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DUBAI (AP) — Iran launched multiple attacks early Friday on Gulf Arab states, including dozens of drones at Saudi Arabia,...

Rescue effort under way as US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq

A US military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident US Central Command said involved another...

Dutch to intervene in Gaza genocide case at World Court

THE HAGUE - The Netherlands will intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice...

Israeli media: Trump sets one-week deadline on Iran war

US President Donald Trump has set a short timeframe for ending the ongoing war with Iran, Israeli media reported. According...

Assailant dead after car‑ramming at Michigan synagogue

Detroit (AFP) – An unidentified assailant is dead after ramming his car on Thursday into a synagogue on the outskirts...

IMO calls emergency meeting on Hormuz crisis

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will convene an “extraordinary session” next week to discuss threats to shipping in the Middle...

Business

⁠Iran war clouds HSBC, StanChart Middle East ambitions

LONDON/HONG KONG - Just days before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, HSBC's CEO Georges Elhedery said the...

US arranges 50 charter flights from Middle East

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has organized nearly 50 flights to return U.S. citizens from the Middle East since...

US: Oil unlikely to hit $200 a barrel

United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday that oil prices are unlikely to reach $200 a barrel, with...

Iran’s supreme leader backs Hormuz closure as pressure