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Kurds ponder future in Turkey, Syria and Iraq with guarded optimism
The mood among the Kurds has changed after Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan urged the PKK to end its struggle against Turkey.
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Trump rages against ‘witch hunt’ amid fallout over Yemen attack plan leak
27 Mar 2025 - 3:55PM
Israel-Gaza war
Palestinians protest against Hamas in rare public show of dissent in Gaza
26 Mar 2025 - 5:11PM
United States
US texts reveal disdain for ‘freeloading’ Europe amid Yemen strikes planning
Messages between Vance and Hegseth highlight how they believe European allies were ‘freeloading’ off US efforts to hit the Houthis.
25 Mar 2025 - 5:58PM
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Smoke rises from a neighbourhood following US air strikes in Sana’a, Yemen, on March 19. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States
Trump officials texted secret Yemen war plans to journalist
Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic received US plan for Yemen strikes after being added to a group chat on Signal app.
25 Mar 2025 - 9:52PM
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Student protester who has lived in the US since 7 fights deportation threat
Yunseo Chung is a legal permanent US resident, but is being sought for removal proceedings for her ‘pro-Hamas protest’, US says.
25 Mar 2025 - 10:46AM
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Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by settlers
Hamdan Ballal’s wife said three men beat her husband with the butts of their rifles and another person reportedly filmed the violence.
25 Mar 2025 - 11:06PM
Director Hamdan Ballal was released from a police station in the West Bank on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war
Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills 5, including a Hamas political leader
Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, was killed as he underwent treatment at Nasser Hospital.
24 Mar 2025 - 9:16AM
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Middle East
Iran nuclear deal ‘cannot be revived’, foreign minister says
After Trump pulled out of the deal and restored sanctions in 2018, Iran breached and surpassed the deal’s limits in its nuclear development.
23 Mar 2025 - 6:20PM
Israel-Gaza war
Hamas says Israel can’t ‘break’ its will after political leader killed in Gaza
The attack also killed 30, including Bardaweel’s wife who was praying with him in their tent shelter in Khan Younis.
24 Mar 2025 - 3:02AM
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Israel attacks Lebanon following cross-border rocket fire
Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, endangering a shaky truce that ended a year-long war with Hezbollah.
22 Mar 2025 - 11:50PM
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Heavy black smoke billows from an Israeli air strike in the southern Lebanese village of Sujoud. Photo: dpa
Middle East
Syria’s Alawite minority finds refuge in Lebanon
Nearly 16,000 Syrians have arrived since early March, adding to the 1.5 million who sought refuge in Lebanon during the 14-year civil war.
22 Mar 2025 - 4:31PM
Israel-Gaza war
Israeli military says it intercepts 2 missiles launched from Yemen
Israeli said it also downed a missile launched from Yemen earlier in the day after sirens blared in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
21 Mar 2025 - 7:36AM
Israel-Gaza war
Israel supreme court freezes PM bid to sack intelligence chief
The decision, after days of protests over both the dismissal of Ronen Bar and renewed attacks on Gaza, will further deepen divisions in the country.
21 Mar 2025 - 9:47PM
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US-Iran tensions
US slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, Chinese ‘teapot’ refinery
China is largest importer of Iranian oil and ‘teapot’ refiners are private Chinese refineries that are primary buyers of Iranian oil.
21 Mar 2025 - 12:48AM
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The US Treasury Department building in Washington. Photo: AP
Iran
Iran frees French citizen after nearly 900-day prison ordeal
Olivier Grondeau was arrested in 2022 and sentenced to five years in prison on espionage charges, which his family denies.
20 Mar 2025 - 4:43PM
Israel-Gaza war
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 85 Palestinians
Israel resumes its bombing campaign after announcing renewed ground operations in central and southern Gaza.
20 Mar 2025 - 7:35PM
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Israel investigating UN worker’s death in Gaza, military denies striking compound
Five also injured in explosion at UN building that UNOPS chief Jorge Moreira da Silva said ‘was not an accident’.
20 Mar 2025 - 9:24AM
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The impact of a projectile is visible on the wall of a UN guest house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war
Hamas in no-win situation as Israeli strikes on Gaza resume
Experts say Hamas faces dwindling options amid renewed Israeli attacks on war-torn Gaza.
20 Mar 2025 - 8:58AM
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Netanyahu says strikes on Gaza that killed hundreds are ‘only the beginning’
Israeli strikes killed more than 400 and shattered months of relative calm in Gaza since ceasefire began.
19 Mar 2025 - 8:05PM
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Middle East
Trump threatens Iran with ‘dire’ consequences over Houthi attacks
Trump’s warning escalates his administration’s new campaign of air strikes targeting the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
18 Mar 2025 - 2:28PM
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Israel-Gaza war
Israel strikes across Gaza kill hundreds as ceasefire collapses
Palestinian health authorities report at least 400 dead as Israeli military warns of campaign beyond air strikes.
18 Mar 2025 - 7:32PM
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A woman cries while sitting on the rubble of her house, destroyed in an Israeli strike, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP
Middle East
Lebanon and Syria agree on ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes
Mountainous frontier has been a flashpoint in the three months since Islamist rebels toppled Syria’s Assad.
18 Mar 2025 - 4:45PM
Middle East
Professor deported to Lebanon supported Hezbollah leader, US says
US visa holder Dr Rasha Alawieh was removed after US officials found photos of Hezbollah figure on her phone.
18 Mar 2025 - 9:25AM
Israel-Gaza war
Netanyahu’s move to fire security agency chief threatens new crisis in Israel
Opponents organised protests on Monday after Ronen Bar’s dismissal while a former court president warned against the ‘dangerous’ move.
18 Mar 2025 - 1:54AM
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Open Questions series
Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AM
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AM
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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