Revolutionary Guards say Iran to strike Israel 'without interruption until dawn' 

Iran will strike Israel "without interruption until dawn" overnight from Monday to Tuesday, its Revolutionary Guards announced

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Israeli strike kills three rescuers in Iran: Red Crescent

The Iranian Red Crescent said Monday that three of its rescuers were killed by an Israeli air strike in northwest Tehran

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Strikes on Israel self-defence, Iran tells UN

Iran's strikes on Israel are self-defense and are "proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure," Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the UN Security Council on Monday

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Netanyahu says campaign 'changing face of Middle East' as Israel, Iran trade blows

The remarks came hours after a dramatic Israeli attack on an Iranian state TV building that forced a presenter to flee mid-broadcast under a shower of dust and debris -- prompting a threat of retaliation against Israeli news channels by Tehran

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New wave of Iranian missile attacks on Israel: state TV

Iranian air defences thwart attack on South Pars gas field, Iranian news website reports

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Harvard secures extension of court order blocking Trump's international student ban

US District Judge Allison Burroughs, at the end of a hearing in Boston in Harvard's legal challenge to the restrictions, extended to June 23 a temporary restraining order that had been set to expire on Thursday. She said she wanted to give herself more time to prepare a ruling

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Why is Iran's Fordow nuclear facility Israel's main target?

Let's find out more in today's Star Explains

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Iran vows to 'pummel' Israel until attacks stop

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Iranian forces will "pummel" Israel until the attacks against the Islamic republic stop.."Our powerful Armed Forces are making clear to the world that the war criminals hiding in shelters in Tel Aviv will not go unpunished for their c

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Netanyahu suggests killing Iran's supreme leader would end conflict

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Monday that assassinating Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would "end the conflict" between the two arch-foes

Illegal immigrants / Trump orders drive targeting Democratic cities

US President Donald Trump directed federal authorities to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities on Sunday, doubling down on a politicized anti-immigration drive after major protests in Los Angeles.

Israel military reports missiles fired from Iran

"A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas in northern Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel," the army said in a statement.

Vietnam death toll from Typhoon Wutip rises to seven

The death toll in Vietnam from heavy rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip has risen to seven, authorities said yesterday.

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UN scales back global aid plan

The United Nations said yesterday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the “deepest funding cuts ever” -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.

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Why is Iran's Fordow nuclear facility Israel's main target?

Let's find out more in today's Star Explains

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Missile war grows fiercer

Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn yesterday, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel’s defence minister to warn that Tehran residents would “pay the price and soon”.

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Iran vows to 'pummel' Israel until attacks stop

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Iranian forces will "pummel" Israel until the attacks against the Islamic republic stop.."Our powerful Armed Forces are making clear to the world that the war criminals hiding in shelters in Tel Aviv will not go unpunished for their c

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Israeli gunfire kills 40 across Gaza

Israeli fire killed at least 40 people, half of them near an aid distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation yesterday, the territory’s health ministry said, as UN officials denounced Israeli-backed aid delivery methods.

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Trump orders drive targeting Democratic cities

US President Donald Trump directed federal authorities to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities on Sunday, doubling down on a politicized anti-immigration drive after major protests in Los Angeles.

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US senator moves to limit Trump’s war powers on Iran

A Democratic senator introduced legislation yesterday to prevent US President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without Congress’s authorisation, as an escalating battle between Israel and Iran raised fears of broader conflict.

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Hunger crisis deepens in 13 global hotspots

Extreme hunger is intensifying in 13 global hot spots, with Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali at immediate risk of famine without urgent humanitarian intervention, a joint United Nations report warned yesterday.

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World faces new nuclear arms race

Most of the world’s nuclear-armed states continued to modernise their arsenals last year, setting the stage for a new nuclear arms race, researchers warned yesterday.

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