More than 4,300 killed in Lebanon since conflict escalated, Health Ministry says
More than 4,300 people have been killed in Lebanon since the country was drawn into the war with Iran, according to the Health Ministry.
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Houthi attacks kill at least 60 coalition soldiers in Yemen, officials say
The Iran-backed Houthi movement killed at least 60 soldiers from a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Thursday, a military source said, in one of the deadliest days in Yemen's four-year civil war.
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Lebanon peace talks end with little progress as Israel keeps troops in south
Three days of talks on peace solutions but little progress - the latest round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome has ended.
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Israeli settler charged over fatal shooting of Palestinian activist in West Bank
An Israeli settler in the West Bank is charged with manslaughter, trespassing and malicious damage.
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Iranian footballers branded traitors after anthem protest granted Australian citizenship
The footballers were branded “traitors” by Iranian state television when they refused to sing the national anthem at the Asian Cup opener. Now both have been granted Australian citizenship.
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Vance says Iran talks will take time as deal on Strait of Hormuz nears
Iran has reached an agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, according to the regime in Tehran - but reopening depends on the US lifting its blockade of Iran’s ports. The US says the negotiations will take time, calling the Iranian side “extraordinarily difficult people”. At the same time, mediator Pakistan is sending a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli military chief says forces will continue proactive operations in Gaza
Israeli forces will continue to operate "proactively" in the Gaza Strip, said the military chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, in a statement on Wednesday evening.
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Dadgostar calls Left Party support letter to terrorist a mistake
Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar calls her party colleague's letter of support to a terrorist "a mistake". We should have handled this better here, she says. The party's group leader in the Riksdag has also written a letter of support to a convicted Palestinian, reports Kvartal.
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