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Updated as stories are publishedUS military says tanker strikes followed Iranian missile attacks
The United States military says it struck three Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg…
German startup reaches orbit in European rocket milestone
Germany’s Isar Aerospace launched its 28-metre-long Spectrum rocket into orbit from the Andøya spaceport in Arctic Norway at 10:12pm local…
Putin holds Moscow talks on proposal to end Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday to discuss a…
At least 10 killed after tanker crashes in western Iran
At least 10 people were killed and six others injured when a fuel tanker exploded after a road crash on…
India’s spinners trigger record Pakistan collapse in Dubai
India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium, reaching a target…
Civilians killed as fighting intensifies across western Yemen
More than 60 people have been killed in clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, as…
Zagreb protesters demand urgent cleanup of hazardous waste
Tens of thousands of people marched through Zagreb on Saturday, demanding that Croatia’s government urgently remove more than 30,000 tonnes…
What the disputed Venezuela oil agreement means for politics and production
The United States and Venezuela have announced an oil agreement covering access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude reserves,…
Rescuers free Chinese worker and Nepali woman after Nepal floods
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled a Chinese hydropower worker and a 64-year-old Nepali woman alive from flood wreckage, offering renewed…
Training urges immigration judges to limit continuances in deportation cases
A mandatory training presentation for immigration judges across the United States urged them to restrict continuances, the legal pauses that…
Europe’s war-readiness questioned as Russia’s hybrid pressure grows
European defence planners working with Nato fear Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition with Russia because…
Symbolic cremations bring grief to Nepal’s flood-hit families
Families in Nepal are performing symbolic Hindu last rites for relatives who remain missing after catastrophic flash floods swept through…
Gaza teams recover remains of 55 from Malka family home
Gaza civil defence teams have recovered the remains of 55 Palestinians from the rubble of the Malka family home in…
Why Pickaxe Mountain is back at the centre of US-Iran tensions
US President Donald Trump says Washington may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, renewing a threat against a fortified underground…
Government warplanes strike Houthi positions in Yemen fighting
Yemen’s internationally recognised government carried out at least 15 air strikes on Friday against Houthi positions, gatherings and vehicles in…
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