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Here’s what you need to know: President Donald Trump says the US will not attack Iran today. The US has ordered all non-essential staff to leave Saudi Arabia. Qatari mediators were in Tehran as part of a routine diplomacy. Iran’s Foreign Minister says a new war on his country would “achieve no diff…
Sri Lanka coordinates rescue of 40 Iranian sailors
Sri Lanka has facilitated the rescue of 40 Iranian sailors from 19 commercial ships off the coast of the country and aided their return to Iran, the foreign ministry has said. Thushara Rodrigo, a ministry spokesman, said the Iranian embassy requested the rescues through diplomatic channels. The sai…
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US orders non-essential staff to leave Saudi Arabia
The US Embassy in Riyadh has ordered all non-essential staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia “due to safety risks”. In a post on X, the embassy cited Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure such as airports, and warned that “the hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that…
Gaza’s visually and hearing-impaired children miss school
With the help of his father, 13-year-old Kenan al-Sabaa attempts to adjust his hearing aid, which has malfunctioned. The plastic tubing and rubber ear mould on the device need fixing, but these parts and the depleted batteries are no longer available due to Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip. Before…
Israeli air defence downs unidentified object over south Lebanon
The Israel Defence Forces report downing a “suspicious aerial target” flying over southern Lebanon in an area where soldiers are operating. The IDF did not share exactly where the interception occurred. At roughly the same time, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that an interceptor was…
Shelling reported in southern Lebanon’s Mansouri
The town of Mansouri in south Lebanon is being subjected to Israeli artillery shelling, according to the Lebanese National News Agency. Mansouri is a hotspot of the fighting between Israeli and Hezbollah forces, and Israel bombs the town and the surrounding areas regularly. We’ll bring you more whe…
Yemeni government forces say 218 Houthis ‘neutralised’
Yemeni government forces say they have “neutralised” 218 Houthi fighters and destroyed or disabled 78 vehicles across over 750 operations in the last 24 hours. Operations targeted “advanced field command and control centres, governing bodies, fortifications, sources of fire, gatherings, reinforceme…
Can Israel use crypto to steer clear of economic sanctions?
Two days before the general elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel should prepare to use cryptocurrency to circumvent potential sanctions on the country amid growing global isolation over its genocidal war on Gaza and settlement expansions in the occupied West Bank. Netan…
Death toll in Gaza rises to eight
Israeli attacks have killed at least eight Palestinians since dawn today across Gaza, according to our colleagues on the ground. The toll includes four people killed in north Gaza and one in the central Deir el-Balah area. The remaining three were killed in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. One attack…
Iran Air shifts to new website amid tightening US sanctions
Iran Air has adopted a new website domain amid the fallout from US sanctions, Iranian media reports. The change to www.iranair.ir follows the blocking of the previous iranair.com domain, according to state news agency IRNA. The flagship carrier, known as “Homa” in Iran, has faced sanctions from the…
Israel’s Ben-Gvir says will make Palestinian prisoners’ lives ‘hell’
Israel’s national security minister has boasted of making the lives of Palestinian prisoners “hell” and said he prays for the execution of “terrorists”. In a post on X, Itamar Ben-Gvir also spoke of the need to “dismantle the Palestinian Authority”, calling them “Nazis” who educate children to “mur…
CENTCOM commander flies over Hormuz, meets personnel
Admiral Brad Cooper flew over the strategically vital waterway in a helicopter and met US service members, says US Central Command (CENTCOM). US forces have assisted Gulf partners to export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the summer, added a CENTCOM statement posted on X. “We conti…
UAE condemns Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
The Houthi attacks constitute a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X. The UAE supports “all measures” Saudi Arabia has taken for “safeguarding its security and stability”. الإمارات تُدين بشدة محاولة جماعة الحوثي…
PHOTOS: Gaza mourns victim of al-Shifa Hospital bombing
Dozens attended the funeral of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli attack at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Sunday [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]Mourners at the funeral [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters][Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters][Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]
Netanyahu says Iran may try to disrupt election
The Israeli prime minister says Iran and its allies might try to disrupt Tuesday’s elections. “We have intelligence signs that our enemies, Iran and its proxies, could challenge us with attacks in order to disrupt the elections,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video released by his office. He said th…
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‘Cracks’ in US-Israel relations ahead of elections
What we have seen on the official level is the US government supporting Israel and going along with Israel when the two countries decided on February 28 [2026] to launch the war against Iran. However, there have been some cracks in the relationship. It’s perhaps worth pointing out that US President…
Trump on Iran: ‘There will not be a strike today’
The US president says he has ruled out striking Iran today. Asked whether the US strikes could resume as soon as today as he departed the White House for Michigan, Trump said: “Would I tell you that?” “The answer is no, there will not be a strike today.”
Saudi Arabia’s Dakar Rally cancelled; organisers cite ‘recent developments’
The organisers of the annual Dakar Rally says it will not take place in Saudi Arabia due to “recent developments in the region”. The event, broadcast all over the world to millions of viewers and planned for January 2027, will now be elsewhere. The decision “is exceptional and one-off”, organisers…
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Gaza deaths rise to seven as more fatal strikes reported
The number of Palestinians killed today in Israeli bombardments across Gaza has risen to seven, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. We reported earlier that five people had been killed in strikes across Gaza: two in Khan Younis city, and three in attacks around the Islamic University campus…
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New war on Iran will achieve same results: FM Araghchi
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a potential resumption of war with Israel and the United States would not change the current reality. “Recently, there has been talk of a new war, but I am already thinking about the post-war period. Whether there is war or not, our policies remain the sa…
How Iran war is shaping US midterm vote
Detroit, Michigan – The first question in the Senate debate in Michigan between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his Republican rival Mike Rogers was about the issue that appears to matter most to voters – the economy. El-Sayed quickly drew a contrast between himself and Rogers: it’s not abo…
US negotiations ‘meaningless’ until Iran’s conditions met: Official
Talks between Washington and Tehran are “meaningless” until the US is willing to accept the conditions Iran put forth weeks ago, a parliament official says. Abbas Gouzardi, spokesman for the speaker of Iran’s parliament, told state-linked ISNA news agency that Trump’s recent statements about new po…
Pope Leo calls for Yemen violence to end
Pope Leo XIV has demanded an end to the violence in Yemen as he addressed the faithful from the window over St Peter’s Square in the Vatican. The 71-year-old leader of the Roman Catholic Church said he was particularly concerned about the humanitarian situation in the southwestern Yemeni city o…
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Qatari delegation in Tehran, Iranian official confirms
A senior Iranian official has confirmed to Al Jazeera that a Qatari delegation travelled to Tehran today. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the visit is part of routine exchanges between the two countries during heightened tensions. “The main obstacle to a diplomatic solution i…
More than 2,670 Palestinians now displaced in Hebron
The number of Palestinians displaced by Israel’s army in Hebron has reached at least 2,670, according to Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa’s office. The “majority” of the displaced are women, children, and elderly people, it said in a post. More than 2,670 Palestinians have been forcibly…
‘Whitewash’: Iran speaker slams UAE bid for top UN job
The United Arab Emirates’ push for one of its diplomats to become the new United Nations secretary-general is designed to “clear the diplomatic runway for the Greater Israel project”, says Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. The Iranian politician likened the bid by Emirati diplomat…
Israel launches air strike on southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district
The Israeli military has carried out another attack on southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reports. The air strike targeted the town of Baraachit in Nabatieh governorate’s Bint Jbeil district. We earlier reported blasts and artillery shelling in Yohmor al-Shaqif, Zawtar al-Sharqiya, and Mayf…
Hebron is a military operation orchestrated for political purposes
This is a highly politicised military assault. Remember, Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli settler living illegally in Hebron city itself. The minister of settlement affairs is another Hebron settler. They were out for revenge when this attack happened against a military target. They wanted to shore up…
Hebron is a ‘ghost town’ amid Israeli occupation, home demolitions
Parts of Hebron are under full military occupation during the Israeli army’s large-scale assault on the besieged city in the occupied West Bank. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel told Al Jazeera that Hebron has transformed into “a ghost town because everybody’s been expelled.” The army has carried out hu…
Saudi Arabia says shrapnel from ballistic missile interception wounds two
Falling debris caused two injuries following the destruction of two ballistic missiles in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah, says the Saudi Civil Defence agency. Shrapnel also damaged three residential buildings and seven vehicles, the agency posted on X. As we’ve been reporting, Saudi Arabia said ea…
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