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Five Iran women footballers take asylum in Australia
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (667+ words) Iran's players salute during the national anthem before the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 football match between Iran and Philippines in Gold Coast on March 8, 2026 Members of the Iranian women's football team are seen on their respective room balconies at…...
Mojtaba Khamenei: son and successor to Iran's supreme leader
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (628+ words) Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei who has been appointed as the new head of the Islamic republic, is a discreet figure who offers continuity of his father's hardline leadership. The 56-year-old had no official…...
Lebanon president accuses Hezbollah of working to 'collapse' state
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (643+ words) The toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rose to 486 people killed and 1,313 wounded, the Lebanese health ministry said Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of working to "collapse" the state and expressed Beirut's readiness for "direct negotiations" with…...
Trump faces mounting political risks as Iran war escalates
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (456+ words) Losing control of Congress could derail the final two years of Trump's presidency Fuel prices have already spiked on worries of prolonged supply disruptions Lawmakers from US President Donald Trump's Republican Party are gathering Monday for a strategy session in…...
Israel strikes Beirut hotel as Lebanon says war toll nears 400
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (617+ words) First responders at the Beirut hotel hit in an air strike 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…...
Water emerges as a dangerous new war target
9+ hour, 16+ min ago (660+ words) Seawater desalination plants, like this one in Saudi Arabia, provide drinking water to millions of people in the Middle East Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with…...
Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to 'international law"
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (373+ words) Sri Lanka will treat Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedoed frigate according to international law, a minister said Saturday, following reports Washington was pressuring Colombo to not repatriate them. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told a conference in New Delhi that…...
China FM urges US to manage differences in face of trade woes
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (137+ words) China FM urges US to manage differences in face of trade woes'News-Graphic.com China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends a press conference in…...
Sharp drop in Chinese military aircraft near Taiwan raises questions
18+ hour, 19+ min ago (617+ words) A pair of Taiwanese air force F-16V fighter aircraft prepare for take off at Chiayi Air Base in January. Taiwan has not detected a single Chinese military aircraft around the island for nine of the past 10 days, leaving experts puzzling over…...
Hezbollah says fighting Israeli forces who landed in east Lebanon
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (446+ words) Plumes of smoke rising from the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Israel said it launched strikes Hezbollah said on Monday it was fighting Israeli forces who landed in eastern Lebanon by helicopter across the Syrian border, the second such operation…...