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IAEA chief calls Israeli president, reportedly says Iran nuclear facility was severely damaged
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi called Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday following airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, an Israeli presidential spokesperson told Fox News. Grossi told Herzog that the facility was severely damaged in the strikes, according to Israeli media reports. “We are currently in contact with the Iranian nuclear safety authorities to ascertain…
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Israeli strikes kill some of Iran’s most powerful men, including military and nuclear leaders
Iran’s highest-ranking military officer, the head of its elite Revolutionary Guards Corps and its air force and a former national security chief have all been killed in Israel’s unprecedented Operation Rising Lion. Their deaths will send shockwaves through the nation’s military establishment and could seriously hamper the Islamic Republic’s ability to respond to Israel’s attacks. Here’s what you need to…
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What does the Air India crash mean for Boeing?
Last month, Boeing celebrated carrying its billionth passenger on the 787 Dreamliner – an impressive feat given it only launched 14 years ago. Until today’s tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, the model was a mainstay of intercontinental travel and had an exemplary safety record. This is a different plane from the Boeing 737 Max, which was in the headlines…
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Iran appoints new military chiefs after Israeli strikes kill top commanders
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday appointed new military commanders following the deaths of key security officials in Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. The appointments come after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes early Friday targeting Tehran and other Iranian cities. The strikes killed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri, Islamic…
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Trump tells Iran to make deal after Israel blasts nuclear and military targets
Israel launched a barrage of strikes across Iran on Friday, saying it had attacked nuclear facilities and missile factories and killed a swathe of military commanders in what could be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. U.S. President Donald Trump, Israel’s main ally, suggested that Iran had brought the attack on itself by resisting a…
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Global Oil price jumps over 7% after Israel’s strikes on Iran
Oil prices jumped more than seven per cent on Friday, trading near multi-month highs after Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran, sparking Iranian retaliation and raising worries about disrupted oil supplies. According to a report by Reuters, the brent crude futures jumped $5.1, or around 7.4per cent, to $74.46 a barrel by 0843 GMT after hitting an intraday high of…
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What we know about Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites and military commanders
Israel launched strikes across Iran on Friday, saying they targeted the “heart” of Iran’s nuclear programme. The Israeli military says Iran has launched a counter-attack of more than 100 drones, which Israel says it has begun to intercept outside of Israeli territory. A state of emergency was declared in Israel. Hossein Salami, chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards – a…
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Thousands head to Egypt in bid to break Israel’s Gaza blockade
Thousands of activists from around the world are expected to descend on Egypt on Thursday for a “Global March to Gaza,” a movement aiming to break the Israeli blockade that has pushed the territory to the brink of famine. Some 4,000 volunteers from over 80 countries will join the protest, according to organizers. They will land in Cairo, take buses…
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London-bound plane carrying 242 people crashes after take-off in India
A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India According to BBC report, the Flight AI171 was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. There were 169 Indian nationals on the flight, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian, Air India says Videos show scenes of devastation in the residential area where the…
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US and China agree on plan to ease export controls after trade talks in London
The United States and China have agreed on a framework to implement their trade truce, officials on both sides said Wednesday, after concluding two days of talks in London to defuse tensions and ease export restrictions that threaten to disrupt global manufacturing. American and Chinese negotiators agreed “in principle” to a framework on how to implement the consensus reached by…
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