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Ukrainian Intelligence Says North Korea Supplies Up to 40% of Russia’s Artillery Ammunition
The assessment comes as Seoul opens procurement talks with NATO and pursues wider defense-industrial cooperation with the alliance and the United States.
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U.S.-Iran Fighting Intensifies as Ceasefire Framework Unravels
Renewed strikes around the Strait of Hormuz and reported U.S. service-member deaths have heightened the risk of a broader regional conflict.
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Delhi Court Orders Health Monitoring for Sonam Wangchuk as Fast Enters 19th Day
The 59-year-old education reformer is fasting in support of youth protesters seeking Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and examination reforms.
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Trump Says He Was ‘Very Disappointed’ With NATO Allies Over Iran
The U.S. president made the remarks after arriving in Ankara for a NATO summit and meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Sheikh Hasina Says She Plans to Return to Bangladesh and Surrender
The ousted Bangladeshi prime minister said she and senior Awami League colleagues aim to return from exile in India around December, despite her death sentence in absentia.
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Iran reports new retaliatory strikes after latest U.S. attacks, as Hormuz tensions deepen
The renewed exchanges have added strain to a June 17 memorandum of understanding and intensified uncertainty over access through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Lebanese president says direct talks with Israel will continue ahead of Rome round
Joseph Aoun defended the U.S.-backed negotiations as a way to secure Lebanese rights and sovereignty, even as Hezbollah rejects the process and broader tensions persist over Israeli troop withdrawals in southern Lebanon.
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U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Appears to Fray as New Strikes Hit Gulf Targets and Oil Rises
Fresh U.S. strikes on Iran and Iranian attacks on Gulf states have intensified doubts over a 60-day interim truce and raised concerns about regional stability, shipping security and the durability of diplomacy.
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Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Retaliation as U.S.-Iran Tensions Deepen Over Hormuz and Trump Threats
Iran’s new supreme leader called for revenge over Ali Khamenei’s killing while diplomatic contacts continued in Oman amid disputes over the Strait of Hormuz and the status of a faltering ceasefire.
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Mojtaba Khamenei’s Continued Absence Deepens Questions Over Iran’s Postwar Leadership
As Iran concludes funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, the new supreme leader’s absence from public view has become a focal point in a period of conflict, mourning and political uncertainty.