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  With Hormuz Shut, Saudi's Yanbu Is Gulf's Only Oil Hope. It's Being Attacked

  Saudi Arabia's oil giant Aramco's 'Samref' refinery in the Red Sea port of Yanbu has been hit in an aerial strike after similar attacks on energy facilities in Qatar and the UAE in response to US-Israeli attacks on Iranian energy installations.

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  Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Kill 18 In Pakistan's Karachi

  Heavy rain and strong winds left at least 18 people dead in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, city authorities and rescue services said on Thursday.

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  All About Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Hit In Israeli Strikes

  Iran and Russia both allege that a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Islamic Republic, raising the specter of a radiological incident as Tehran's war with Israel and the United States rages.

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  Opinion | The Curious Reason 2 Iran 'Proxies' Haven't Joined The War Against Israel

  The silence from two of its strongest groups may possibly hinge on two factors.

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  'Patience Is Limited': Saudi Threatens To Join Gulf War Amid Iran's Attacks

  Amid Iran's continued attacks on the energy facilities of its Middle Eastern neighbours, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, has warned Tehran that tolerance of his country and other Gulf states is limited.

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  Iran To Lebanon To Iraq: Heavy Casualties Reported Amid US-Israel-Iran War

  Thousands have died across the Middle East following US and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory Iranian strikes, with casualties reported in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, and other countries.

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  Explained: World's Largest Gas Field Hit, Puts 20% Global LNG Supply At Risk

  The world's largest known natural gas reserve in Iran came under Israeli attack on Wednesday, prompting Trump to rush to clarify the lack of Washington's involvement in one of his more measured statements since the Middle East war began.

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  Russia Agrees To Halt Recruitment Of Kenyans For Military Service In Ukraine

  Russia has agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan citizens to fight with its army in Ukraine, Kenya's foreign minister said Monday after talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow.

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  Analysts Warn Israel's Leader-Targeting Strategy In Iran May Backfire

  Israel has killed one senior Iranian leader after another in airstrikes as it seeks to topple the Islamic Republic. But its past experience of targeting senior militants shows the strategy has limits and can sometimes backfire.

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  Pentagon Wants $200 Billion For Iran War. It's Nearly 50% Of Tehran's GDP

  The Pentagon is reportedly seeking over $200 billion from the US Congress to fund President Donald Trump's war of choice in Iran.

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  Mossad Intensifies Efforts To Engage Ordinary Iranians Amid Iran-Israel War

  While Israeli fighter jets bomb targets across Iran, the country's Mossad spy agency has stepped up efforts to reach ordinary Iranians, in a push to identify people willing to help bring down the Islamic republic.

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  Why Ex-US Counterterrorism Chief Mentioned Late Wife In Resignation Letter

  Joe Kent, the former director of the US National Counterterrorism Centre, resigned from hispost, saying he could no longer support President Donald Trump administration's war on Iran, adding Tehran "posed no imminent threat to our nation."

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  Kim Jong Un Wins 99.93% Votes In North Korea. Remaining 0.07% Went To...

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has secured yet another near-total electoral victory, with his ruling Workers' Party of Korea and allied groups winning 99.93 per cent of the vote in the country's latest parliamentary election.

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  NATO Allies Discuss Strategies To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz Amid Oil Concerns

  NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that the military alliance's members were discussing the "best way" to open the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large chunk of the world's oil supply normally passes.

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  China Won't Invade Taiwan In 2027, Aims For Non-Military Control: US Report

  China does not currently plan to invade Taiwan next year but is seeking to take control of the self-ruled island without the use of force, said an annual US intelligence report released Wednesday.

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  Trump Honours 6 US Service Members Killed In KC-135 Crash In Iraq

  US President Donald Trump attended the return Wednesday of six crew members killed when their refueling aircraft crashed during the Iran war.

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  US National Debt Surpasses Record $39 Trillion Amid Iran War

  The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just weeks into the US-Israeli war in Iran.

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  Drones Seen Over US Army Base Where Rubio Lives Amid Iran War: Report

  A major security breach was reportedly detected at a high-profile army base in Washington amid the United States' war against Iran.

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  NASA Rover Uncovers 4-Billion-Year-Old Buried River Delta On Mars

  Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars in some of the oldest evidence yet obtained showing how water once flowed on the surface of Earth's planetary neighbor.

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  'No More Israeli Attacks Unless...': Trump After Iran Hits Qatar's LNG Plant

  US President Donald Trump has said Israel will not attack Iran's valuable South Pars gas field unless Tehran "unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar".