Iran pledges major offensive in response to attacks; UN Secretary-General calls for immediate cessation of hostilities

Key transit airports, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi in UAE and Doha in Qatar, were shut or severely restricted

Israel and the US attacks on Iran plunge the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation

Says Iran's sovereignty, security territorial integrity should be respected

Iran has said it would target US bases in the region

40 days of public mourning announced in the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reports

US and Israel struck Iranian cities including Isfahan; Iran retaliated with strikes on US bases in the Middle East

Iran's foreign minister says that we may have lost a few commanders, but that's not such a big problem

Says the people and armed forces of Pakistan are always ready to protect the country’s security and sovereignty

Aged 86, Khamenei dominated Iran since taking on the post for life in 1989 following Ayatollah Khomeini's death

Blast strikes as unconstitutional, saying war power rests with Congress

UAE extends its sincere condolences, deepest sympathies to the family and relatives of the Pakistani national

OpenAI strikes Pentagon deal as Anthropic clashes with US over AI policy

Trump vows to cripple military as world urges restraint

Turk says a decree signed by Hibatullah Akhundzada last month defines several crimes and punishments

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Sporting swimming trunks and a rash guard shirt, mayor Andrew Little dived face first into the surf

Pakistan called for intensifying efforts to strengthen child protection by addressing root causes of conflicts

Canada summons senior company officials over failure to report mass shooter

Due to take part in a videoconference meeting with Kyiv's allies

International law experts and rights groups say the strikes likely amount to extrajudicial killings

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Inmates at Rodeo I protest exclusion from new amnesty law after Maduro’s ouster