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Demonstrators in Tel Aviv demand the immediate release of hostages and an end to the war, as a Hamas video of hostage Evyatar David is shown. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu appeals to Red Cross after ‘profound shock’ of Gaza hostage videos

Hamas says it will allow aid for hostages if Israel halts air strikes, opens permanent humanitarian corridors.

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Middle East

Fresh clashes in Syria as al-Sharaa’s interim government flails

Syria

Syria’s elections: a path to inclusion or continued conflict?

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Middle East

Swedish jihadist jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive in Syria

Osama Krayem is already serving long prison sentences for his role in the Paris and Brussels attacks in 2015 and 2016.

(From left) Defendants Mohamed Abrini, Osama Krayem, Salah Abdeslam and Sofiane Ayari on trial in Brussels in 2022 for the Brussels March 2016 attacks. Photo: via AP
DR Congo

34 killed in attack on DR Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels

Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, said volunteers are preparing to bury the victims in a mass grave.

Syria

Bedouin fighters leave Syrian Druze-majority city of Sweida after deadly clashes

Withdrawal follows fighting and a US-brokered agreement, with humanitarian aid now entering the southern province.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Are China, Pakistan, Bangladesh quietly planting region’s new framework?

Kunming trilateral meeting comes as India-Pakistan rivalry paralyses SAARC and Pakistan is frozen out of BIMSTEC, leaving a regional void.

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Under leader Muhammad Yunus, with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on March 28, Bangladesh may be more willing to explore a multipolar regional engagement strategy. Photo: EPA-EFE / Xinhua
Middle East

Syrian president warns Israel against attempts to drag it into war

Syria roiled by more sectarian violence that left hundreds dead and heightened the threat of bigger Israeli intervention.

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction

8 Palestinians, most of them children, were killed. Israel said the missile had been intended to hit an Islamic Jihad militant in the area.

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Syria

US revoking ‘terrorist’ designation for Syria’s HTS

Syria’s new leadership has sought to rebuild ties with the international community.

Members of the new armed forces, former rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s government and now serve in the new Syrian government. File photo: AP
Middle East

Hezbollah will not disarm or surrender under threat from Israel

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the Lebanese militant group will only disarm after Israel’s aggression stops first.

A Hezbollah supporter holds a poster reading ‘We shall not abandon our weapons’ as others listen during a Shiite sermon, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday. Photo: AP
Pakistan

16 killed, dozens injured in Pakistan suicide bombing: police

The attack was claimed by the suicide bomber wing of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban.

Syria

Suicide attack on Damascus church kills at least 22

Islamic State blamed for attack, the first inside a Syrian church since civil war erupted in 2011.

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Middle East

Iran executes 9 Isis militants linked to 2018 attack

Meanwhile, two thieves have had their hands amputated under Sharia law, showcasing the country’s harsh judicial measures.

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The flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Photo: dpa
Middle East

Israel strikes Beirut’s suburbs, targeting Hezbollah drone production

Beirut strikes spark condemnation from Lebanon, while Israel warns of more attacks if Hezbollah is not disarmed.

The rubble of a collapsed building hit by an overnight Israeli air strike in the Qaem neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs. Photo: AFP
Crime

Colorado firebomb suspect planned attack for a year, prosecutors say

Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman charged with federal hate crime, attempted murder for attack on pro-Israel event in Boulder that injured 12.

Israel-Gaza war

Desperate Palestinians in Gaza block and offload UN food trucks

The UN World Food Programme says the fear of starvation in Gaza is high, seeks to rebuild trust with communities that more food is coming.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel to Hamas: accept Gaza hostage deal or be ‘annihilated’

The threat comes amid Trump’s announcement that both sides are ‘very close to an agreement on Gaza’.

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Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Israel says army killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ presumed chief in Gaza

Mohammed Sinwar is the brother of slain former chief Yahya Sinwar who was killed in October 2024.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel orders evacuation of southern Gaza ahead of major attack

Israel has vowed to seize full control of Gaza and destroy Hamas.

Middle East

Syrian government, Kurdish officials visit notorious prison camp

Kurdish-run camps in Syria’s northeast hold tens of thousands of people, many with alleged or perceived links to Isis.

Residents of the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Isis fighters. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

Pakistan intensifies Balochistan insurgency crackdown after deadly bus bombing

Islamabad also needs to end the rebellion to attract foreign funds to its vast reserves of copper and other ‘critical metals’, analysts say.

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Human rights activist hold portraits of children killed in the school bus bombing in Balochistan, during a rally in Karachi on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territory

Israel continues to bombard war-torn Gaza despite mounting international pressure to halt military operations.

Israel-Gaza war

Dozens killed in overnight strikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

Second night of heavy bombing kills many in Khan Younis as Israel prepares to send in forces.

Central Asia

Chess banned in Afghanistan over Taliban gambling concerns

The Taliban has imposed laws and regulations that reflect its austere vision of Islamic law.

Chessboards in an empty hall with no players at the Kabul Elite Chess Club in Kabul. Photo: AFP
Syria

‘Cease at once’: UN envoy urges Israel to stop attacks on Syria

‘I strongly condemn Israel’s continued and escalating violations of Syria’s sovereignty, including air strikes in Damascus and other cities,’ said Geir Pedersen.

Smoke is seen after an Israeli airstrike on Damascus, Syria, on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua
Middle East

Iran hangs man as ‘high ranking’ Israeli spy after trial

Mohsen Langarneshin was implicated in the killing of Guards colonel Sayyad Khodaei, who was gunned down in May 2022.

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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.

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