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Israeli strikes kill 19 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 19 people across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas...

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Iran says deal can be reached if US shows goodwill

Iran’s top diplomat said on Tuesday he believed a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran’s long-time foe shows sufficient goodwill in talks to begin in Oman on Saturday...

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Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency reported at least 12 people killed Monday in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory, where the war triggered by Hamas’s 2023 attack on Israel entered its 19th month...

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Israel kills Hezbollah commander

An Israeli strike Monday on southern Lebanon killed one person, according to the health ministry, with Israel’s military saying it had ‘eliminated’ a Hezbollah commander in the latest raid despite a truce...

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill at least 12 people

Gaza’s civil defence agency reported at least 12 people killed Monday in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory, where the war triggered by Hamas’s 2023 attack on Israel entered its 19th month...

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Iran rejects Trump call for direct nuclear talks

Iran’s top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US president Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear programme...

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One killed in Yemen air strikes

Media aligned with Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Saturday said one person was killed and several others wounded in air strikes in the north of the country that they blamed on the United States...

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2 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon

Lebanon’s health ministry said two people were killed Sunday in an Israeli strike on the country’s south, as Israel said it hit Hezbollah operatives amid a fragile truce...

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Iran top diplomat rejects direct negotiations with US

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday rejected direct negotiations with the United States as ‘meaningless’, after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the Islamic republic....

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Iran president fires deputy over pricey trip

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs over a costly trip to Antarctica, as the country grapples with hyperinflation amid a biting economic crisis.

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Positive talks on Lebanon truce held

Senior Lebanese officials said Saturday’s talks with visiting US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus were positive, focusing on south Lebanon amid a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Iran seeks equal-footing talks with US

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday said his country was willing to engage in dialogue with the United States as equals, without clarifying whether Tehran would participate in direct talks.

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Israel expands ground offensive in Gaza City

Israel announced the launch of a new ground offensive in Gaza City on Friday, with rescuers saying military operations had killed at least 30 people across the Palestinian territory since dawn.

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