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US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
The United States intensified its strikes on Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting U.S. allies in the region before dawn and warned its attacks…
Read MorePoland charges man allegedly paid by Russia to inflame Polish-Ukrainian tensions
Polish prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man with sabotage and diversionary activities on behalf of Russian intelligence, alleging he was paid to desecrate memorials honoring Polish victims of Ukrainian massacres in World War II in an effort to inflame tensions between the two countries. Warsaw has long accused Russia of conducting hybrid operations aimed at…
Read MoreIran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports after US reimposes a blockade and intensifies strikes
The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded more than 260 people across the country, Iranian officials said. Days…
Read MoreThree killed as Russian bombing of Odesa continues
Three people have been killed following an overnight Russian attack on the Black Sea port of Odesa, according to a local official. Governor of Odesa region Oleh Kiper said the “massive” drone and missile strike marked the fifth day in which Russia has attacked the region. The Russian ministry of defence said it had deliberately…
Read MoreYemen government says its forces attacked Sanaa airport
Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have carried out an attack at Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft landing. The Yemeni capital Sanaa – and much of northern Yemen, including the port city of Hodeidah on the western Red Sea coast – is controlled by Houthi rebels aligned with Iran, while the government,…
Read MoreIran widens attacks on US bases in Gulf, Hormuz tensions lift oil prices
U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone attacks over the weekend and into Monday, with Tehran saying it had struck U.S. military facilities across the Gulf and kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, driving oil prices higher. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they had targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait,…
Read MoreU.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire. But Thursday’s appeared bigger all around,…
Read MoreAt least seven killed in fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine as NATO leaders meet in Turkey
At least seven people were killed in fresh Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight, authorities said, just hours ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a NATO summit in Ankara. One person was killed in the capital Kyiv, according to mayor Vitali Klitschko, who reported warehouses caught fire after…
Read MoreIran and US trade fire and Trump calls the ceasefire into question
Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The crossfire raised fears that the war in Iran could reignite, and U.S.…
Read MoreHamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee
The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarming or handing over security to an…
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