The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts warning 500,000 people face “catastrophic” hunger.
Top UN officials put the blame squarely on Israel, accusing it of…
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Factbox-How the IPC global hunger monitor determines famine
(Reuters) -A global hunger monitor determined on Friday that famine is taking place in Gaza, nearly two years after Israel launched a military campaign in the tiny Palestinian territory in response to the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023.
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Iran holds naval drill in northern Indian Ocean
Alireza Akbari
Press TV, ChabaharIran has conducted a major naval drill in the northern Indian Ocean. The exercise featured precision missile launches, electronic warfare,…
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US will review 55 million visa holders for potential violations
The US is reviewing the records of more than 55 million US visa holders to assess if they have broken conditions for entry or stay in the country.
People with US visas will be under “continuous vetting”, a state department spokesperson told the…
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Reuters staff decry UK agencys pro-Israel bias in Gaza war coverage
Journalists at Reuters say the British news agency is exhibiting pro-Israel bias in its coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza, pointing to an internal investigation, restrictions on editorial terminology, and the…
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Iranian, European FMs to hold phone call on nuclear issue
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to discuss the country’s nuclear issue in a phone call with his French, British and German counterparts on Friday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The…
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Four scenarios for war — and peace — with Iran
The 12-day war between Israel and Iran in 2025 shattered long-held assumptions, thrusting U.S.–Iran relations into uncharted territory. The conflict, a dramatic escalation of decades-long tensions, has left the Middle East teetering on the edge…
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Gunmen kill five police officers in southeast Iran
Police said the attackers opened fire on vehicles stationed on the Khash-Iranshahr road.
The attack is the latest in a surge of violence in the province, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan and has long been a hotspot for militant activity and…
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Former generals admit Israel facing a ‘new Hamas’ in Gaza
A Hamas operation in Khan Yunis has highlighted Israel’s faltering war goals in Gaza, with a retired Israeli general admitting that the Palestinian resistance group is recovering and adapting despite months of Israeli…
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Mysterious “little red dots” could reveal how the first black holes formed
Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have proposed a new explanation for some of the universe’s most puzzling early galaxies, nicknamed “little red dots.”
In the study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters,…
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