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Trump's Board of Peace members pledge $7bn in Gaza relief
51+ min ago (543+ words) Several countries which have signed up to Donald Trump's Board of Peace have contributed more than $7bn (5.2bn) towards a Gaza "relief package", the US president has said. Trump made the announcement during the first meeting of the organisation that many of…...
Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran strikes deal or US takes 'a step further'
3+ hour ago (621+ words) President Donald Trump says the world will find out "over the next, probably, ten days" whether the US will reach a deal with Iran or take military action. At the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington DC,…...
Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (684+ words) A group of 34 Australian women and children who have been held in a camp in northern Syria for nearly seven years due to their links to the Islamic State (IS) group were released on Monday to head home, but then…...
Female Israeli soldiers rescued after being chased by ultra-Orthodox men
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (379+ words) Two female Israeli soldiers had to be rescued by police after being chased by a crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men. Footage from the city of Bnei Brak showed the women running through streets strewn with rubbish and overturned bins as…...
Iran must abandon enriched uranium and not produce more, Netanyahu says
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (575+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the US must require Iran to relinquish all of its enriched uranium and be barred from enriching more, as part of any nuclear deal with Tehran. In a speech in Jerusalem on Sunday, he…...
Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, rescuers say
4+ day, 58+ min ago (618+ words) Eleven people were killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza on Sunday morning, according to Palestinian civil defence and health officials. The Palestinian Red Crescent said a strike on a tent encampment in northern Gaza killed at least six people, while…...
Iran ready to consider compromises to reach nuclear deal, minister tells BBC in Tehran
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1434+ words) Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the US if the Americans are willing to discuss lifting sanctions, an Iranian minister has told the BBC. US officials have repeatedly emphasised that Iran, not the US,…...
Hundreds of thousands join Iran protests around the world
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (589+ words) Hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations around the world against the Iranian government on Saturday, following calls from the exiled son of the late shah for a "global day of action". Addressing an estimated 250,000 people in Munich,…...
Iran fortifies underground complex near nuclear site, satellite images show
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (833+ words) Iran has been fortifying an underground complex near one of its nuclear facilities, according to analysis of new satellite images. This activity comes at a time of heightened tensions as talks between Iranian and US officials continue, with President Donald…...
BBC in Tehran sees government's 'political reply' to protests
1+ week, 1+ day ago (522+ words) Authorities in Iran have put on a show of strength to mark the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, weeks after they used unprecedented force to put down anti-government protests. The BBC is visiting Tehran for the first time since the…...