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Israel-Gaza war
Gaza marks 1,000 days of war. Palestinians there face an uncertain future
Over 2 million Palestinians remain displaced amid ruins as the region grapples with the immense, gridlocked task of reconstruction.
2 Jul 2026 - 2:16PM
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump sees progress as US and Iran hold talks in Qatar
2 Jul 2026 - 7:45AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, not using Iran-approved route: state TV
2 Jul 2026 - 2:53AM
US, Israel war on Iran
US, Iran officials hold indirect talks in Qatar to try to end war: diplomat
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are apparently not taking part in the technical talks. They met Qatar’s PM on Tuesday.
1 Jul 2026 - 11:55PM
The West Bay district in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
US, Israel war on Iran
Iran prepares funeral for late supreme leader killed on war’s first day
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s public funeral will begin Saturday as Iran and the US observe a fragile ceasefire.
1 Jul 2026 - 3:16PM
US, Israel war on Iran
A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren 4 months ago. Still, no one accepts blame
The Trump administration has yet to directly accept blame or release findings of a Pentagon investigation into the February 28 strike.
1 Jul 2026 - 2:15PM
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Singapore
Oman Air targets Singapore with nonstop flight as Gulf carriers ramp up services
Flights to Gulf hub airports, which were closed at the start of the Iran war, returned to around 90 per cent of normal levels by mid-June.
1 Jul 2026 - 1:03PM
A Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Oman Air sits on the tarmac at Muscat International Airport on March 13. Photo: Reuters
Aviation
Fighter jets scrambled as Tel Aviv-bound flight triggers false hijack alarm
Bulgarian and Israeli military respond after a transponder glitch mistakenly broadcasts hijacking emergency code.
1 Jul 2026 - 9:24AM
US, Israel war on Iran
14 million barrels of stranded Iraq oil travels through Strait of Hormuz
Meanwhile, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Qatar to discuss the Middle East conflict with mediators.
30 Jun 2026 - 7:48PM
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US and Iran pause strikes as Hormuz tests interim deal, Doha talks loom
Efforts to reopen the Strait without Iran’s oversight have sparked days of crossfire.
29 Jun 2026 - 8:49PM
Middle East
Car bombs and shootings kill 5 Arab Israelis in single-day crime wave
Bloodshed pushes community death toll to 142 this year as police tie violence to organised crime networks.
29 Jun 2026 - 11:49AM
The site of a car explosion in Holon on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Middle East
Aramco helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia kills all 14 on board
An investigation was opened into the cause of the crash near a major Saudi refinery in Ras Tanura.
29 Jun 2026 - 9:46AM
US, Israel war on Iran
Iran’s Guards say American bases will ‘experience hell’ amid US offensive
The escalating attacks threaten the fragile truce that had largely ended fighting in the Middle East.
28 Jun 2026 - 7:25PM
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Trump says US hit Iran again, may be ‘forced to militarily complete the job’
If that happened, the Islamic Republic would ‘no longer exist’, Trump warned, after reports that a tanker had been struck in Hormuz.
28 Jun 2026 - 7:51AM
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Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?
US$270 billion in damage and 4 million citizens plunged into poverty may have broken Iran’s economy.
27 Jun 2026 - 1:41PM
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Smoke and flames rise from the site of US-Israeli airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7. Photo: Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images/TNS
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US strikes Iran after Trump says cargo ship attack violated ceasefire
US Central Command says missile, drone and radar sites were hit after Tehran was accused of targeting vessel in Strait of Hormuz.
27 Jun 2026 - 7:25AM
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Germany
Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life
Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, an anti-Islam activist interested in the far-right, killed six and wounded hundreds by driving through crowds.
26 Jun 2026 - 11:19PM
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Israel
Ex-general seen as main Netanyahu rival ahead of Israel elections
Gadi Eisenkot’s new centrist party is surging in polls ahead of Israel’s October parliamentary elections.
26 Jun 2026 - 4:36PM
Gadi Eisenkot is running for prime minister in the next Israeli elections. Photo: Reuters
China exports
‘Too many uncertainties’: why China’s exporters remain wary despite US-Iran deal
Traders and logistics companies fear disrupted supply chains and doubts about the agreement’s durability will continue to weigh on business decisions.
26 Jun 2026 - 3:06PM
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UN halts escort of ships through Hormuz after Singapore-flagged vessel attacked
A cargo ship was hit by a projectile close to Oman, testing a preliminary agreement to end the Iran war.
26 Jun 2026 - 7:53PM
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Middle East
US’ Rubio wraps up Gulf tour as allies share concerns over Iran peace accord
Rubio did not discuss a US$300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran that is part of the peace proposal.
25 Jun 2026 - 8:26PM
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump casts doubt on US striking Iran school on war’s first day
The February 28 attack, likely carried out by the US, killed more than 175 children and teachers in the southern city of Minab.
25 Jun 2026 - 1:37PM
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Raheleh, an Iranian woman who lost two of her children in Minab school strike on February 28. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
US-Iran tensions
‘War of words’ won’t stop Iran nuclear inspections, says IAEA
‘We will obviously have to inspect,’ said Rafael Grossi, the boss of the International Atomic Energy Agency. ‘This is going to happen’.
24 Jun 2026 - 8:19PM
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Trump touts Iran inspection deal as Tehran disputes claim
US president says Iran agreed to inspections ‘long into the future’, but Tehran says no decision has been made on IAEA access.
24 Jun 2026 - 4:45PM
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Israel-Gaza war
‘Intentional’: Israel purposely targeted Gaza children, says UN inquiry
There is evidence Palestinian children were deliberately killed, showing genocidal intent, a new report says. Israel denies the claims.
23 Jun 2026 - 6:45PM
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