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30.04.2025 21:11 The strikes were south of Damascus, where Syrian security forces say they are battling gunmen from the religious minority.

30.04.2025 16:40 Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during what the Israeli military said were counter-terrorism raids.

30.04.2025 06:20 Turkey has been building military bases on Iraqi territory, the BBC finds, raising fears of an occupation.

29.04.2025 20:10 Assad al-Nassasra was missing for weeks following last month's attack, in which 15 emergency workers were killed by Israeli troops.

29.04.2025 15:00 The interior minister said "some individuals deemed responsible" for Saturday's blast at Shahid Rajaee are being questioned.

28.04.2025 19:30 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar accuse each other of lies or inaccuracies in sworn depositions.

28.04.2025 14:11 Dozens of countries will give evidence at the ICJ hearings, which Israel has labelled a "circus".

28.04.2025 09:00 Sustained air and naval strikes "have killed hundreds of Houthi fighters" in Yemen, the US military says.

27.04.2025 22:20 A blame game begins amid reports solid fuel intended for ballistic missiles may have been improperly stored.

27.04.2025 22:20 Israel said it hit a Hezbollah missile store. The Lebanese presidency urged the US and France to press Israel to cease its attacks.

27.04.2025 22:20 But the Qatari PM says there was still no "answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war".

26.04.2025 22:10 A private security firm said it believed the affected containers had contained solid fuel destined for ballistic missiles.

26.04.2025 22:10 At least four people have been killed and 500 more injured in Bandar Abbas.

25.04.2025 21:40 The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days.

25.04.2025 21:40 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has sent condolences four days after the Pope's death.