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Trump pushes US toward war with Iran as advisers urge focus on economy

US president has ordered a huge buildup of forces in the Middle East and preparations for a potential multi-week air attack on Iran

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Iran ready for inspections to prove nuclear programme peaceful: president

"We are not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. We have stated this repeatedly and are ready for any verification,” he said on the 47th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic revolution

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Iran warns of ‘destructive’ influence on diplomacy ahead of Netanyahu’s US trip

Tehran and Washington resumed talks in Muscat on Friday, months after earlier negotiations collapsed following Israel’s unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran last June, which triggered a 12-day war

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53 migrants dead or missing in shipwreck off Libya: UN

IOM said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday, in the latest disaster involving migrants attempting the perilous Mediterranean crossing in the hope of reaching Europe

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UK’s Prince William and Princess Kate ‘deeply concerned’ by Epstein files

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Iran’s FM critcises Israel after nuclear talks with US

His remarks came a day after renewed nuclear talks with Washington, with previous talks collapsing when Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran last June that triggered a 12-day war

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Xi and Trump talk by phone, Chinese state media report

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Gaza civil defence says nine dead in strikes after Israel says shots wounded officer

Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, violence has continued in the Gaza Strip, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of breaching the agreement

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Two workers arrested on suspicion of sabotaging German warships: report

The suspects, a 37-year-old Romanian and a 54-year-old Greek, reportedly tampered with the vessels by pouring steel pellets into an engine block, puncturing fresh-water lines, removing fuel tank caps, and disabling fuses in the onboard electronics, the report said

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Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if no deal reached with Iran

Following the Iranian authorities’ response to anti-government protests that peaked last month, the US president has threatened military action and ordered the dispatch of an aircraft carrier group to the Middle East

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Iranian president orders start of talks with US: local media

Following the Iranian authorities’ response to anti-government protests that peaked last month, Trump has threatened military action and ordered the dispatch of an aircraft carrier group to the Middle East

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Israel reopens Gaza’s Rafah border crossing to Egypt, with limits

The reopening of the Rafah border crossing will be limited, with Israel demanding security checks for Palestinians entering and exiting

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Gas leak caused blast in Iran's Bandar Abbas, Iranian media say

Four people killed in second explosion in city of Ahvaz, Iranian media reports

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Trump warns Britain on China ties as Starmer hails progress in Beijing

As Western leaders reel from Trump’s unpredictability, Starmer is the latest to head to China

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Plane crash in Colombia kills 15, including politician

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26 countries, including Pakistan, named founding members of Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’

A week after Trump formally introduced the initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the body launched an official account on the social media platform X