French soldier serving with UNIFIL killed in Lebanon attack

The deadly incident comes just days after Israel and Lebanon announced a 10-day ceasefire.

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As fentanyl crisis evolves, experts say US is still ‘behind the eight ball’

The Trump administration's militarised approach and cuts to health programmes threaten progress against fentanyl.

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UNICEF ‘outraged’ after Israeli forces kill water truck drivers in Gaza

UN Children's Fund calls on Israeli authorities to investigate and 'ensure full accountability'.

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Trump claims on Iranian concessions trigger questions, rejections in Tehran

The political drama culminates with the IRGC announcing that the Strait of Hormuz is once again restricted.

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Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?

Some African elites benefited from slave trade and colonisation. This must be taken into account in reparation debates.

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Iran’s supreme leader warns of ‘new bitter defeats’ for US and Israel

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the navy was ready to inflict ‘new bitter defeats’ on the US and Israel.

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Iran’s deputy FM says no date for more US talks until ‘framework’ agreed

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said talks with the US cannot happen until the two sides agree on a shared ‘framework'.

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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports

Reports of Iranian gunboats opening fire on tanker after Tehran says it is closing waterway until US lifts its blockade.

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Gunfire reported by vessel in Strait of Hormuz

A maritime agency reported that a tanker was fired on by gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Displaced Lebanese return as Israeli shelling violates ceasefire in south

Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground report that Israeli bulldozers are also continuing home demolitions.

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Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies

Turkish officials are promoting Istanbul as a regional financial hub amid the war's fallout on the Gulf economies.

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US blockade of Iran needs to end before the Strait of Hormuz is fully reope

Michael Shoebridge says US may be forced to end blockade of Iran to see the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Hormuz: Spin in the Strait

The blockade saga in Hormuz and the tactics of war versus tactics of propaganda.

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Ambulance crew in south Lebanon describes Israel’s ‘triple-tap’ attack

Ambulance workers in Lebanon recall Israeli ‘triple-tap’ targeted strikes which killed four paramedics and wounded six.

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As oil prices plunge below $91 after weeks, a new Hormuz crisis emerges

Brent crude falls over 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen waterway, only to shut it again over US blockade.

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Death penalty law proves the EU must treat Israel as an apartheid state

Pernando Barrena says Israel’s death penalty for Palestinians adds to the case that Europe should cut ties with it.

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Pakistan PM, army chief wrap up key trips in push for more US-Iran talks

Asim Munir leaves Tehran while PM Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye with hopes of another round of US-Iran talks.

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Iran has learned that the Strait of Hormuz is its strongest deterrent

Donald Heflin, a senior fellow at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.

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Man City vs Arsenal: All you need to know about title showdown

Under-pressure Arsenal head to in-form Manchester City as their stranglehold on Premier League title race falters.

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Pope Leo heads to Angola in landmark Africa visit amid Trump clash

Leo is the third pontiff to visit the fossil fuel-rich country after John Paul II in 1992 and Benedict XVI in 2009.

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