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Iran officials visit Qatar as part of 'diplomatic process' to end war Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Qatar on Monday as part of the "diplomatic process" to…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
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Malaysia prepares ICJ case against Israel over 'torture' of Gaza flotilla activists Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 09:23 Government says Israel will be taken to court after…
May 25, 2026
· 3 min read
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By Steven Scheer and Maya GebeilyJERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 25 (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume bombing Beirut in response to…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
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By Saleem AhmedISLAMABAD, May 25 (Reuters) - More than 30 people died in a suicide bombing of a train in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said on Monday, in the…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
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The United States and Iran have both played down chances of a quick deal to end a war that has engulfed the Middle East and disrupted the global oil market.US…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
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'Failure': Israel reacts with alarm as emerging US-Iran deal draws criticism Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 12:45 Israeli analysts and hawkish US politicians say proposed agreement falls…
May 25, 2026
· 5 min read
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How can you look at the horrors in Palestine and feel nothing? Submitted by Anas Altikriti on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 19:25 Amid an ongoing campaign of dehumanisation, the world has…
May 25, 2026
· 7 min read
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By Liz Lee and Ethan WangBEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping hailed China's "unbreakable" friendship with Pakistan on Monday as he met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing,…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
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Israel’s far-right ministers call for strikes on Beirut Two of Israel’s far-right ministers on Monday called for a major escalation of the war in Lebanon, with one openly advocating attacks…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
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Monarchists’ Savak marches revive memories of the shah’s torture state Submitted by MEE correspondent on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 13:48 As Pahlavists hold fascist-style parades in Europe, Iranians recall repression by…
May 25, 2026
· 9 min read
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By Rami AyyubJERUSALEM, May 25 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on Iran as…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
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Iran's Jews: From ancient roots to the modern day Submitted by Amara Sophia Elahi on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 09:53 Iran’s government is often perceived as antisemitic, but the country has…
May 25, 2026
· 11 min read