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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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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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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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France says Palestinian authority makes ‘unprecedented commitments’ to reform ahead of Statehood Conference

France said it has received a letter from the Palestinian Authority that contains “concrete and unprecedented commitments” to reform as Paris prepares to co-chair a conference on Palestinian statehood in New York. The letter, which France said was signed by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, includes condemnation of the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, a call on…

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Europe heaps harsh sanctions on Russia, saying ‘strength is the only language’ Moscow understands

The European Union announced a new package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, saying that Moscow’s daily deadly attacks against Ukraine show that it is not interested in peace – despite recent diplomatic efforts. The new package – the 18th since Russia launched its full-scale unprovoked invasion against its neighbor in 2022 – is designed to further target the Kremlin’s…

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US-China talks end with plan for Trump and Xi to approve

Top officials from the US and China have been meeting in London. The US and China say they have agreed in principle to a framework for de-escalating trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal should result in restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets being resolved. Both sides said they would…

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