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Iran warns Hormuz is a 'red line' and will resist until the end
Iran army says struck US targets in Kuwait, Bahrain with drones: state media
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Escalating Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a US-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the...

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Thursday. — AFP

UN issues 'red alert' over 'catastrophe' in Sudan's El Obeid

Tents display the logo of Saudi Arabia at a displaced persons camp in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, Sudan. - Reuters File

Indirect US-Iran talks to resume after Ayatollah Khamenei funeral

Red and black pennants hang above a street as vehicles pass by during preparations for a farewell ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, on Thursday. — Reuters

‘Avenge Khamenei death with large funeral turnout’

A member of the Basij paramilitary forces carries metal parts underneath a large banner depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during preparations for a farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran on Thursday. — Reuters

Israel vows 'indefinite' stay in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza

Israeli army tanks positioned along the Israel-Lebanon border. — AFP

Syria president finalises formation of parliament

Mohammed Taha al Ahmad, chairman of Syria's Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections, reacts as they announce the names of 70 lawmakers, in Damascus. — Reuters

US, Iran officials to hold indirect talks in Doha

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Iran's state media says container ship ran aground after sailing non-designated Hormuz route

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Fresh Israeli strikes pound Gaza

Displaced Palestinians gather to receive hot meals distributed by a charity kitchen in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on June 29, 2026. Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, with both the Israeli military and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce in effect since October 10. The war flattened swathes of the territory, displaced most of the population at least once, and left hundreds of thousands of people living in tents and temporary shelters. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

Russia says shot down over 400 Ukrainian drones

A serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine walks near destroyed apartment buildings in Donetsk region. — Reuters

Over 95 mn people in Europe face temperatures above 35C Tuesday

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Hormuz half-open: tanker fleet prices in recovery hope

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Syria slams Israeli incursions after violence in south

A man speaks with a child while sitting near an unexploded artillery shell that fell during reported overnight Israeli bombardment in Syria's southwestern Daraa province. — AFP

Mediators set up de-escalation channels ahead of US-Iran talks, source says

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Iran, Oman hold first meeting of joint committee of Strait of Hormuz

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Iran, US step up attacks, threaten to escalate war

People ride past a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran. — Reuters
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