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Iranian president still missing as rescue crews search mountainous region for his helicopter
Heavy fog reported in mountainous area where Ebrahim Raisi's aircraft was travelling
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What do we know so far about Iranian president’s helicopter ‘accident’
The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister on Sunday sent shock waves around the region. Details remained scant in the hours after the incident, and it was unclear if Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the other officials had survived. This is what we know so far.
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Gantz threatens to quit Israeli war cabinet over postwar plans for Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country's closest ally over postwar plans for Gaza, even as the war with Hamas shows no sign of ending.
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South African president passes disputed health law
Opponents claim the move is a ploy by the government to buy votes ahead of elections on May 29
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Israel carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday and told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the city where more than a million people uprooted by the seven-month war are crowded together.
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Satellite imagery released over the past 24 hours has revealed evidence of probable damage at an Iranian air base following an Israeli strike in the early hours of Friday morning.
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'Bombing' hits Iraq military base housing pro-Iranian force, Iraqi officials say
Several people were wounded in a “bombing” overnight on an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, two security sources said early Saturday.
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Caught between Israel and Iran, Jordan clings desperately to stability
After Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel on April 13, Jordan finds itself caught between the two enemies. Friday morning's suspected Israeli strikes in central Iran have intensified fear that the country could be dragged into an escalation against its will. Having been historically neutral in the two countries’ decades-old struggle, the Hashemite kingdom is now seeing its delicate balancing act threatened.
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