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T20 World Cup: Hopeful India fans seek final redemption in Ahmedabad

At the T20 World Cup final, the cricket-crazy nation hopes to bury the ghosts of 2023 and walk away with happy memories.

Tehran pounded in week two of US-Israel war, Iran targets Israel

Explosions shake Iran as US-Israel attacks intensify, marking eight days of conflict and retaliation from Iran.

Iranian Kurd leader in Iraq says ground operation into Iran ‘highly likely’

Hosseini tells Al Jazeera that ‘there is a strong probability of action’ as the IRGC announces strikes on rebel targets.

Tornadoes across central United States kill at least eight people

Tornadoes leave behind destruction in states of Oklahoma and Michigan, and authorities say more extreme weather ahead.

Iran war is latest threat to a global economy rattled by Trump

Rising energy prices threaten to stoke inflation and hobble economic growth in countries around the world.

US downplays reports Russia gave Iran intel to help Tehran strike US assets

Pentagon asserts US forces are tracking Russian-Iranian operations amid escalating conflict in the region.

Indonesian president’s US ties questioned amid public anger over Iran war

Calls at home for leader of the world’s largest Muslim nation to distance from Washington amid US-Israel war on Iran.

Iranian missiles intercepted over Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain sirens

Qatar says it came under a wave of drone attacks, with 10 fired from Iran, nine intercepted.

Iranian authorities warn against ‘fifth column’, as no signs of war abating

Intelligence Ministry renews call to report any suspicious activity through phone calls, messaging services.

Cuba closes Quito embassy after Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa expels its diplomats

Noboa’s government gave Cuba’s diplomats 48 hours to leave Ecuador, though it did not provide an explanation.

Mexico’s Sheinbaum pledges robust World Cup security in visit to Jalisco

The Mexican president says 100,000 security personnel will be deployed during upcoming football tournament.

In a bid to counter China, Trump hosts a summit for Latin America leaders

Experts say Trump must offer ‘tangible economic benefits’ to Latin America to curb China’s growth in the region.

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Why have Europe, Australia sent military assets to the Middle East?

France, Spain and Australia are among the countries to deploy military assets to the Middle East after Cyprus attacks.

Elementary school in Tehran hit, Iran’s foreign ministry says

Footage shared by Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman purportedly shows destruction in Shahid Hamedani School in Tehran.

Qatar warns Iran war could halt Gulf energy exports ‘within weeks’

Global economies will be affected if the war on Iran continues for weeks, according to Qatar’s energy minister.

Cuba announces fifth death after shootout with Florida-tagged speedboat

The government in Havana has claimed that the 10 people on board speedboat planned to ‘unleash terrorism’ in Cuba.

US and Israel attacking Iran at ‘record pace’, war monitor says

Airwars says first days of US-Israeli Iran strikes ‘hit significantly more targets than any campaign in recent decades’.

Amid Iran war, will Russia exploit Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot missiles?

Zelenskyy says more US-made Patriot defence systems were used in three days of the Iran war than in Ukraine since 2022.

US issues limited licence for Venezuelan gold following high-level visit

The licence follows a push from US President Donald Trump to open Venezuela’s resource sector to outside investment.

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Iran war: What is happening on day seven of US-Israel attacks?

After six days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran, the conflict is escalating as regional tensions rise.

Human rights court orders reparations for forced sterilisation case in Peru

Inter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru must pay family of woman who died as a result of forced sterilisation.

Explosions rock Tehran as Israel intensifies strikes on government sites

Rescue workers carry a casualty of an Israel and US strike on a police station in Tehran, Iran. [Majid Khahi/ISNA/WANA via Reuters]

The Azadi sport complex on the day Azadi stadium was attacked, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

Smoke rises over damaged Azadi Stadium following an US-Israeli attack. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

Missiles fired by the US and Israel have hit two schools in the town of Parand, southwest of Tehran, amid ongoing strikes on the country. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

Iranian news agency Tasnim and local media reported several explosions heard in Tehran on Thursday morning. [Majid Khahi/ISNA/WANA via Reuters]

An Iranian flag is mounted on a damaged car following a strike on a police station in Tehran. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

New videos and photos show destruction across Iran after US and Israeli air strikes, including damage to government buildings, residential neighbourhoods and Iran’s main sports stadium. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

At least 1,230 people killed in Iran, including 175 schoolgirls and staff in a Saturday missile strike on a school in Minab. [Majid Khahi/ISNA/WANA via Reuters]

The latest attack comes six days after the deadliest single one during the war on Iran, which killed 165 schoolgirls and staff. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

Iranian media say dozens of strikes have hit multiple locations as fears grow of a wider regional conflict. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

Qatar partially reopens airspace as Iranian strikes continue to hit Gulf

Evacuation and cargo flights to resume but scheduled services still suspended as US-Israeli war on Iran continues.

US customs agency says it is not yet able to reimburse tariff costs

Agency says process being worked out to mediate disbursement of $166bn in tariff costs to more than 330,000 importers.

Iran’s future will be determined by Iranians, not Trump, officials say

Ghalibaf says Iran’s fate will not be decided by ‘Epstein’s gang’ as Trump pushes for role in choosing supreme leader.

‘No deal with Iran except unconditional surrender,’ Trump says

US president stakes out maximalist war aims as conflict wreaks havoc across the region amid rising death toll.

Zelenskyy visits front line as Ukraine and Russia swap 500 prisoners each

Completion of two-day POW exchange one of few tangible results as peace talks stall amid Middle East turmoil.

Kurdish opposition mulls whether to trust Trump after Iran uprising call

Iranian Kurds weigh risks of fighting government, uncertain of US and Israeli support for any uprising.

Tehran hit by heavy bombing on day seven of US-Israel war on Iran

An Al Jazeera correspondent in Tehran says more intense bombardment is also targeting civilian and residential areas.

‘Assault on children’: Calls grow for probe into Iran girls’ school attack

‘No excuse for killing girls in a classroom,’ UN experts say, amid push for justice after Minab primary school assault.

Israel extending ‘Gaza playbook’ to Lebanon, charity warns

Medical Aid for Palestinians accuses Israel of ‘deliberately terrorising civilian populations’ across Lebanon.

At least 217 killed in Israel’s Lebanon attacks as Beirut, south, east hit

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group urges Israelis to evacuate border areas as Israel continues to bomb the country.

Iran targets Israeli embassy in Bahrain, Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

Multiple Gulf nations, Arab states, as well as Turkiye and Azerbaijan are caught in the crosshairs of the war.

EXPLAINER

Is BRICS bloc divided over US-Israel attacks on Iran?

Since India took over as chair, the normally outspoken BRICS grouping appears to be more cautious.

Iranians mourn Khamenei as they gather for first Friday prayers during war

Worshippers wave Iranian flags and chant slogans against the US and Israel, as they gather to pray amid attacks.

How US sinking of Iranian warship blew hole in Modi’s ‘guardian’ claims

India sees itself a security provider in the Indian Ocean. On Wednesday, it couldn’t save even its own guest.

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Why did Trump fire Kristi Noem as DHS secretary; who is Markwayne Mullin?

Trump said Mullin will lead the Department of Homeland Security while Noem assigned as special envoy.

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Israel kills father, daughter in Gaza as genocide continues amid wider war

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UAE president says prepared to confront ‘threats’ as Iran attacks continue

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