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Boeing was given an $8.6 billion contract for the F-15 Israel Program, the Pentagon said on Monday, after US President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida. “This contract provides for the design, integration, instrumentation, test, production, and delivery of 25 new F-15IA aircraft for the
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A top political adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Monday that any aggression against the country would be met with an “immediate harsh response,” after US President Donald Trump threatened to “eradicate” any attempt by Tehran to rebuild its nuclear program. “Iran’s #Missile_Capability and defense are
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Turkish police detained 110 suspects in an operation against Daesh on Tuesday, a day after three police officers and six militants were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkiye, the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office said. Police conducted an eight-hour siege at a house in the town of Yalova, on
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Israel defended on Monday its formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, but several countries at the United Nations questioned whether the move aimed to relocate Palestinians from Gaza or to establish military bases. Israel became the first country to recognize Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on
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The Kremlin on Tuesday said it was necessary to develop a dialogue with Iran and urged all parties to refrain from escalation after US President Donald Trump said Washington would support another massive strike on Iran. Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested on Monday that Tehran may
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The UAE announced the withdrawal of its remaining counter-terrorism units in Yemen on Tuesday, citing recent developments and concerns over the safety and effectiveness of ongoing operations. In a statement issued on Tuesday carried on Emirates News Agency, the Ministry of Defense said the decision was taken voluntarily and in
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US President Donald Trump is urging Hamas to disarm or would have “hell to pay” and warNed that the United States could support another major strike on Iran were it to resume rebuilding its ballistic missile or nuclear weapons programs. “If they don’t disarm as they agreed to do,
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Somalia’s president is to visit close ally Turkiye on Tuesday following Israel’s recognition of the breakaway territory of Somaliland, Turkiye’s presidency said. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will hold talks “on the current situation in Somalia in the fight against terrorism, measures taken by the federal Somali
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Syrian authorities imposed an overnight curfew in the port city of Latakia on Tuesday after attacks in predominantly Alawite neighborhoods a day prior. The interior ministry announced a “curfew in Latakia city, effective from 5:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, until 6:00 am (0300
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China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island’s key ports and assaults on maritime targets. The two-day war games code-named “Justice Mission 2025” have been
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Bangladesh declared three days of state mourning on Tuesday for Khaleda Zia, its first female prime minister and one of the key figures on the county’s political scene over the past four decades. Zia entered public life as Bangladesh’s first lady when her husband, Ziaur Rahman, a 1971
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Sanusi Madabo, a 40-year-old farmer in the Nigerian village of Jabo, was preparing for bed on Thursday night when he heard a loud noise that sounded like a plane crashing. He rushed outside his mud house with his wife to see the sky glowing a bright red. The light burned
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For 10 hours a day, Rahimullah sells socks from his cart in eastern Kabul, earning about $4.5 to $6 per day. It’s a pittance, but it’s all he has to feed his family of five. Rahimullah, who like many Afghans goes by only one name, is one
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Mayor Panagiotis Plakentas fears what will happen to the town of Ptolemaida and the surrounding region when the last of the brown coal power plants in northern Greece close next year. He told AFP that eight out of 10 young people who leave the region to study never come back
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Several powerful explosions rocked Kyiv on Saturday as authorities warned that the Ukrainian capital was under threat of missile attack. “Explosions in the capital. Air defense forces are operating. Stay in shelters!” Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. Ukraine’s air force also announced a countrywide air alert
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Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes. “Both sides agree to an immediate ceasefire after the time of signature of this Joint Statement with effect from 12:00 hours noon (local