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Russia thwarts assassination plot against defense executive

MOSCOW -- Russia said Tuesday it had...

Israel says its troops ‘operating in southern Lebanon’

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli troops are "operating in...

Iran claims heavy American casualties as US disputes figures

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/RIYADH/KUWAIT CITY/JERUSALEM - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

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Russia thwarts assassination plot against defense executive

MOSCOW -- Russia said Tuesday it had thwarted a planned attack on a senior executive at a defense-industrial enterprise in the western city of YekaterinburgThe suspect was killed when...

Israel says its troops ‘operating in southern Lebanon’

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli troops are "operating in southern Lebanon" on Tuesday as Israel continued...

Iran claims heavy American casualties as US disputes figures

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/RIYADH/KUWAIT CITY/JERUSALEM - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released figures on US casualties...

Israeli troops ‘operating in southern Lebanon’

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israeli troops on Tuesday crossed the borderline to operate in southern Lebanon...

Armed man shot dead by police after women assaulted in inner-Sydney

SYDNEY - An armed man has been shot dead by police at a residential...

Saudi, UAE leaders condemn ‘dangerous’ Iran escalation

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed on Saturday Iran's retaliatory strikes...

Afghan capital Kabul hit by Pakistani airstrikes

KABUL - Afghanistan's capital Kabul was attacked by Pakistani air power at around 5:40 am local time on Sunday, triggering a series of explosions...

Yemen’s Houthis warn US, Israel will bear consequences of strikes on Iran

SANAA - Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday that attacks on Iran are part of a broader effort to undermine regional deterrence, warning that...

Iranian state media: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei killed

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ABU DHABI/DUBAI - Iran's state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks on Saturday.The Iranian government announced...

Israel, US launch strikes on Iran, pushing Middle East into new conflict

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI – The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran after the recent US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva...

Afghanistan claims shooting down Pakistani jet, capturing pilot

KABUL/ ISLAMABAD - Afghan forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, and its pilot has been captured alive,...

US, Israeli airstrikes target several locations in Iran

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD –  President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US military has begun major combat operations in Iran, after Israel confirmed launching "preemptive"...

Israel launches ‘preemptive’ strike against Iran

JERUSALEM – Israel launched a "preemptive" strike against Iran on Saturday morning "to remove threats to Israel," the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a...

Trump unhappy with Iran talks, mediator says deal ‘within reach’

WASHINGTON – The have made "substantial progress" toward a deal which "is within our reach", Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood...

Japanese rally against Takaichi’s attempt to revise constitution

TOKYO – A large number of Japanese citizens gathered on Friday evening in Tokyo to protest Prime Minister 's attempt to revise the country's...

Kabul urges non-violent solution as Afghan-Pak border clashes kill 19

KABUL/ ISLAMABAD - At least 19 people were killed and 26 others injured in the eastern provinces of Khost and Paktika in Afghanistan following...

Mediator says Iran deal ‘within reach’ amid Trump’s unhappiness with talks

WASHINGTON – The have made "substantial progress" toward a deal which "is within our reach", Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood...

PM: Pak armed forces fully capable to crush any aggressive ambitions

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday morning that the country's armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive...

Pakistani PM says armed forces have full capability to crush any aggressive ambitions

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday morning that the country's armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive...

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