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Rubio to face Congress as lawmakers scrutinise Iran war US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to testify before Senate and House committees on 2 June as the conflict…
May 26, 2026
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May 26 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel carried out an attack against Hamas new armed wing chief in Gaza.He did not provide further…
May 26, 2026
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and President Nizar Amedi to Tehran as Iraq grapples with the fallout from the regional conflict.
May 26, 2026
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Netanyahu says Israel is ‘deepening’ military operation in Lebanon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is “fortifying” its so-called “security zone” inside Lebanese territory, as Israeli forces expand operations…
May 26, 2026
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Trump to hold rare cabinet meeting at Camp David US President Donald Trump is expected to convene an unscheduled cabinet meeting on Wednesday at Camp David, the presidential retreat in…
May 26, 2026
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If the Trump administration does not reach an agreement with Iran soon, the specter of long-term, low-grade conflict over the strait may set in.
May 26, 2026
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Centcom says US escort mission in Hormuz has not resumed US Central Command has pushed back against media reports claiming the US Navy had resumed escorting commercial ships through the…
May 26, 2026
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Israeli strikes hit Lebanon’s Bekaa An Israeli air raid struck the town of Mashghara in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa region after the Israeli military issued forced evacuation orders for Mashghara and…
May 26, 2026
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Israel seizes control of historic Nabi Samuel mosque from Islamic waqf Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 16:24 Palestinians say expropriation of religious site is further exploitation of…
May 26, 2026
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Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli positions near Litani River Hezbollah said it confronted “the Israeli enemy army” near the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah overlooking the Litani River in southern Lebanon’s…
May 26, 2026
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Use of force by guards in trial of pro-Palestine activists in Germany under scrutiny Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 11:09 Defence lawyers reiterate demands for the recusal…
May 26, 2026
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Oil prices rebounded back to $100 on Tuesday while stock markets were mixed and the dollar firmed after US military strikes on Iran deflated hopes of an imminent deal to…
May 26, 2026
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