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A total of 233 combat clashes occurred on the battlefield on 23 July.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi had traveled to Tehran carrying the US-Iran ceasefire proposal, which Iranian officials said fails to address the question of control over the Strait of Hormuz.

An unprecedented simultaneous replacement of the top defence and military brass comes amid a debate over strategy.

Iran launches attacks on US army facilities in Bahrain, Jordan The Iranian army announced that it targeted US infrastructure in Jordan and Bahrain on Friday morning using drone strikes. It targeted fuel tanks, warehouses and large equipment depots as well as barracks sheltering US troops at the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain. Meanwhile, an aircraft hangar and US army barracks were also targeted at the Jordanian al-Azraq Air Base.
The Russian military carried out more than ten drone and artillery attacks on two districts of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.

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Malaysia envoy summoned by US over Israel stance The US State Department summoned the Malaysian ambassador to Washington in order to explain Kuala Lumpur's position on Israel, state news agency Bernama reported. Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said Ambassador Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob told the State Department that the country's longstanding policy of not recognising Israel was not new. "It has always been Malaysia's policy. Our immigration policy does not recognise the State of Israel or t

A $1.15 trillion US defence bill passed by the House includes plans to expand military cooperation with Israel.
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Anna Paulina Luna noted that "Congress members often put forward legislation mainly as messaging, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's going to be voted on"

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Israeli attacks come amid ongoing talks with Lebanese officials to implement framework for peace between two countries.

Ameerul Azeem LAHORE: Ameerul Azeem, the secretary general of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Pakistan and one of the party’s most influential leaders, was laid to rest here on Thursday, leaving behind a legacy shaped not only by the positions he held but also by the generations of activists and leaders he influenced during a political career spanning more than five decades. His funeral prayers at Mansoora were led by JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, who paid glowing tribute to the late leader’s services. Th

The investigation indicates a criminal background, and a 31-year-old man from the southern city of Eilat has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder.

Russian forces carried out 1,001 strikes on 48 settlements across Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the past 24 hours, killing one person and injuring 34 others.
Two Wildberries warehouses are burning in St. Petersburg and Russia's Leningrad region after a drone attack.

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GENEVA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Lahore-born Saadia Zahidi as its director general in place of Willie Walsh, who will relinquish his duties on July 31. A press release said Saadia Zahidi will take over as the air transport body’s new chief on Nov 1 this year. Sandrine Le Borgne, IATA’s chief financial officer, will serve as acting director general during the intervening period. Ms Zahidi will be IATA’s ninth director general and the first woman to hold the

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US slaps fresh tariffs on China, 50-plus countries in latest wave The United States imposed late on Thursday a fresh wave of tariffs against 60 countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, India and European Union member states,...

The US said the latest strikes were aimed at weakening the threat Iran poses to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The US has now attacked Iran for 13 consecutive nights. DW has more.

Irish politicians concerned about Daniel Tatlow-Devally’s treatment in jail want Micheál Martin to send observers to Ulm 5 trial A cross-party delegation of Irish politicians has urged Dublin to send observers to a high-security trial of pro-Palestinian activists in Germany and to raise concerns about the Irish defendant’s detention when the German chancellor visits next week. Mairéad Farrell of Sinn Féin, a member of the seven-member delegation, said she and her colleagues had attended the hear

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,410 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

Araghchi warns against using Iranian frozen assets, says it sets 'incendiary precedent' Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi cautioned that using a foreign country's state assets to pay for future claims could stir up chaos. "Seizing another nation’s assets to pay for unrelated future claims is an incendiary precedent," Araghchi said on X. "Those who celebrate or profit from such funds should remember: once governments normalize confiscation, no one's assets are safe. Ensuing chaos will not

Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport more than five decades ago, died on Thursday in Beirut, the Palestinian group that had been protecting him said. He was 78. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a faction that is the second-largest group in the Palestine Liberation Organization, said that Okamoto had been ill for a long time. Okamoto, who made rare public appearances since he settled in Lebanon after being released from...

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The US said the latest strikes were aimed at weakening the threat Iran poses to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The US has now attacked Iran for 13 consecutive nights. DW has more.
Local sources said that Iran had launched drone and missile attacks at the Al-Salem airbase in Kuwait, Iran's IRCG- affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported.

US President Donald Trump has seemingly backpedalled on a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.

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• Targets halving growth rate by 2035 • PM calls rising population one of country’s biggest national challenges • Welcomes Chinese firm’s investment to modernise Pakistan’s grain storage infrastructure ISLAMABAD: The federal government will soon convene a meeting with the provinces, the administrations of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and other stakeholders to formulate a comprehensive strategy to reduce the country’s population growth rate from the current 2.55 per cen

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Laura Loomer, an ardent ally of US President Donald Trump with a reputation for incendiary social media commentary, sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday after a dramatic turnaround on the war that could have political reverberations back in Washington. Loomer had spent years minimising Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and amplifying Russian propaganda to her nearly 2 million followers. This week she had a change of heart. “Just experienced my first air raid in Ukraine....

• Flood Forecasting Division warns flows may rise further by July 25 amid new monsoon spell • Urban flooding likely in parts of Punjab, KP and Balochistan LAHORE: The Chenab River continued to remain in a high-flood state on Thursday as torrential rains lashed held Kashmir and several parts of Punjab. “The water level in the Chenab River at Marala and Khanki has subsided to medium flood. However, the river is flowing in high flood at Qadirabad and Chiniot Bridge. It is expected to subside by the

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said late on Thursday it completed its latest round of strikes on Iran that marked a 13th consecutive night of American attacks. Here are quotes and details: • The latest strikes lasted more than two hours, according to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

According to the newspaper, Iranian officials said Tehran was not interested in a temporary deal, which will leave the Strait of Hormuz issue unsolved