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UAE reports missile and drone strikes incoming from Iran
Air defences in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have intercepted missiles and incoming drone attacks from Iran. The UAE Ministry…
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Strait of Hormuz blockade and other major naval sieges in modern times
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway once carrying roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas, remains effectively…
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Israel threatens Gaza war resumption to force disarmament as ‘truce’ frays
In the shattered neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, the roar of Israeli drones and…
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Israel’s ‘two-tier’ policing and the crime epidemic in Palestinian towns
Addressing the cameras following reports of spiralling youth violence, including the killing of the 21-year-old former Israeli soldier Yemanu Binyamin…
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NATO assessing details of US troop withdrawal from Germany
NATO says it is assessing the details of the United States’s decision to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, a…
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US approves military sales of over $8.6 billion to Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Israel
The US State Department said on Friday it was approving military sales totaling over $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies…
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UK terrorism threat level raised to severe after Golders Green attack
The terrorism threat level in the UK has been increased by the government from “substantial” to “severe” – meaning that…
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Tracking the shadow fleet: How Iran evaded the US naval blockade in Hormuz
On March 11, the Thai cargo ship Mayuree Naree was struck by two projectiles while crossing the Strait of Hormuz,…
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‘Environmental disaster’: Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russia
When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the town of Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, an unpleasant odour hung…
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Mali crisis: Who are the key leaders to know about?
Armed violence has intensified in Mali since Saturday after an al-Qaeda-linked armed group working with separatists attacked several military bases…
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