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Israel seizes strategic castle in deepest incursion into Lebanon in 26 years

Experts say capture is largely symbolic, but it complicates efforts to extend the ceasefire between US and Iran

The Guardian - UK · May 31

Australia to buy only secondhand nuclear subs from US in major Aukus switch – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 30

Israel escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ Hezbollah

Hezbollah and Israel launch attacks amid increasingly imperilled ceasefire and stalling talks between US and Iran

The Guardian - AU · May 26

Did Karoline Leavitt order to take down her 'double-chin photo'? Here's what happened

A turkey and a smiling Karoline Leavitt, carrying his son. It's a simple photo but is now going viral on social media with the claim that the White House press secretary did not like her weird angle photo and reached out to the agency that took the photo. The New…

The Times of India · Mar 31

Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will ‘obliterate’ its power plants

US president threatens to take out Iranian energy facilities – ‘starting with the biggest one first’ – if Tehran does not reopen the strait

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22

Parliamentary aide among 11 arrested over killing of French far-right activist

Assistant to hard-left parliamentarian among those held over fatal attack on 23-year-old Quentin Deranque

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Rallies held across the world in support of Iran’s anti-government protesters

Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah, tells 200,000 in Munich he is ready to lead Iran to a ‘secular democratic future’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15

At least 12 Palestinians killed and several hurt in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Israel says strikes were in response to Hamas violations of ceasefire as Hamas calls attacks ‘massacre’ of displaced people

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15

Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat inside its economic zone amid Beijing rift

Japan says vessel failed to comply with order to stop, with incident coming weeks after row with China over Taiwan

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13

French magistrate reportedly summons two French-Israelis over ‘complicity in genocide’

Nili Kupfer-Naouri and Rachel Touitou said to be accused of trying to block delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3