US president stakes out maximalist war aims as conflict wreaks havoc across the region amid rising death toll.

US president stakes out maximalist war aims as conflict wreaks havoc across the region amid rising death toll.

Ahmad Vahidi takes command of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the country battles a devastating US-Israeli assault.

More than 200 crew members evacuated, a day after a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate, leaving 87 sailors dead.

Death of former dictator’s son removes symbolic alternative to Libya’s entrenched political deadlock, analysts say.

Displaced families who fled el-Fasher face dire conditions with no blankets, food shortages, and few medical supplies.

Kremlin has not indicated whether it will agree to al-Sharaa’s repeated requests for Bashar al-Assad’s extradition.

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier’s arrival is ‘not going to affect Iran’s determination to defend the nation’, Tehran warns.

Palestinians in Gaza urge mediators to pressure Israel into fulfilling humanitarian commitments outlined in ceasefire.

Videos show the victim holding a phone in his hand, not a handgun, as he tries to help other US protesters.
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At least one person has been killed in overnight Russian attacks on the capital and the northeastern city.
