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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

Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'

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US says Hormuz deal possible by 'today'

A cargo ship is pictured off the coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region. - AFP

Qatar blames Israel for delayed Gaza peace plan

Bags containing the remains of Palestinians, draped in Palestinian flags, are lined up during the funeral of 112 members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan, who were killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and whose remains were recovered from beneath the rubble, according to Gaza's Civil Defense, in Gaza City, on Tuesday. — Reuters

Ship attacked by a projectile in Hormuz: Report

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Iran War’s forgotten captives: Sailors Trapped in the Gulf

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An emerging deal could cement Iran’s control of Hormuz

A photo illustration taken in Nicosia on May 4, 2026, shows a person in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website.

Iran denies negotiating with US

An Iranian man walks past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran. — AFP

Six Saudi tankers turn away from Gulf of Aden

A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Ansar Allah said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden. — Reuters file photo

Israel conveys 'concerns' to US on Gaza plan, keeps up strikes

Palestinian children play near the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City. — AFP

Water bombers take to skies in Greece wildfires

An Erickson firefighting helicopter makes strategic water drops as a wildfire burns in Mount Kitheronas, west of Athens. — Reuters

Firefighters battle blaze at Russia's Wildberries

Smoke rises after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse, in Novosemeykino, Samara region, Russia, August 2, 2026, in this still image obtained from a video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY.

Iran says no talks are under way with United States after Trump calls off attacks

Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026.

Hormuz talks with Oman fully bilateral in nature: Iran

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Efforts under wayto revive June deal

People walk past shops and stalls as they visit the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on Sunday. — AFP

US holds off on fresh Iran attack

People walk past a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran. — Reuters
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