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Saudi prince blames Iran for tanker attacks, says won’t hesitate on ‘threats’
Saudi Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salmanaccused rival Iran of attacks on two oil tankers in a vital Gulf shipping channel, adding he "won't hesitate" to tackle any threats to the kingdom, according to excerpts of an interview published on Sunday.
Powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand; no tsunami threat
There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck near the uninhabited Kermadec islands northeast of New Zealand Sunday, Civil Defence authorities of the country says.
Syria: 7 civilians killed in air strikes by Assad regime
At least seven civilians were killed in air strikes by the Syrian government on the northwest province of Idlib on Saturday. Around 15 other suffered injuries in the attacks by President Bashar al-Assad regime.
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Brain dead woman comes back to life in India after ambulance hits huge pothole on UP highway
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'Stryker hit': Who is Handala, the Iran-linked hacker group that attacked US medical giant?
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A 100,000-tonne beast: How the USS Abraham Lincoln still moves at 30 knots while fully loaded
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'Nobel Cannibal': Khamenei’s X account posts ghastly Trump cartoon after POTUS floats Tomahawk theory on Iran school strike
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FACT CHECK: Benjamin Netanyahu assassinated in Iranian strike? Truth behind massive claim
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'Medical nightmare': What Stryker hit by Iran-linked cyberattack means for millions of Americans?
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Iran’s President Pezeshkian Lists Conditions to End War, Demands Recognition of ‘Legitimate Rights’
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Iran threatens to strike Google, Microsoft, Nvidia sites, banks as economic infra becomes new war target
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'Pentagon's soft target': How Stryker hack is hitting US military hospitals
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'$100 billion medical giant': What is Stryker Corp, that got hit by Iran-linked cyberattack?
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The EA-18G Growler: How the USS Abraham Lincoln entirely blinds Iran's coastal radars
Iran might scale back from nuclear deal commitments
Iranon Saturday signalled that it might further scale back from its commitments signed under the nuclear deal unless other signatories show "positive signals".
'Yellow vest' protestors push on for 31st weekend despite waning numbers
Hundreds of "yellow vest" protestors gathered at Paris's Place de la Bastille square on Saturday for the 31st round of demonstrations following several weeks of waning turnout, more than six months into the demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron and high living costs.