Israel says detained Gaza flotilla activists to be taken to Greece
Israel on Thursday said that dozens of activists intercepted by the Israeli military from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters off Crete would be taken to Greek shores where they...
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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...
Read full story →Israel says detained Gaza flotilla activists to be taken to Greece
Israel on Thursday said that dozens of activists intercepted by the Israeli military from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters off Crete would be taken to Greek shores where they...
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Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
Iran said on Thursday it would respond with "long and painful strikes" on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks, and also reasserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, complicating...
Read full story →Israel intercepts and detains crews of Gaza aid flotilla near Crete
Global Sumud Flotilla describes interception as ‘violent raid’ while Turkey condemns it as ‘act of piracy’Israeli forces have intercepted and detained the crews of at least 22 boats near the Greek...
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Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activists
Pro-Palestinian activists say 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island.
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Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?
Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?
Read full story →Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz
Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran will eliminate ‘enemy’s abuses of the waterway’ and guard its nuclear and missile programmesUS politics live – latest updatesIran’s supreme leader has broken his...
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Strait of Hormuz: Iran-US standoff drags on
Donald Trump says a US naval blockade on Iran could last for months, as the standoff between Washington and Tehran continues. The crisis has disrupted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz,...
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Gaza: expanding Israeli military zone fuels fears of long-term control
Israel has expanded its military zone in Gaza to cover nearly two-thirds of the territory since the October ceasefire. While the army says restrictions support aid efforts, Palestinians fear...
Read full story →Iran’s wartime executions - podcast
Over the last six weeks, the Iranian regime has carried out a spate of executions of political prisoners. The Guardian journalist Daniel Boffey reportsIran has hanged 18 political prisoners during...
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Israeli maps outline expanded zone of military control in Gaza
New maps of Gaza quietly issued by Israel a little more than a month ago have put thousands of displaced Palestinians inside an expanded restricted area, within boundaries the military says it...
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Viral LEGO-style AI videos blur line between entertainment and propaganda
The LEGO-style videos making fun of Donald Trump over his war in Iran have racked up millions of views on social media. FRANCE 24's Tehran correspondent spoke to the content creator blurring the...
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How Iranian diplomats turned embassy accounts into viral meme machines
Memes, humour, and trolling of American politicians: This is how a handful of Iranian embassies have become superstars on “X”, attracting millions of views. But how did the old-fashioned and...
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Israeli 'double-tap' strike kills three rescue workers in Lebanon, officials say
They are among nine people killed in successive attacks on Tuesday, which Israel's military says targeted a Hezbollah commander.
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Watch: There's a ceasefire in Lebanon - but the fighting hasn't stopped
Israel and Hezbollah are still fighting in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began 12 days ago.
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