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Iran’s missile and drone stockpile: What it means for the ongoing war
WASHINGTON, March 22 — Iranian missiles and drones have continued to strike crucial energy facilities and other targets in Gulf countries and the wider Middle East nearly three weeks into the war. Neutralising Iran’s missile and drone capabilities is a crucial
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Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast, putting water supplies for nearly two billion people at risk
KATHMANDU, March 22 — Himalayan glaciers that provide a vital source of fresh water for around two billion people are melting twice as quickly as in 2000, a report warned Saturday. The Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, which stretches from Afghanistan to
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Trump’s shifting objectives in the Us-Israeli war on Iran explained
WASHINGTON, March 21 — President Donald Trump and his top officials have offered changing objectives and reasons for the US-Israeli war on Iran, a move critics say shows a lack of planning for the conflict and its aftermath. Stated objectives and
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Iran tells neighbours ‘we have no intention of conflict’ amid ongoing US-Israel strikes
DUBAI, March 21 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday in an address to neighbouring Muslim countries that Iran has no intention of entering into conflict with its neighbours, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti. “You are our brothers – we have no
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Putin assures Iran of Moscow’s support in Nowruz greeting, condemns US‑Israeli strikes
MOSCOW, March 21 — Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his best wishes Saturday for the Persian New Year, Nowruz, to Iran’s leaders and its people, assuring them of Moscow’s support as they fight the Middle East war. “Nowruz greetings were…
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US, Israel strike Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, Tehran says no radioactive leak detected
TEHRAN, March 21 — The United States and Israel struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday, the Islamic republic’s atomic energy organisation said. “Following the criminal attacks by the United States and the usurping Zionist regime against our country, the…
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Thousands attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Iran amid ongoing Middle East war
TEHRAN, March 21 — Thousands of Muslims held Eid al-Fitr prayers in Iran on Saturday to mark the end of the Ramadan fast against the backdrop of the Middle East war, state television footage showed. Iran, a majority-Shia nation, marked
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US west swelters under historic March heatwave, records shattered across southwest
LOS ANGELES, March 21 — A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States yesterday is a one-in-500-years type event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say. The heat has been toppling records
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Arab nations, Turkey call for international action over Israeli attacks in Syria
RIYADH, March 21 — Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry condemned today Israel’s strikes on Syrian army camps as “aggression”, joining other Arab nations and Turkey in calling on the international community to intervene. Israel’s military said yesterday it had struck southern Syria
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Israel strikes ‘regime targets’ in Tehran after waves of Iranian missile fire
JERUSALEM, March 21 — The Israeli military said it launched strikes on “regime targets” in Tehran early today, after reporting several rounds of Iranian missile fire at Israel. The Iranian capital has come under near daily bombardment since a joint
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