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Why US strikes on Iran rail bridge signal shift in Hormuz conflict
A US missile strike on the railway bridge linking Iran to Central and East Asia suggests the White House is once again flirting with politically coercive tactics after the June ag…
New Israeli election poll puts Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu: What to know
Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party has now bypassed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in the polls, cementing his status as Netanyahu’s main opponent.
US strikes strategic railway bridge linking Iran to China: What to know
The railway bridge also links Tehran and other southern cities to Mashhad, where large crowds are gathering for the burial ceremony on Thursday of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Gazans mourn aid worker killed by Israel who brought them the World Cup
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - Gazans turned out in large numbers to pay their respects to a senior Palestinian member of Egypt's main aid organisation who set up W…
Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria
The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a "significant change in circumstances" since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and "concrete steps" to disman…
'Obliterated entire families': Amnesty calls for investigating Israeli strikes in Lebanon as war crimes
Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing war crimes in Lebanon by wiping out entire families and killing children.
Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce
By Jonathan SaulLONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks e…
Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait
By Ariba ShahidISLAMABAD, July 9 (Reuters) - The family of Faisal Jatoi, the Pakistani co-pilot missing with four others after their cargo plane crashed into the Arabian Sea, face…
Syria regains its voting rights at chemical weapons watchdog
AMSTERDAM, July 9 (Reuters) - Member states handed back Syria's voting rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday, following what they described as "a significant …
Germany to buy US Tomahawks in shift towards own long-range capability
BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and station them on German soil, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, in a …
