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Israel’s Smotrich threatens Beirut suburbs amid evacuation orders Israel issues forced evacuation order for entire Dahiyeh area of Lebanon’s capital, home to hundreds of thousands. People sit on the back…

India beat England to reach T20 World Cup final as Sanju stars again Sanju Samson hit 89 for India as they posted 253-6 and beat England by 7 runs in…

Iran women’s football team salute, sing national anthem in Asian Cup match Players chose to sing the anthem before their game against Australia, in contrast to their silence in the…

‘Our children were sold off’: The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war Men ‘lured’ into fighting in the Ukraine war say Africans were subjected to worse treatment on the…

EU leaders express solidarity with Gulf countries amid Iranian attacks EU and Gulf Cooperation Council leaders condemn ‘unjustifiable Iranian attacks’ across region after talks in Brussels. A plume of smoke…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media The latest attack comes six days after the deadliest single one during the war on…

While US encourages Kurds to attack Iran, history serves darker warning Washington’s push for an Iranian Kurdish rebellion revives fears of historical betrayals from 1975 and the 1991 Iraq war…

BY THE NUMBERS Map shows how big Iran is compared with the 50 US states Iran is roughly the same size as Alaska, 2.5 times the size of Texas and…

EXPLAINER Which Kurdish groups is the US rallying to fight Iran? US President Donald Trump has spoken to at least three Kurdish groups in Iran and Iraq in recent days.…