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Russia pounds Kyiv as both sides eye new talks

KYIV: Russia pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles and Ukraine sent hundreds of drones towards Moscow overnight as the warring sides kept up a barrage of attacks despite the latest US push to end the conflict. Russia said...

Firefighters work at the site of a shopping centre hit by a missile attack in Kyiv on Thursday. — Reuters

Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions

The graves of people and children killed during the strike on the Shajareh Tayebeh primary school are pictured at a cemetery in Minab in Iran’s Hormozgan province on August 10, 2026.

US Treasury to broaden scope of secondary sanctions on Iran

People walk past shops at a market area in Tehran on Monday. Iran responded with defiance to a US threat of the 'single greatest financial offensive ever', saying it was an admission of military defeat. - AFP

Iran warns to fine tankers in latest Hormuz escalation

People walk near a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran. — Reuters

Iraq pushes back deadline for factions to disarm

Iraqi special forces personnel secure the Baghdad International Airport road in Baghdad. — AFP

Pak army chief speaks to Trump ahead of Tehran visit

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Iran warns vessels violating Hormuz transit rules of fines, detention

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Sanctions threatened by 'desperate' US will fail: Iran

Palestinians gather at the site following an Israeli strike, carried out after the military warned Palestinian residents to evacuate the area of Maghazi, in the central Gaza Strip, on Sunday. — AFP

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two, including a child

Smoke and flames rise during an Israeli strike, carried out after the Israeli military warned residents to evacuate the area, Al-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip, August 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Iran facing many problems: President Pezeshkian

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Pakistan's army chief to visit Tehran on Monday

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Guns silent, Hormuz choked as US plans Iran Sanctions

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Syria condemns Israeli strike as 'flagrant violation'

An Israeli tank stands in position near the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria. — Reuters

Iran allowed Iraqi tankers to pass through Hormuz

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US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

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Time to end war while in position of strength: Iran

US Navy sailors work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it transits the Arabian Sea to support US military operations in the war with Iran on Thursday. — Reuters
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