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Israel military says killed Iran's Basij paramilitary chief in strike
Attacks continue to hit the UAE, Qatar
Oman crude makes history, crosses $150 for first time
Oil prices spike more than 5% as worries grow over Hormuz
$200 oil threat looks more likely: Analyst
Iran's parliamentary speaker says nation is prepared for long war
Expat died from falling debris in Abu Dhabi
UAE suspends Shah gas field operations
Trump slams lukewarm response to Hormuz mission
Gulf importers to reroute as Hormuz closure jolts supply chains
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UK's Starmer resists being drawn into wider war

LONDON: ​Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would work with allies on a "viable" plan to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz, a task he said would be...

British PM Keir Starmer speaks to the media, at Downing Street in central London. — Reuters

Moldavia's pro-EU ruling party wins surprise majority in pivotal vote

Moldovan President Maia Sandu attends a press conference, in Chisinau. — Reuters

Gunman kills four in attack on northern US Mormon church

Firefighters walk away from the scene of the shooting, in Grand Blanc, Michigan. — Reuters

Air France, Airbus face retrial over fatal 2009 crash

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Russia pounds Ukraine in mass drone and missile attack

Men stand at the site of heavily damaged buildings following a Russian air attack, in Kyiv. — AFP

Moldova votes, torn between EU and Russia

People dance as they queue outside a polling a station located in the embassy of Moldova, in Moscow. — Reuters

Starmer warns UK Labour in 'fight of our lives' as party meets

British PM Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech, in Liverpool. — Reuters

New drone sightings over Denmark's military base

A mobile radar installation is seen at the Danish Military's area on Amager, Denmark. — AFP

Britain is introducing a digital ID. Here’s how it is expected to work

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Erdogan hails 'meaningful progress' in talks with Trump

US President Donald Trump with Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. — AFP

Compulsory digital ID for workers in Britain

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during the 2025 Global Progress Action Summit in London. — Reuters

EU holds talks on ‘drone wall’ to protect bloc from Russian threat

A soldier of the German armed forces demonstrates a HP 47 drone jammer during the defence exercise 'Red Storm Bravo' in which civilian and military coordination is trained and led by German army Bundeswehr in Hamburg. — Reuters

London nurseries hit by hackers, data on 8,000 children stolen

The gang which calls itself Radiant, attended one of Kido's 18 nurseries in Greater London

UK to launch digital ID scheme

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Sarkozy convicted in Libya case, ordered to serve prison term

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press next to his lawyer French Jean-Michel Darrois (2L) after the verdict in his trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris. - AFP

Zelensky threatens attacks on the Kremlin

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York. - Reuters
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