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March 19, 2025 9:57 AM

Israel warns more to come as airstrikes kill over 400 in Gaza after two months of truce

Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people on Tuesday, Palestinian health authorities said, shattering nearly two months of relative calm since a ceasefire began, as Israel warned the onslaught was "just the beginning." Israel a...

March 19, 2025 9:53 AM

Putin agrees to 30-day halt on energy facility strikes but no full Ukraine ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire that President Donald Trump hoped would be the first step toward a permanent peace deal. Ukr...

March 18, 2025 5:38 PM

Yemen’s Houthis won’t ‘dial down’ under US pressure or Iranian appeals

Yemen's Houthis will not "dial down" their action against Israeli shipping in the Red Sea in response to U.S. military pressure or appeals from the group's allies such as Iran, the Yemeni militant group's foreign minister said. Jamal Amer spoke to R...

March 18, 2025 10:06 AM

Lebanon and Syria agree on ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes

Lebanon's Defence Minister Michel Menassa and his Syrian counterpart Murhaf Abu Qasra agreed on a ceasefire, the Lebanese and Syrian defence ministries said in statements on Monday, as cross-border clashes in the last two days left 10 dead. Three so...

March 18, 2025 2:35 PM

Israeli strikes kill 326 in Gaza, collapsing ceasefire with Hamas

Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza, killing 326 people, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, collapsing a two-month ceasefire with Hamas as Israel vowed to use force to free its remaining hostages in the strip. Israel's prime minister, Benj...

March 18, 2025 9:04 AM

Israel attacks targets in Gaza as ceasefire deadlock breaks

The Israeli military said it hit targets across Gaza early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January, with Palestinian health ministry officials reporting at least 100 dead. Strikes were re...

March 15, 2025 10:11 AM

Iraqi PM says Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed

The leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq's prime minister said on Friday, describing him as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world." Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Abdallah Makki Muslih al...

March 13, 2025 10:55 PM

Indian community celebrates Holi at Shrinathji Temple in Bur Dubai

Dubai's Indian community celebrated Holi, the festival of colors, at the Shrinathji Temple in Bur Dubai. The historic temple, a cornerstone of Hindu religious life in the UAE, transformed into a scene of joy and devotion as people of all ages gathere...

March 11, 2025 10:19 AM

Syria’s interim president signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF to merge forces

The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, signed a deal with the Damascus government on Monday to join Syria's new state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday. Photos sh...

March 9, 2025 4:31 PM

Iran will not negotiate under US ‘bullying’, Supreme Leader says

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had sent a letter to the country's top authority urging Tehran to negotiate a nuclear deal. In an...

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