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Which are the armed groups Iran and Pakistan have bombed — and why?
Iran and Pakistan have carried out air attacks on each other’s territories, targeting armed groups near their 900km-long (559-mile) volatile…
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Somalia rejects mediation with Ethiopia gov’t over Somaliland port deal
Somalia said on Thursday there was no room for mediation in a dispute with Ethiopia unless Addis Ababa cancelled a controversial deal…
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As PM, India’s Modi secretly tried to massively cut state funds
Immediately after becoming the prime minister in 2014, Narendra Modi held backdoor negotiations with the Finance Commission of India to…
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Pakistan missiles strike Iran in retaliatory bombing as tensions soar
Pakistan has hit Iran with what it described as “highly coordinated” military strikes, a little more than 24 hours after…
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Saudi, Iraqi ministers discuss Iranian attack on Kurdistan
The Iraqi and Saudi foreign ministers discussed in a phone call on Wednesday the latest regional and international developments, led…
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Sweden summons Iranian envoy over detained citizens
Sweden’s foreign ministry said Wednesday that it had summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires, calling for the release of “arbitrarily detained” citizens in…
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US condemns Iran’s military strikes on Pakistan, Iraq, Syria
The United States on Wednesday condemned recent Iranian strikes in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria, which Tehran has claimed were carried out against…
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What is Jaish al-Adl, the militant group targeted by Iranian strikes in Pakistan?
Iran’s foreign minister has said its missile and drone strikes in Pakistan on Tuesday evening targeted a militant group that it claimed…
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Blinken flight out of Davos delayed by ‘critical failure’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has travelled nearly incessantly since the Israel-Hamas war, was forced to delay his return…
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American fighter jets strike, destroy Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen: CENTCOM
American fighter jets carried out more strikes against Yemen’s Houthis on Tuesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said, less than a week…
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