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Israel strikes Beirut hotel as Lebanon says war toll nears 400

Israel strikes Beirut hotel as Lebanon says war toll nears 400

Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, the first attack on the city centre since the start of the new war with Hezbollah, as Lebanon said nearly 400 people were killed over the past week. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on Monday, when Iran-backed

Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued from torpedoed Iranian vessel

Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued from torpedoed Iranian vessel

Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday. The crew had been treated at Karapitiya Hospital in the southern port city of Galle since Wednesday after the IRIS Dena was torpedoed just

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: - Iran unleashes barrage - Gulf states as well as Israel reported missile and drone attacks from Iran early Sunday. The Kuwaiti military said it was intercepting "hostile missile and drone attacks", several hours after reporting fuel tanks at the

Israeli strike kills four at Beirut hotel: Lebanon

Israeli strike kills four at Beirut hotel: Lebanon

An Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people Sunday, Lebanese officials said, underscoring the widening reach of the US-backed war against Iran as missiles, drones and air strikes pounded targets across the region. The attack came with the conflict spilling into a second

Trump says school strike 'done by Iran'

Trump says school strike 'done by Iran'

President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed Iran for what the country's authorities said was a deadly strike on a school in the southern county of Minab. "We think it was done by Iran. Because they are very inaccurate, as you know, with their munitions. They have no

Turkey warns over 'dangerous' bid to stir civil war in Iran

Turkey warns over 'dangerous' bid to stir civil war in Iran

Turkey's foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said any effort to stir up a civil war inside Iran in a bid

US starts using UK bases for 'defensive' Iran operations

US starts using UK bases for 'defensive' Iran operations

The United States has started using British bases for certain operations against Iran during the Middle East war, the UK government announced Saturday. Britain's defence ministry said the US had begun using the military sites for "specific defensive operations to prevent Iran firing missiles into the region&