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Baghdad orders probe after drone strike targets Kurdistan president’s residence

Baghdad— Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered an investigation on Saturday after a drone attack targeted the home of

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Saudi Arabia tells citizens to leave Lebanon as crisis deepens

Beirut — Saudi Arabia on Friday urged its nationals to leave Lebanon immediately, citing escalating security risks as the United

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Missile strike kills one in Israel as Iran launches fresh barrage

Jerusale. — A man was killed in Israel on Friday after missiles were launched from Iran, emergency services said, as

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Israel renews Beirut strikes as Hezbollah reports ground clashes in south

Beirut — Israel Defense Forces launched renewed airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, while Hezbollah said

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Trump demands Iran reopen Hormuz as talks to end conflict advance

Miami — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil shipping

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Hezbollah-Israel war strains Lebanon to brink as sectarian tensions intensify

Beirut– War between Hezbollah and Israel is pushing Lebanon toward a breaking point, with mass displacement, deepening sectarian divides and

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Ukraine, Saudi Arabia forge defence pact as Kyiv seeks Gulf backing amid U.S. supply concerns

Riyadh – Ukraine and Saudi Arabia signed a defence cooperation agreement on Friday during an unannounced visit by Volodymyr Zelenskiy

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Trump defers Iran strike deadline, markets roiled as tensions persist

Tel Aviv— Donald Trump said he will extend until April 6 a deadline for Iran to reach a deal or

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Rubio confers with Kurdish premier as oil flows, Iran strike roil region

Washington — Marco Rubio held a call on Thursday with Masrour Barzani, thanking the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for facilitating

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Trump says Iran ‘begging’ for deal as Tehran denies talks amid escalating conflict

Washington– President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was seeking a deal to end nearly four weeks of conflict,