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Bahrain says dozens injured in Iranian drone attack on Sitra

Bahrain says dozens injured in Iranian drone attack on Sitra

At least 32 civilians were injured in a drone attack on the island of Sitra, south of the capital Manama, according to Bahrain Ministry of Health. In a statement carried early Monday by the Bahrain News Agency, the ministry said that all those injured were Bahraini citizens. Several of the wounded were children, and four ...

UAE airlines resume limited flights amid airspace restrictions

Pres. Trump dismisses Iranian threats, says ground invasion a waste of time

EU, GCC condemn Iranian attacks on Gulf states

Isolated, under fire: Iran strikes out as Russia, China stand aside

Iran denies launching missile toward turkey after NATO interception

Zambia begins process to evacuate citizens from Middle East

Zambia begins process to evacuate citizens from Middle East

Zambia has started the process of evacuating its citizens from countries in the Middle East, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mulambo Haimbe has said. The government is already dealing with an urgent matter involving a Zambian family of five living in Iraq’s Kurdistan region due to the deteriorating security situation, and that plans ...

Qatar reports missile attack amid regional escalation

Qatar reports missile attack amid regional escalation

Qatar’s Defence Ministry reported a missile attack on Thursday as escalation continued across the region in the wake of a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. A ministry statement said that the country had been subjected to a missile attack and that air defence systems were responding to the incoming missiles. The ministry urged citizens, residents and ...

China dispatches special envoy to intervene in surging Middle East tensions.

China dispatches special envoy to intervene in surging Middle East tensions.

In a strategic move to address the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Middle East, China has announced it will dispatch its special envoy to the region to intervene between conflicting parties. This diplomatic intervention follows a series of military strikes involving Iran, the United States, and Israel that have sparked global concerns over a ...

Sudan declares the end of the 18-month cholera outbreak.

Sudan declares the end of the 18-month cholera outbreak.

Sudan’s Ministry of Health has officially declared the country free of the cholera outbreak that has affected the nation for the past 18 months. The announcement, made on Wednesday in Khartoum, follows the successful meeting of international health standards and a significant period without any new reported cases. According to Montasir Mohamed Osman, the ministry’s ...

Diesel passes €2 per litre in Germany due to war in Iran

Diesel passes €2 per litre in Germany due to war in Iran

The price of diesel in Germany has climbed to more than €2 ($2.32) per litre as a result of the war in Iran, the ADAC automobile association said on Wednesday. The group said the average cost of a litre of diesel nationwide at 7:15 am (0615 GMT) was €2.054. Global markets have suffered significant losses in ...

Trump promises protection for ships in Strait of Hormuz

Trump promises protection for ships in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump says he intends to secure shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which is threatened by Iran, including with the U.S. Navy. “If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible,” he posted on his platform Truth Social on Tuesday. “No ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s private jet flies to Madrid amid Gulf unrest

Cristiano Ronaldo’s private jet flies to Madrid amid Gulf unrest

Al Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has flown out of the country in the middle of the night. Ronaldo’s departure from Saudi Arabia comes amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. The 41-year-old has flown out to Madrid, Spain in his personal £61 million private jet. Ronaldo, whose team is fighting for the league title, lives ...

Israel says it intercepted 2 drones from ‘direction of lebanon’

Israel says it intercepted 2 drones from ‘direction of lebanon’

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said early Tuesday that it had intercepted two drones approaching from “the direction of Lebanon.” According to the military, at 4:43a.m. (0243 GMT), two unmanned aerial vehicles crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon before being intercepted. They however did not provide further details about the incident. The announcement came hours ...

Ukraine strikes Russian port facilities

Ukraine strikes Russian port facilities

Ukrainian forces said on Tuesday that they struck a major oil terminal and a naval base in Russia’s southern port city of Novorossiysk. According to Ukraine’s General Staff, oil loading arms at the Sheskharis terminal and an S-400 air defence system were damaged in the overnight attack. A large fire was reported in the area. ...

Iran regime change welcome but not main goal – U.S. vice president

Iran regime change welcome but not main goal – U.S. vice president

U.S. officials have stressed that President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran are not primarily aimed at regime change. In an interview with Fox News published on Monday, Vice President JD Vance said that “in a perfect world,” the United States would welcome a leader in Tehran willing to cooperate with Washington. But Trump’s main objective, ...

Death toll rises to 165 at Iranian girl’s school

Death toll rises to 165 at Iranian girl’s school

The death toll from an alleged airstrike on a girl’s primary school in Iran’s Hormozgan Province has risen to 165, with rescue operations now concluded. The officials said on Monday to the state news agency `Islamic Republic News Agency’. The governor of the southern city of Minab, where the school was located, said search and ...

Death toll from U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict hits 555 —Report

Death toll from U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict hits 555 —Report

The Iranian Red Crescent said on Monday that the death toll from U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran since Saturday has risen to 555. The joint attacks targeted 131 residential areas across Iran, it added in a statement cited by the Fars News Agency. The statement confirmed that the attacks claimed 555 lives, but did ...

Iran not negotiating with U.S. — Top official

Iran not negotiating with U.S. — Top official

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani on Monday stressed that the country will not negotiate with the United States. Larijani made the remarks in a post on X in response to a Wall Street Journal report, claiming that he was seeking to return to the negotiating table with the United States. The ...

China calls for ceasing military operations after Iran attack spillover

China calls for ceasing military operations after Iran attack spillover

China has urges all parties to stop military operations and prevent further spread of the current conflict in the Middle East, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday. Mao made the remarks after Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at U.S. military installations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and others ...

Gulf countries, U.S. condemn Iran’s ‘reckless’ missile, drone attacks, affirm self-defence

Gulf countries, U.S. condemn Iran’s ‘reckless’ missile, drone attacks, affirm self-defence

Gulf countries and the United States have strongly condemned what they termed the Islamic Republic of Iran’s “indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks” against sovereign territories across the region. This is contained in a statement issued by the Governments of the Gulf countries and the U.S. on the recent missile and drone attacks launched ...

Trump says conflict with Iran could run 4 weeks

Trump says conflict with Iran could run 4 weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump says the current armed conflict with Iran could run four weeks. “From the outset, it was assumed that it would take about four weeks,” Trump said in a telephone interview with the British newspaper Daily Mail on Sunday. “It’s a big country; it’ll take four weeks – or less,” the U.S. ...

Israeli military warns residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate

Israeli military warns residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate

The Israeli military on Monday advised residents of numerous villages across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley to evacuate their homes immediately ahead of strikes on Hezbollah militia targets there. In a statement, the military told residents to move at least 1,000 meters away to open areas for their safety, adding it does not intend ...

Explainer: What to know about latest U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran

Explainer: What to know about latest U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran

Iran’s state media on Sunday confirmed that its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Saturday, prompting Iranian missile strikes on Israel and U.S. targets across the region. What happened in the past 24 hours, Why did the United States and Israel take action now, How will Iran retaliate, ...

China condemns attack, killing of Iran’s supreme leader

China condemns attack, killing of Iran’s supreme leader

China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the attack and killing of Iran’s supreme leader, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. The spokesperson made the remarks when asked to comment on the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel on Saturday in ...

Israeli strike kills 40 in southern Iran school

Israeli strike kills 40 in southern Iran school

At least 40 people, including students, were killed and 48 others injured after Israeli strikes targeted a girls’ primary school in the city of Minab in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Quoting a provincial official, Iranian broadcaster IRIB said the school was hit during the attacks earlier in the day. Further ...

Explosions heard in northern Israel after missiles launched from Iran

Explosions heard in northern Israel after missiles launched from Iran

Explosions were heard in the Haifa area in northern Israel on Saturday following launches from Iran, Israeli news outlet Ynet reported. Earlier, air raid sirens sounded in several areas across Israel after missiles were identified as launched from Iran toward the country, the Israeli army said. Israel launched attack against Iran early Saturday under the ...

Israel launches ‘preemptive’ strike on Iran

Israel launches ‘preemptive’ strike on Iran

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Kartz says Israel has launched a “preemptive” strike against Iran. Explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday night, with thick smoke seen rising over parts of the city. Sirens also sounded across Israel, which declared a “special and immediate” state of emergency across the country. This includes a prohibition on educational ...

15 die in Bolivian plane crash

15 die in Bolivian plane crash

A military cargo plane carrying new Bolivian banknotes crashed near the capital on Friday after skidding off a runway and plowing into a busy road in the neighboring city of El Alto. At least 15 people died in the tragedy while more than 30 others were injured, according to authorities. The crash occurred at 6.20 ...

Hillary Clinton criticises ‘repetitive’ questioning about Epstein

Hillary Clinton criticises ‘repetitive’ questioning about Epstein

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticised her deposition in front of a congressional committee relating to the scandal surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling it “very long” and “repetitive”. Following Thursday’s closed-door hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee, which lasted about six hours, Hillary Clinton said she “answered every one ...

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