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What to know about the battle for Russia's Kursk region

Nearly nine months after losing chunks of the Kursk region to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia has announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the border territory

April 26, 2025
What to know about the battle for Russia's Kursk region
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DeepMind UK staff plan to unionise and challenge deals with Israel links, FT reports

Google DeepMind staff in Britain plan to unionise to challenge the company's decision to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to defence groups with ties to the Israeli

April 26, 2025
DeepMind UK staff plan to unionise and challenge deals with Israel links, FT reports
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Federal judge says 2-year-old US citizen was deported with mother to Honduras

Federal judge says 2-year-old US citizen was deported with mother to Honduras

April 26, 2025
Federal judge says 2-year-old US citizen was deported with mother to Honduras
Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Dozens arrested as the investigation that saw Istanbul's mayor jailed deepens

Police in Istanbul have detained 47 people in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month

April 26, 2025
Dozens arrested as the investigation that saw Istanbul's mayor jailed deepens
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Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office

Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office

April 25, 2025
Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office
Business|Economy|MidEast|World

Syrian president and Iraqi delegation discuss restoring oil pipeline via Syria

An Iraqi delegation met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Friday to discuss restoring an Iraqi oil pipeline through Syria to Mediterranean ports, the Iraqi state

April 25, 2025
Syrian president and Iraqi delegation discuss restoring oil pipeline via Syria
MidEast|Political|World

Iran sees missile programme as main sticking point in US talks

Iran sees its missile programme rather than its uranium enrichment as a bigger obstacle in nuclear talks with the United States that resume on

April 25, 2025
Iran sees missile programme as main sticking point in US talks
Health|MidEast|Political|World

Trump says he pushed Netanyahu on Gaza aid

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow food and medicine into the devastated Gaza Strip.

April 25, 2025
Trump says he pushed Netanyahu on Gaza aid
MidEast|Political|World

While the world watches Gaza, here is what’s happening in the West Bank

After the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, ignited the devastating war in Gaza, a deadly new reality also took hold for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

April 25, 2025
While the world watches Gaza, here is what’s happening in the West Bank
MidEast|Political|US|World

Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks

Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks

April 24, 2025
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks
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Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia over $100 billion arms package, sources say

The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over $100 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of the

April 24, 2025
Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia over $100 billion arms package, sources say
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Iran, France signal readiness for nuclear talks amid US negotiations

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday he was ready to travel to Europe for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, with France

April 24, 2025
Iran, France signal readiness for nuclear talks amid US negotiations
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Palestinians establish vice presidency post, no candidate named yet

The Palestinian leadership approved the creation of the position of vice president of Mahmoud Abbas, and possibly his successor, on Thursday, a step widely seen as needed to

April 24, 2025
Palestinians establish vice presidency post, no candidate named yet
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Lebanon reprimands Iran envoy over comments on Hezbollah disarmament

Lebanon's foreign ministry reprimanded Tehran's ambassador to Beirut on Thursday over comments alleging that plans to disarm Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah were a "

April 24, 2025
Lebanon reprimands Iran envoy over comments on Hezbollah disarmament
Economy|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Crimea is a focus of discussions to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Here's why it's so coveted

Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless

April 24, 2025
Crimea is a focus of discussions to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Here's why it's so coveted
Economy|Finance|MidEast|World

Lebanon receives preliminary approval to increase World Bank loan to $400 million

Lebanon has received preliminary approval to increase the value of a World Bank reconstruction loan to $400 million from $250 million, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber said in a

April 23, 2025
Lebanon receives preliminary approval to increase World Bank loan to $400 million
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Germany, France, Britain call on Israel to allow aid into Gaza

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain jointly called on Israel to adhere to international law by allowing the unhindered passage of humanitarian aid into Gaza, in a

April 23, 2025
Germany, France, Britain call on Israel to allow aid into Gaza
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IMF appoints first mission chief to Syria in 14 years

The International Monetary Fund has appointed Ron van Rooden as head of its mission to Syria, Syria's Finance Minister Mohammed Yosr Bernieh said in a written statement, making him

April 23, 2025
IMF appoints first mission chief to Syria in 14 years
MidEast|Political|World

Palestinian president urges Hamas to lay down arms

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas on Wednesday to lay down arms and hand the running of Gaza to his Palestinian Authority,

April 23, 2025
Palestinian president urges Hamas to lay down arms
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Palestinian Authority president calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs,’ demands release of hostages and disarmament

Palestinian Authority president calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs,’ demands release of hostages and disarmament

April 23, 2025
Palestinian Authority president calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs,’ demands release of hostages and disarmament
MidEast|Political|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels fire a missile at northern Israel, the first time for the group to reach there

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile toward northern Israel, the first-such attack by the group to reach the area as a monthlong intense U.S. airstrike campaign continues to target them

April 23, 2025
Yemen's Houthi rebels fire a missile at northern Israel, the first time for the group to reach there
MidEast|Political|US

The US and Iran will resume nuclear talks on Saturday. Here’s what we know

The US and Iran will resume nuclear talks on Saturday. Here’s what we know

April 18, 2025
The US and Iran will resume nuclear talks on Saturday. Here’s what we know
MidEast|Political|US

Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal posts

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending himself against a second assertion that he shared classified material through an unapproved and unsecured network

April 22, 2025
Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal posts
MidEast|Political|World

Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble

Israeli strikes have killed at least 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble

April 22, 2025
Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble