launched strike that hit Iran girls school

Officials stress US military investigators haven’t yet reached final conclusion or completed investigation, which Hegseth confirms: ‘We, of...

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Iran threatens to hit Dimona nuclear site if Israel and US try to topple regime

US says working on plans to secure Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from restricting ‘free flow of energy’ through vital waterway; Washington...

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Iran intel operatives said to have signaled openness to talks with CIA to end war

Iran intel operatives said to have signaled openness to talks with CIA to end war

New York Times reports offer made through unnamed country’s spy agency, as Tehran dismisses it as ‘absolute lies and psychological warfare’

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Netanyahu’s war alliance with Trump faces test as Iran crisis widens

Netanyahu’s war alliance with Trump faces test as Iran crisis widens

US and Israeli interests could diverge, analysts say, as Jerusalem prioritizes regime change, while Washington just seeks removing security threats,...

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US in talks with Iranian Kurds on potential CIA-backed op for uprising – sources

US in talks with Iranian Kurds on potential CIA-backed op for uprising – sources

Groups have asked for support; plan would be to take on Iran’s security forces in west of country, enabling citizen revolt against regime

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Syria deploys thousands of troops to border with Lebanon, officials say

Syria deploys thousands of troops to border with Lebanon, officials say

Move aimed at preventing smuggling of arms, drugs and to block Hezbollah from infiltrating, Syrian officers say, after Iran-backed terror group...

03.03.2026 30

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Russia halts construction work at Bushehr nuclear plant due to strikes on Iran

Russia halts construction work at Bushehr nuclear plant due to strikes on Iran

Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev says facility is not being targeted, but explosions can be heard ‘just kilometers away’

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Israel using cargo ships to bring back doctors stranded abroad by war, official says

Israel using cargo ships to bring back doctors stranded abroad by war, official says

40 essential medical staff returned in two Zim journeys from Cyprus to Haifa so far, according to cargo firm; authorities say they’ll bus Israelis...

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Iran and its proxies pose ongoing threat to US after Khamenei killing, DHS warns

Iran and its proxies pose ongoing threat to US after Khamenei killing, DHS warns

Homeland Security assessment says a large-scale physical attack is unlikely, but warns Tehran and allies will escalate retaliatory actions as air...

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France to send anti-drone systems to Cyprus after British base attack – report

France to send anti-drone systems to Cyprus after British base attack – report

An Iranian Shahed drone crashed into the runway at RAF Akrotiri, a British sovereign base, in one of two drone incidents there on Monday

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As Trump justifies Iran war, goals and timeline keep shifting

As Trump justifies Iran war, goals and timeline keep shifting

From initial hints of regime change to a focus on nuclear and missile threats, the mission’s scope appears fluid and its duration remains uncertain

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Iran claims Hormuz Strait is closed, threatens to set shipping there ‘ablaze’

Iran claims Hormuz Strait is closed, threatens to set shipping there ‘ablaze’

CENTCOM reportedly says Persian Gulf strait still open, despite most explicit threat yet from Revolutionary Guards to vessels passing through vital...

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Ali Larijani, once seen as a pragmatist, steps into void left by Khamenei’s death

Loyalist of the slain supreme leader, sanctioned by US for directing recent crackdown on protesters, now sits on council governing Iran

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Iran’s Ali Khamenei, who based brutal rule on fiery hostility to US and Israel, dead at 86

Surprisingly picked to lead Islamic Republic, supreme leader championed uranium enrichment during 36-year rule, built an army of terror proxies, and...

01.03.2026 60

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Before strikes, Trump was told attacking Iran is high risk, high reward

As US president pushes for regime change, CIA estimates that assassination of Khamenei won’t necessarily topple the Islamic Republic

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129 journalists killed worldwide in 2025, mostly by Israel, press group claims; IDF rejects findings

Committee to Protect Journalists says true number likely higher; IDF says report based on general allegations, data of unknown origin; over 40 names...

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Court allows UK government to appeal ruling that Palestine Action ban was unlawful

No immediate comment from London, though home secretary had vowed to fight ruling, saying the court had ‘acknowledged’ the anti-Israel group...

25.02.2026 60

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Gazan firm to build UAE-funded housing complex in Israel-controlled south — sources

Masoud & Ali Contracting Co set to build so-called ‘Emirates City’ near Rafah ruins; Palestinian sources say Gazans more likely to accept plan...

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Australia begins probe of antisemitism, security at Bondi event targeted by terrorists

Lawyer says response to evidence requests for Royal Commission ‘not presently where we would like it to be’; victims unable to share their...

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Gaza ‘genocide’ comment at Berlinale prompts walkout by German minister

Environment minister pans ‘unacceptable’ remarks by Palestinian-Syrian director, who uses acceptance speech to accuse government of partnership...

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Few people left at Syrian detention camp that held ISIS families after thousands flee

Wall Street Journal says US believes some 15,000-20,000 people departed Al-Hol amid chaotic government takeover from US-backed Kurdish forces

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Israeli officials believe US, Iran at unbridgeable impasse as they near open conflict

Report says US might allow Tehran ‘token’ nuclear enrichment, but gaps between sides widely seen as irreconcilable; Congress may vote on...

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Germany’s Merz vows to keep out far-right as he warns of a changed world

Merz urges at Christian Democrat party conference to block far-right AfD, warning party could ‘ruin’ Germany as party braces for state elections

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Former UK prince Andrew released after arrest over Epstein-related misconduct

His brother, King Charles, says authorities have the family’s ‘full and wholehearted support and cooperation’ amid allegations he sent sex...

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Hamas tightens grip in Gaza, increasing skepticism of Trump’s peace plan

Terror group seeks to be part of postwar government and police, IDF tells PM; inside source says US-backed technocrat panel ‘may have key to the...

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Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid tensions with US

Islamic Republic has buried tunnel entrances at a nuclear site bombed by the US in June war, fortified tunnel entrances near another, and worked on...

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Ireland commits to play Israel in European soccer tourney after seeking Israeli team’s ouster

Irish and Israeli squads are drawn in same group for Nations League, with Ireland’s soccer association acknowledging risk of forfeiture if it...

13.02.2026 50

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US firm that secured aid sites talking with administration about new role in Gaza

UG Solutions says it has ‘provided information and proposals to US-led Board of Peace,’ after it was revealed to be looking for...

12.02.2026 60

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Lebanon to decide in coming weeks on 2nd phase of Hezbollah disarmament plan — minister

Information minister says government to next focus on placing all arms under state control north of the Litani River, rules out possibility of...

12.02.2026 50

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France calls on UN rapporteur Albanese to resign over ‘common enemy’ Israel remarks

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemns ‘outrageous’ comments made at Doha forum; Albanese rejects ‘manipulation’ of her...

12.02.2026 40

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Settlers demolish 15 Palestinian homes, residents say, as West Bank attacks continue

Palestinian water provider says workers were assaulted by settlers; prosecutors charge man suspected in attack last fall; IDF nabs Palestinians...

12.02.2026 30

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Nobel committee calls on Iran to free Peace Prize laureate Mohammadi

Panel cites ‘reliable and well‑documented sources inside Iran’ that women’s rights activist was violently apprehended in December...

12.02.2026 40

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Turkish, Greek leaders hold talks, voice desire to resolve maritime disputes

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stress dialogue and trust after meeting, reaffirm trade goal of $10...

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Despite High Court ruling, Palestinian security prisoners say they’re still going hungry

Itamar Ben Gvir has boasted of making conditions worse for terror inmates and a 2025 court decision ordered Israel to give them more food, but reports...

11.02.2026 30

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Ten dead, including shooter, in attack on school and residence in western Canada

Assailant targets secondary school in village of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, wounding 27 in killing reminiscent of shootings in US; PM Carney...

11.02.2026 50

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Trump told police chief in 2006 that ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, FBI document says

Report of 2019 interview with Palm Beach police chief says now-president, who repeatedly claimed he knew nothing of Epstein’s crimes, said...

11.02.2026 40

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Soccer returns to war-torn Gaza with first organized tournament in over two years

With the Gaza City stadium turned into a displaced persons camp, crowds watch as players face off on a half-sized pitch, with the debris hastily swept...

10.02.2026 50

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