DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, with each side hardening its position over talks and setting the stage for another potential escalation in
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IDF soldier killed in Hezbollah gunfight; terror group fires rockets, drones at north
An IDF soldier was killed during a firefight with Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon overnight, the military said Thursday, as the terror group continued to barrage northern cities and towns with rocket fire and drones.
The slain…
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Can Spain use the Strait of Hormuz thanks to its stance on the Iran war?
The war in Iran has turned Hormuz into a political weapon shaking stock markets. Foreign Ministry sources told Euronews Iran is letting ships with Spanish interests through.
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Pro-Israel Democrats decry settler violence in West Bank amid attacks on Palestinians | Israel
As Israeli settlers ramp up violent attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, often as Israeli forces stand by, denunciations are mounting in the US, even from Democratic legislators and public figures who are typically staunch defenders…
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IRGC navy chief Alireza Tangsiri killed in ‘precise and lethal operation,’ Israel says
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Israel said on Thursday that it had killed Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN).
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First Thing: Iran rejects US ceasefire plan and submits its own | US news
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Iran dismissed a US ceasefire proposal on Wednesday and responded with its own negotiation plan as intermediaries sought to keep diplomatic channels between the warring countries open.
Iranian state TV quoted an anonymous official as…
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Hungarian government files charges against investigative journalist, alleging espionage
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s pro-Russian government has launched criminal charges against a prominent investigative journalist whom it accuses of conducting spying activities in coordination with…
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Southeast Asia turns to nuclear as Iran war disrupts energy supplies : NPR
FILE -Construction workers walk to a data center building under construction in Sedenak Tech Park in Johor state of…
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Iran rejects U.S. proposal; Google and Meta; CDC : NPR
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