US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain ...
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Stock market today: Dow drops 600 on weak jobs data as a global sell-off whips back to Wall Street
NEW YORK (news agencies) — Stocks tumbled Friday on worries the U.S. economy could be cracking under the weight of ...
Read moreIsrael says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas’ military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza
JERUSALEM (news agencies) — The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, ...
Read moreIran’s supreme leader prays over the coffin of Hamas leader Haniyeh, whose killing risks a wider war
TEHRAN, Iran (news agencies) — Iran’s supreme leader and representatives of Palestinian militias he backs prayed Thursday over the coffins ...
Read moreKhalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United ...
Read moreKilling of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US, on cease-fire
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran, coming after a week ...
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UAE expresses deep concern over continued escalation and its repercussions on security and stability
The UAE is closely following rapidly-evolving regional developments and expresses its deep concern over the continued escalation and its repercussions ...
Read moreHow two strikes on militant leaders in the Middle East could escalate into a regional war
TEL AVIV, Israel (news agencies) — The targeting of two senior militant leaders in two Middle Eastern capitals within hours ...
Read moreHamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike, threatening escalation
BEIRUT (news agencies) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran ...
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Austin says Middle East war not inevitable, seeks to ‘take temperature down’
SUBIC: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he did not think a wider war in the Middle East ...
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