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Russia used 10,808 kamikaze drones and launched 2,953 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements as Ukrainian forces repelled 235 attacks across the battlefield.

Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman called US President Trump twice yesterday and urged him to launch strikes against Yemen's Ansarullah, Axios reports Trump rejected the request, and US officials say the administration does not plan to take direct military action against Ansarullah. After the US-Iran war, Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz, while Ansarullah is taking control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Together, Iran and Ansarullah now have influence over two major shipping routes in the re

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Leaders of China, Russia, India and other emerging economies meet in New Delhi this weekend, but wars and soaring energy prices threaten to undermine unity.

US President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance wrapped up the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention on Thursday night with promises of an America “greater than ever before”, aiming to secure crucial swing voters ahead of November’s battle for Congress. “You got to get out and vote, and you got to pretend I’m on the ballot,” Trump said, while also getting the crowd at the Dallas gathering – dubbed “Trump-a-palooza” by his supporters – to pledge allegiance to him. “You know...

US President Donald Trump told Fox News Thursday he didn't have any regrets about launching the US-Israeli war against Iran, insisting he would do "exactly" as he had done again if given another chance. The rising cost of living fuelled by the war is expected to take a toll on support for Trump's right-wing Republican Party in the November midterm elections. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Seven people were injured and a residential building and warehouse were damaged in Kyiv during an overnight Russian attack.

BREAKING: Brent crude oil has surpassed $109 a barrel for the first time since May. Meanwhile, Ansarullah has taken full control of Yemen's Red Sea coast, including islands around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. With the Bab al-Mandeb now under Ansarullah's control, Iran could use to close the route for shipping in near future and push oil prices much higher. This could give Iran a powerful economic deterrent, forcing future US presidents to think twice before going to war with Iran.
Group of Russian Pacific Fleet warships sets sail to Asia-Pacific for naval tasks

Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet Araghchi in Oman, FT report says Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet their Iranian counterpart on Monday in a push by Oman and Iran to secure buy-in for a deal temporarily managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Financial Times reported. The meeting would be the first between the top diplomats from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and a senior Iranian official since the US and Israel launched the war against Iran in February. The last time Ira

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese civil society coalitions and actors, the Darfur Women Platform, Sudan Civic Convergence Tracks, Sudan Peace Call, Tadamon, and Union's Front, have issued a categorical rejection of a proposed Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue sponsored by Gel Abdelfattah El Burhan and the country's military leadership, warning that a political process organised under the authority of one of the parties to the war cannot deliver either peace or legitimacy.
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He made similar comments on Wednesday, alleging Tehran was trying to influence the elections that will determine whether Trump's Republican Party retains control of Congress.

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Nigel Farage said demonstrators in balaclavas were ‘horrible’, but others in the party defend them as ‘brave, passionate patriots’ Nigel Farage’s condemnation of the masked men whose blockade of Dover stole headlines on the final day of his party’s annual conference was swift, describing their actions as “horrible”. Yet less than a week on from the public debut of the black-clad members of Patriot Platform, Reform is gripped with internal friction over the activists. There has been unease among

New Delhi is experiencing significant traffic disruptions as it prepares to host the BRICS summit, with security measures and a declared public holiday in effect.

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Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,490 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

Eight people were injured in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, where a fire broke out in a nine-story residential building during the Russian attack, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.

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Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, triggering a 4.1 magnitude tremor. Agence France-Presse journalists in the area heard several explosions. In a video shared by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, a huge fireball can be seen rising into the night sky. The explosion comes a few days after Israeli authorities claimed to have taken control of the Ali al-Taher ridge, saying that the.

NEW DELHI: Saima Wazed, the World Health Organisation’s Southeast Asia head and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Wednesday, according to her resignation letter, following fraud investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities. Wazed’s case shows how the fallout from Hasina’s ouster following a deadly uprising against her around mid-2024 has spread to her family members, beyond her political allies. Many of Hasina’s allies face criminal charges,

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A clear generational divide between younger and older republicans is forming at the RNC Midterm Convention.

Russian, Iranian leaders due to hold talks with India's Modi at summit dominated by wars in Middle East and Ukraine.

ISLAMABAD: The administrations of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have started preparations to counter the PTI’s announced countrywide protest, including a request for detention of activists, arranging containers, seeking additional personnel and procuring anti-riot gear. The Islamabad police are also collecting information related to the protest, including preparations by the political party and activities of its leaders, workers and activists. Sources in the police said contractor
Trump on Iran: We control the strait. “The Trump Strait,” I call it. We control the Trump Strait.
Trump: We took over Venezuela’s oil — 65 billion barrels of oil.
Trump: You know what happens if you don’t vote: you go to hell. I don’t want that to happen, so please go and vote.
Trump: Please raise your right hand. “I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States, who loves us so much he can’t even breathe. I will go out and vote.”

KARACHI: A cargo ship carrying around 82,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar arrived in Pakistan through the near-closed Strait of Hormuz, reported Anadolu news agency on Thursday. Al Marrouna, carrying LNG from Qatar’s Ras Laffan terminal, transited through the strait on Monday and docked at the Engro LNG Terminal at Port Qasim on Thursday morning, said Asad Altaf, a spokesman for the port. It marked the first Qatari LNG shipment for Pakistan through the strait since July. Acco

US will sanction a large bank on Monday, treasury secretary says US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said the Trump administration will sanction a large bank next week as it continues to apply economic pressure on Tehran to end a more than six-month US conflict with Iran. He named neither the financial institution nor its country during his appearance on "Real America's Voice," but said the move would happen on Monday. Bessent said the move was originally scheduled for Friday but was postp
Trump: If we win the midterms, we will provide a “Trump Dividend” — $5,000 for every adult citizen in our country.

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents. The incidents were found and disrupted between January and July, and they originated in China, Iran and west Africa, Anthropic said in a report about misuse of its models. These surveillance campaigns “ta

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a two-day BRICS summit expected to focus on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and economic challenges. Putin and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian are due to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while China’s Xi Jinping is also expected to hold talks.

Drones struck the Saratov oil refinery and an Ozon logistics centre in Russia overnight, with fires reported at both sites and explosions heard in nearby Engels.