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Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa
A fire blazes at an oil depot northwest of Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday following an Israeli strike. Photo: AFP
Israel-Iran conflict

2003 all over again? Possible US intervention in Israel vs Iran sparks worries

As Israel’s attacks and incendiary rhetoric intensify, chilling parallels emerge to the discredited claims made before US invasion of Iraq.

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Middle East

Opinion | Why the US and China have failed to stop war in the Middle East

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Israel-Gaza war

Greta Thunberg, once unpopular on Chinese social media, rises in esteem on Gaza

Israel-Iran conflict

Turkey ramps up missile production amid fears of wider Middle East war

President Erdogan said Ankara aims to boost the deterrence level so that ‘no one would dare to even challenge us’.

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Smoke billows from a building in Israel’s Herzliya near Tel Aviv following a fresh barrage of Iranian rockets on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Iran conflict

Explainer | What are Iran’s options for retaliatory strikes against Israel?

Iran’s steps could include blocking the Strait of Hormuz, quitting a nuclear treaty and launching attacks on Israeli tourists.

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Israel-Gaza war

‘Aren’t we human beings?’: dozens killed in Gaza while waiting for aid trucks

Gaza’s Health Ministry reports hundreds were also wounded in the latest incident involving aid distribution.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel kills dozens in Gaza near food distribution centres: ministry

The military has designated certain routes to access food centres and residents have been told leaving roads is dangerous, but many do so, to try to get to food first.

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Palestinians carry a wounded young man, injured as he was queuing for aid, towards a hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. Photo: AFP
War and conflict

Opinion | Israel’s interception of Madleen raises legal concerns over aid blockade

International law outlines strict conditions for blockades, highlighting potential violations in the recent interception of a humanitarian aid vessel.

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Israel-Gaza war

UN General Assembly calls for Gaza ceasefire, pressure on Israel

The United States and Israel were among the 12 nations that voted against the measure, while 19 abstained.

Donald Trump

Judge says US must release Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil

The Trump administration is seeking to deport the former graduate student over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

An image of Mahmoud Khalil is displayed at a rally in New York in May. Photo: dpa
Israel-Gaza war

Palestinian death toll surpasses 55,000 in ongoing Israel-Gaza war

The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but said women and children make up more than half the dead.

Palestinians prepare graves in a cemetery as death toll surpasses 55,000, according to health ministry. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Letters | What the Trump-Musk feud reveals about American decline

Readers discuss the state of US democracy, National Guard troops in Los Angeles, and the suffering of children in Gaza.

Middle East

US denounces sanctions by UK, allies on far-right Israeli ministers

Israeli ministers sanctioned for ‘inciting’ extremist violence; US and Israel condemn move.

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Middle East

Israel attacks Yemen’s Houthi-held Hodeida port in first direct strike by navy

Israel threatens Iran-aligned Houthis with a naval and air blockade if attacks continue.

A damaged plane at Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport, a day after Israeli strikes in May. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Convoy sets off for Gaza from North Africa to protest Israel’s blockade

Tunisian-led aid convoy seeks ‘the immediate lifting of the unjust siege’ on Gaza.

People cheer as a convoy of buses made up of activists, lawyers and medical professionals from North Africa depart from Tunisia to Gaza. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Greta Thunberg arrives at Israeli port after Gaza-bound aid boat was detained

Accompanied by Israeli navy, boat arrived in port of Ashdod. Thunberg and 11 others expected to be held at detention facility then deported.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel military says identified body of Hamas chief Mohammed Sinwar

The remains were found in a tunnel beneath the European Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel vows to prevent Freedom Flotilla, aid from reaching Gaza

Thunberg, a climate campaigner, is among 12 activists aboard the Madleen, which aims to break the blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag after boarding the Madleen boat and before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, on June 1. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Palestinians say Israeli fire kills 12 near aid sites

Witnesses said Israeli forces had fired on them at a roundabout in nearby city of Rafah as they went to get food from a US-backed aid group.

Thailand

Body of Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta recovered by Israeli military

Before Pinta’s body was retrieved, three Thai hostages remained in captivity and two were confirmed dead.

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu admits to Israeli support for anti-Hamas armed gang

Israeli and Palestinian media reported that the group is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser Abu Shabab.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference, in Jerusalem, on May 21. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Letters | Does Hong Kong know it’s Eid ul-Adha?

Readers discuss awareness of an important Islamic festival, the plight of refugees, and global apathy towards the Gaza tragedy.

The son of an Egyptian vendor feeds sheep and goats at a cattle market in Cairo, Egypt on June 3. Eid ul-Adha commemorates the profound faith of the prophet Ibrahim, who was willing to sacrifice his son in submission to God’s will. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Grandma files war crimes case over Gaza deaths of French grandchildren

Jacqueline Rivault accuses Israeli officials of murder and genocide, with her case related to the deaths of Janna and Abderrahim Abudaher, aged 6 and 9.

United States

US hits ICC judges with sanctions over Israel, Afghanistan cases

Washington targets four judges with travel bans and asset freezes; ICC condemns move.

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Israel-Gaza war

Gaza doctors give own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid

Most Palestinians are now too poorly nourished to donate blood, after a months-long Israeli blockade on food and other supplies.

Displaced Palestinians walk along a road to receive humanitarian aid packages from a US-backed foundation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Israel recovers bodies of 2 hostages from Gaza

Hamas is still holding 56 hostages, around a third of them believed to be alive.

Gad Haggai and Judih Weinstein were killed in the October 7 attack, and their bodies were recently recovered from the southern Gaza. File photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump officials target Columbia University’s accreditation over Gaza protests

Any revocation of the Ivy League school’s accreditation could have significant financial implications for students.

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Israel-Gaza war

US vetoes UN Security Council demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire

The US vetoed, but all 14 other UN Security Council members voted in favour of the resolution.

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