JOHANNESBURG: At least 12 people were killed and nine others injured after armed attackers opened fire in an informal settlement near Johannesburg, South African police confirmed. According to local media reports, the incident occurred late at night when a group of more than 10 armed men stormed the settlement and began shooting indiscriminately. Attack in…

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BEIJING: China has called on Iran, the United States, and Israel to resolve their differences through political and diplomatic channels, urging restraint amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that at a critical stage of US-Iran talks, it is essential to avoid any actions that could…

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BEIJING: China has called on Iran, the United States, and Israel to resolve their differences through political and diplomatic channels, urging restraint amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that at a critical stage of US-Iran talks, it is essential to avoid any actions that could…

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Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has urged both Iran and Israel to immediately stop launching attacks against each other, amid a sharp escalation in hostilities between the two regional rivals. In a statement posted on his social media platform Truth Social, the U.S. president called for an urgent halt to military strikes, emphasizing the need…

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Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has said that contradictory and inconsistent policies of the United States have undermined diplomatic channels and contributed to renewed tensions in the region. Speaking at a press conference in Tehran, Baghaei accused Washington of being directly responsible for recent developments, saying that Israel cannot act in the region…

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GENEVA: Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed on Saturday, amid mounting concern over the swelling scale of the epidemic. In its daily update on the situation, the World Health Organisation tallied 452 confirmed cases, including 82 deaths, in the Democratic Republic…

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SAINT PETERSBURG/BRUSSELS: Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early on Saturday, leaving one person dead and setting an oil depot ablaze on the final day of the country’s flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg, officials said. Many of the drones targeted Saint Petersburg itself, the second Ukrainian attack on the city in less than…

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BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on a military vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, the Lebanese military said on Saturday, laying bare Israel’s continued aggression just days after the countries discussed a conditional truce during talks in the United States. Israel has launched an invasion into Lebanon, claiming it seeks to root out Hezbollah, which engaged in…

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• IRNA says ‘important message’ meant for Iran’s supreme leader• Interior minister receives instructions from PM before departure ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday stepped up efforts to break the impasse in the US-Iran dialogue, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arriving in Tehran carrying a message from Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir for Iranian Supreme Leader…

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• Iran launches fresh missile, drone attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain• Kuwait says new attack ‘dangerous escalation’; Bahrain denounces ‘blatant aggression’• Falling debris causes ‘material damage’ in Kuwait• Centcom says four attack drones downed near Hormuz; Iranian coastal radar sites also hit• Trump says Iran has ‘22pc’ of missiles left• US okays sale of $2bn in…

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