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Drone strike ignites fuel tank fire at Kuwait airport amid regional tensions

Kuwait City— Drones struck a fuel storage tank at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, triggering a fire with no reported

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Iran allows limited Hormuz transit, bars U.S., Israeli-linked vessels

London— Iran said “non-hostile vessels” may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they comply with security requirements and coordinate with

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Israeli strikes kill nine in southern Lebanon as conflict intensifies

Beirut — Israeli airstrikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel

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Trump signals headway in Iran war talks as U.S. advances 15-point settlement plan

Jerusalem — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was making progress toward ending the ongoing war with

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Lebanon expels Iran envoy amid escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Beirut— Lebanon on Tuesday withdrew its approval of Iran’s ambassador and ordered him to leave the country by Sunday, citing

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Israel signals expanded control in south Lebanon as strikes intensify

Beirut — Israel’s defence minister said on Tuesday the military would take control of areas in southern Lebanon up to

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White House weighs Ghalibaf as potential Iran interlocutor, Politico reports

Washington-The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as a potential partner and

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Airstrike kills PMF commander, 14 fighters at Iraq base amid widening conflict

Baghdad— Airstrikes on a site belonging to Iraq’s Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Anbar province killed at least 15

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Missile barrage rattles Israel as Iran denies talks, challenges Trump narrative

Washington— Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, triggering air raid sirens in cities including Tel Aviv,

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Markets recoil as prolonged Middle East war fears trigger global selloff

Singapore — Investors are scaling back risk exposure and repositioning portfolios as expectations of a prolonged Middle East war intensify,