8 h. ago Trump says Iran ‘is ready to make a deal’ just as US armada arrives in the Middle East

The US president said Tehran ‘wants to talk’ after the US moved military assets to the region ahead of possible strikes

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25 h. ago UK wants to see ‘full reopening’ of Rafah crossing, minister says

Hamish Falconer called for the passage of both people and materials after Israel announced a limited reopening of the crossing.

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26 h. ago US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East as tensions with Iran remain high

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East

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26 h. ago US warships arrive in Middle East amid fears Trump will finally order Iran strike

The US president has repeatedly threatened to strike Iran if it did not stop killing protesters

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28 h. ago Hezbollah warns enemies will 'taste death' and threatens 'comprehensive war' if Trump strikes Iran

Hezbollah has warned that its enemies will 'taste the bitterest forms of death' if Donald Trump strikes its backer, Iran. 

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29 h. ago Remains of last Israeli hostage found in Gaza, says military

An Israeli official said that the remains of police officer Ran Gvili had been discovered

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32 h. ago This luxury Marrakech riad is the perfect base for shopping in the souks

At Riad Botanica, Daisy Lester finds a serene hideaway with carefully curated design

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37 h. ago Israel launches large scale military operation to locate last hostage in Gaza

The return of all remaining hostages, alive or dead, has been a central part of the first phase of the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10

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46 h. ago Donald Trump's 'armada' nears Middle East amid reports USS Lincoln is in 'striking distance'

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has reportedly arrived in the Middle East close to Iran as tensions grow between the US and Iran

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63 h. ago I couldn't survive on my pension so I moved to country with £240 a month rent

Bragi Jonsson is Icelandic but hates the winter's freezing cold there. In fact, he hates it so much that since 2020, he has been heading south during the winter

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3 d. ago KLM and Air France suspend flights to Middle East as Iran warns Trump any US attack will mean 'all

The comment from Iran came as Washington moved an aircraft carrier strike group and other military assets into the region, fuelling fears of a major escalation.

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3 d. ago Silenced by shutdown: Iranians abroad wait in fear after protests turn deadly

Families with loved ones in Iran experience an excruciating wait for news following the regime’s total internet blackout after the brutal crackdown of protests across the country. Caspar Barnes and Moha Tahery report.

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4 d. ago Fears grow Trump will strike Iran after US moves ‘armada’ to Middle East

US military assets moved closer to Middle East while president threatened response that would make June attacks ‘look like peanuts’

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4 d. ago Bankrupt Katie Price jets off to Dubai to scout luxury rentals in the tax

The former glamour model, 46, flew out on Wednesday after hearing about the Middle East hotspot's near non-existent tax system, amid her ongoing financial woes.

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4 d. ago Nearly half of countries on Trump’s Board of Peace banned from entering US

The Board of Peace is expected to try and mediate global conflict and has been accused of trying to replace the UN

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4 d. ago I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong; they were the front line

World affairs editor Sam Kiley spent six months alongside 16 Air Assault Brigade in Helmand where British and US forces put their lives on the line daily to keep each other safe

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4 d. ago Trump says US ‘armada’ heading to Middle East as Iran death toll put above 5,000

US president says ‘we have a lot of ships’ going in that direction and that Washington is watching Iran closelyDonald Trump has said a US “armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s bloody crackdown on protesters at 5,002.Speaking on Air Force One as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos overnight, he said: “We have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case. I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely we have an armada ... heading in that direction, and maybe we won’t have to use it.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump’s New Gaza is first step to the end of any Palestine state, Gaza families warn

Trump’s new Gaza will be ‘built on the graveyards of countless unidentified Palestinians’ UN official warns

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4 d. ago The decision to move Islamic State prisons from Syria was an Iraqi request

This significant relocation effort is unfolding amidst growing instability in northeast Syria

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5 d. ago ‘Very serious red flags’ with Trump’s board of peace – Irish deputy premier

‘Anything Putin is considering joining with the word peace in it does not sit well,’ Simon Harris said on Thursday.

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