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Australian police charged on Thursday a woman linked to the Islamic State group with membership of a terrorist organisation and entering a known conflict zone.Hundreds of women from Western nations…
May 28, 2026
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IRGC claims attack on US base in retaliation to Washington's strikes near Bandar Abbas Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they targeted a US air base at 4.50am local time…
May 28, 2026
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WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday issued new Iran-related sanctions by adding the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to its Specially Designated Nationals list, the Treasury Department's…
May 28, 2026
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The United States on Wednesday reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the Palestinian territories who has harshly criticized Israel, after an appeals court overruled an earlier order…
May 28, 2026
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May 27 (Reuters) - The United States has re-added Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, to a list of sanctioned individuals, according to a notice posted to…
May 28, 2026
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gram SlatteryWASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was unconcerned about the political fallout of an extended conflict with Iran,…
May 28, 2026
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By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jana ChoukeirGAZA/CAIRO/DUBAI, May 27 (Reuters) - Dozens of Palestinians carried the body of Hamas' armed wing chief through the streets of Gaza…
May 28, 2026
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said Oman must "behave" or he…
May 28, 2026
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BEIRUT, May 27 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Wednesday declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon as a combat zone and said residents in the area should move north, warning…
May 27, 2026
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Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, after killing his predecessor earlier this month despite an ongoing ceasefire.Since Hamas's…
May 27, 2026
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“Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up,” Trump said in surprising comments on Wednesday.
May 27, 2026
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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was not yet satisfied with Iran's offers to make a deal, after Iranian state television reported details of what it claimed was a…
May 27, 2026
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