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Tehran warns US over Hezbollah-held ridge in South Lebanon

Lebanon

Tehran warns US over Hezbollah-held ridge in South Lebanon

Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials briefed on the message told Reuters.

Trump downplays duration of renewed Iran strikes

Iran

Trump downplays duration of renewed Iran strikes

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed U.S. campaign against Iran would not continue for "too long" after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July.

Anger boils over in Ceuta as migrant crisis deepens

Morocco

Anger boils over in Ceuta as migrant crisis deepens

Residents of Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the handling by Madrid of a migration crisis caused by a deadly border surge in July when at least 72,000 people crossed from Morocco.

Trump team signals post-election escalation possible in Iran war

Iran

Trump team signals post-election escalation possible in Iran war

Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses, four people familiar with the discussions said, a strategy already under strain as the U.S. and Iran exchanged back-and-forth attacks overnight.

On Cairo visit, Xi pushes for fresh Middle East security framework

Egypt

On Cairo visit, Xi pushes for fresh Middle East security framework

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Middle Eastern nations to oppose external interference and consider reshaping the region's security order during a visit to Egypt on Wednesday, as Beijing seeks to expand its influence amid the U.S. war against Iran.

Russia’s role in Iran’s growing war machine

Iran

Russia’s role in Iran’s growing war machine

Russia has secretly helped Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles, in what the Financial Times describes as one of the most significant known transfers of strategic military technology from Moscow to Tehran, according to an investigation published Wednesday.

Bus crash in Egypt's Sinai kills 22

Egypt

Bus crash in Egypt's Sinai kills 22

A bus crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed 22 people and injured 28 on Wednesday, according to an updated toll from the health ministry, in a country plagued by aging infrastructure and frequent road deaths. 

Erdogan signals Turkey's interest in full SCO membership

Turkey

Erdogan signals Turkey's interest in full SCO membership

NATO member Turkey would consider taking its relations with the China and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, to a higher level, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

The lull is over: US and Iran strike each other again

Iran

The lull is over: US and Iran strike each other again

The U.S. and Iran found themselves back in a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange in weeks, with Washington threatening even more devastating strikes while Iran protested an attack that it said killed five and wounded dozens of civilians at a wedding.

Nuclear watchdog: Progress with Syria, stalemate with Iran

Syria

Nuclear watchdog: Progress with Syria, stalemate with Iran

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has resolved its outstanding questions from an investigation into secret nuclear activities in Syria under the Assad family's rule but made no progress in Iran, it said on Tuesday in confidential reports seen by Reuters.

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