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US and Israel step up attacks as war with Iran engulfs region
Iranian retaliatory strikes continue with drone and missile attacks as the conflict spreads through Gulf nations.
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South Korea’s stock market suffers biggest drop in history amid US-Iran war
Benchmark index plummets as much as 12.2 percent, eclipsing single-day plunge after 9/11 attacks in 2001.
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The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel
Conservative dissent over the war is fracturing the GOP and testing the durability of US support for Israel.
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Israel working to intercept missiles 'launched from Iran'
An Iranian warship was sunk by a US submarine on Wednesday amid intensified bombardment by Israel. The US targeted Hezbollah in Lebanon as well as Iran’s military infrastructure. Follow our liveblog…
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Russia, China raise diplomatic voices against US-Israeli attacks on Iran
China's foreign minister tells Israel to end attacks; Russian FM Lavrov says no sign Tehran seeking nuclear bomb.
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US Commerce Secretary Lutnick to testify before Congress about Epstein ties
Lutnick's relationship with financier has come under scrutiny after files revealed closer ties than previously known.
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Is the US at war with Iran, why did US, Israel attack Tehran?
Some of the main questions asked about the military developments in the Middle East, and what we know so far.
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Nepal election: Is the monarchy still a force, two decades after ouster?
Ex-King Gyanendra Shah was removed from power 20 years ago. Will a Nepal in political flux give him another chance?
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UK to end study visas for Myanmar, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan students
The ban on students from the four countries comes amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the UK.
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Rubio claim of Israeli role in US Iran attack reverberates, despite denial
Commentators across political spectrum, including MAGA base, seize on Rubio's words amid shifting war justifications.
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Britain halts student visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan
Britain will stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, the government said on Tuesday, as it moves to curb asylum claims via…
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Ray Takeyh: 'Iran is not a personalised dictatorship, it's an ideological system'
Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). As war rages in Iran, Mr. Takeyh warns that America's "war of choice"…
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