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Israel bombs civilian areas in Lebanon

HealthFebruary 3, 2026

AIN QANA: Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike targeted a building in this southern Lebanese village, violating a truce.—AFP BEIRUT: One person was killed and eight others...

Nuclear talks between US and Iran slated for Friday: officials

NewsFebruary 2, 2026

Iran and the United States will resume nuclear talks on Friday in Turkiye, Iranian and US officials told Reuters on Monday, while a regional diplomat said representatives from countries such as Saudi ...

Iranian president orders start of talks with US: local media

NewsFebruary 2, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, the news agency Fars reported on Monday. Following the Iranian authorities’ response to anti-government p...

India unveils record $85bn defence budget

BusinessFebruary 2, 2026

NEW DELHI: India will spend a record amount on infrastructure and defence, the finance minister said in her national budget speech on Sunday, with plans for high-speed rail, submarines and fighter jet...

Last US-Russia nuclear pact set to end

NewsFebruary 2, 2026

WASHINGTON: Come Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapon deployment will be over. New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington and...

Trump hopeful of Iran deal after Tehran warns of regional war

NewsFebruary 1, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was hopeful of agreeing a deal with Iran after the country’s supreme leader warned that any US attack on the Islamic republic would trigger a regional war. ...

Iran’s Khamenei likens protests to ‘coup’, warns of regional war

NewsFebruary 1, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a “coup”, warning that any US attack on the Islamic Republic following Washington’s military deployments in the Middle East w...

Israel to terminate MSF work in Gaza for failing to provide list of Palestinian staff

NewsFebruary 1, 2026

Israel said on Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organisation failed to provide a list of its Palestinian sta...

Israel to terminate MSF work in Gaza for failing to provide Palestinian staff

NewsFebruary 1, 2026

Israel said on Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organisation failed to provide a list of its Palestinian sta...

Israeli strikes kill 32 in fresh Gaza truce violation

HealthFebruary 1, 2026

• Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency says victims include children• Bloodshed comes after Tel Aviv announced it would reopen Rafah crossing today for ‘limited movement of people’ GAZA CITY: ...