Middle East crisis live: Trump orders navy to attack any boats laying mines in strait of Hormuz
President says forces can ‘shoot and kill’ any boat laying mines and claims the US has ‘total control’ of the strait‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran...
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Yemenis are ‘hanging by a thread’ top aid official warns Security Council
Yemen must not be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Security Council heard on Tuesday, stressing the need for de-escalation, political progress and urgent humanitarian...
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US-Kuwaiti journalist held in Kuwait over social media posts acquitted, lawyers say
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.
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Lebanon-Israel talks revive memories of the failed 1983 agreement
As Lebanon prepares to resume direct discussions with Israel, the ghost of the May 17 Agreement of 1983 – a deal that was signed but never implemented – is haunting the new round of negotiations....
Read full story →Middle East crisis live: Trump orders navy to attack any boats laying mines in strait of Hormuz
President says forces can ‘shoot and kill’ any boat laying mines and claims the US has ‘total control’ of the strait‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran...
Read full story →Lebanese journalist killed in Israeli attack had spoken of death threat
Media rights groups condemn killing of Amal Khalil, who said in 2024 she had been threatened by ‘an Israeli enemy’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Lebanese journalist killed in an Israeli...
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Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say
One strike killed three children and two adults near a mosque in the northern town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening.
Read full story →Footage purportedly shows Iranian forces seize two vessels in the strait of Hormuz - video
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards released footage purportedly showing its forces seizing two vessels in the strait of Hormuz and escorting them to Iranian shores. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news...
Read full story →What would a permanent ‘Tehran’s tollbooth’ on oil mean for the world?
Iran’s plan to extract a $2m payment from tankers using the strait of Hormuz could raise costs for years to comeA second round of peace talks between the US and Iran has begun amid renewed attacks...
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Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike
Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.
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Middle East war live: Trump issues 'shoot and kill' orders for boats laying mines in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had ordered the US Navy "to shoot and kill any boat" that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and that US minesweepers were working "at a...
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz cannot be opened due to ceasefire breaches
Iran's chief negotiator says "violations" by the US and Israel make it impossible to open the strait.
Read full story →Israeli strike kills journalist after ongoing attacks blocked rescuers, Lebanon says
Amal Khalil had been buried in rubble after an Israeli strike that also injured another journalist, Zeinab Faraj Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist on Wednesday after rescuers...
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Tracking ships under fire in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's top negotiator says it's "not possible to reopen" the strait due to "blatent violations" of US-Iran ceasefire.
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'Right now both sides are testing each other', analyst says as Iran truce extended
FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Negah Angha, Former National Security Advisor under US President Joe Biden, about the ongoing standoff between Iran and the United States, which has choked off...
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French soldier dies of wounds after attack on UN force in Lebanon
President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that a second French soldier had died following an attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon last week, which he said was carried out by...
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