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Sri Lanka denounces war deaths, houses Iran sailors

Sri Lanka denounces war deaths, houses Iran sailors

Sri Lanka denounced the toll of Middle East fighting on Friday as it gave refuge to more than 250 Iranian sailors two days after a deadly torpedo strike on another of Iran's ships. The crew from the second ship were brought ashore on Thursday and were being accommodated

US must probe Iran school strike 'very quickly', UN says

US must probe Iran school strike 'very quickly', UN says

The United Nations rights chief called Friday for answers after a deadly strike on an Iranian elementary school, as a media investigation concluded the United States was most likely responsible. On the first day of the war last Saturday, a strike hit an elementary school in the southern Iranian town

Who rules the seas? Torpedoed Iran ship brings focus underwater

Who rules the seas? Torpedoed Iran ship brings focus underwater

A US submarine this week torpedoing an Iranian warship during the Middle East conflict raised the crucial question of who controls the seas during wartime. The sinking of IRIS Dena on Wednesday in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka killed at least 86 crew members, in what Iranian

Fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon as PM warns of 'looming humanitarian disaster'

Fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon as PM warns of 'looming humanitarian disaster'

Fresh Israeli strikes on Friday battered Lebanon, where Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned "a humanitarian disaster is looming" due to mass displacement. An Israeli strike on an office building in the southern city of Sidon killed five people and wounded seven, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East: - Israel targets 'regime infrastructure' - Israel said it launched a wave of strikes on Tehran early Friday, targeting "regime infrastructure" in Iran's capital. AFP journalists in Tehran heard loud blasts in

Middle East war enters seventh day as Israel strikes Beirut

Middle East war enters seventh day as Israel strikes Beirut

The raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day Friday after Israeli forces announced a "next phase" in the conflict and bombed Beirut's southern suburbs. The Israeli military had earlier issued an unprecedented evacuation warning for the entire

Pete Hegseth: Trump's Iran war attack dog

Pete Hegseth: Trump's Iran war attack dog

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, a self-declared opponent of "undefined wars" and regime change, is now going on the offensive against critics of President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, while unapologetically backing the conflict. Critics say the objectives of the Iran war are ill defined, the