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Flames rise between two buildings after an Israeli air strike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs for third time since ceasefire

Israel says Beirut strike targeted a Hezbollah storage facility for precision-guided missiles.

India

Can Kashmir’s fragile peace survive? India’s Modi faces crisis after deadly attack

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France

Police in Paris arrest 2 over terrorist attack plot

Israel

Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon, further testing ceasefire

Israel said the targeted militant Hassan Farhat was behind a rocket attack on the city of Safed last year that killed Israeli soldiers.

Firefighters try to put out a fire at a building following an Israeli strike, in which the Israeli military said it killed Hamas commander Hassan Farhat, in Sidon, Lebanon on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Israel military ‘dissecting’ Gaza to force Hamas to free hostages

More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed military operations last month, Palestinians say.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel to expand Gaza military operation to ‘crush’ Hamas

Israel to seize territory in the war-torn enclave as it prepares for more intense fighting with Palestinian militants.

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Middle East

Israeli strike targets Hezbollah official in Beirut, killing at least 3

Strike further tests a shaky four-month ceasefire between Israel and Iran-aligned Hezbollah.

A damaged building after an Israeli strike in southern Beirut. Photo: EPA-EFE
Donald Trump

Iran rejects direct negotiations with US as Trump threatens ‘bombing’

US president threatens Iran with bombs and tariffs if Tehran does not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear programme.

Middle East

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.

United States

Atlantic releases entire Signal chat showing US attack plans against Houthis

Text chain reveals details of US operation including start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant.

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Democrat congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi points to text messages by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth during an annual worldwide threats assessment hearing in Washington. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Palestinians protest against Hamas in rare public show of dissent in Gaza

Protests erupt a week after Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas by launching a surprise wave of strikes that killed hundreds.

Hundreds of Palestinians chanted anti-Hamas slogans at a protest in northern Gaza on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Piracy threat prompts dark sail for cruise ship in Philippine waters

For passengers aboard the Queen Anne, their cruise holiday took a dramatic turn as they approached the Philippines.

Pakistan

Leading human rights, Baloch advocate detained in Pakistan

Mahrang Baloch has long campaigned for the Baloch ethnic group, which alleges extrajudicial harassment, arrests and killings by Islamabad.

Israel-Gaza war

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’.

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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.

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An Israeli military helicopter on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

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.

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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.

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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.

Syrian troops in the village of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, Syria, near the Lebanon border. Photo: AP
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.

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.

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Afghanistan

UK woman fears for elderly father detained by Taliban in Afghanistan

A British couple in their 70s were arrested by the Taliban last month.

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Taliban security personnel in Kabul, Afghanistan. File photo: EPA-EFE
Israel-Gaza war

Israel team discusses Gaza hostages at truce talks dogged by divisions

Despite the fragile truce still holding, near-daily Israeli air strikes on Gaza continue.

A demonstrator holds a sign showing the face of hostage Edan Alexander during a protest in Tel Aviv calling for the release the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

Pakistan vs Isis-K: inside the global crackdown that won Trump’s praise

In a seven-month operation spanning 21 nations, Pakistani intelligence dismantled an Isis-K cell tied to bombings in Kabul, Moscow and Kerman.

Middle East

Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria killed, Iraqi PM says

Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai was killed by Iraqi intelligence members and US-led coalition forces, PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says.

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Israel-Gaza war

Hamas to release American hostage, Israel calls it ‘psychological warfare’

Hamas will also release the bodies of four other dual nationality hostages.

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Relatives and supporters of kidnapped Israeli hostages protest to demand the release of all hostages, in Tel Aviv, on March 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

5 killed in Thailand’s restive south, 13 wounded, police say

The conflict in Thailand’s southernmost provinces has killed more than 7,000 people since 2004 as rebels battle for greater autonomy.

Official’s from Thailand’s army inspect the site of an attack that killed two defence volunteers and injured 12 others, outside the district office of Sungai Kolok in the southern Thailand province of Narathiwat on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Syria risks relapsing into chaos amid US sanctions, infighting

The transitional authorities in Syria are viewed with suspicion by the US and Israel, while various groups want a decentralised government.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel PM issues threat to Hamas over hostages as Gaza talks at an impasse

As Arab leaders prepared for summit in Cairo, Netanyahu warned Hamas would face ‘unimaginable consequences’ if it did not return hostages.

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