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Centrist party takes early lead in Nepal polls

Nepal’s centrist party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah took an early lead in the high-stakes parliamentary election on Friday, as slow counting continued after the first polls since last year’s deadly

United States approves $151m arms sale to Israel

The United States State Department approved the ‘emergency’ sale of 12,000 bomb casings to Israel on Friday as the countries engage Iran in an escalating Middle East war. The requested

Iran missile barrage sparks explosions over Tel Aviv

The latest Iranian missile barrage sparked a wave of explosions across Tel Aviv as firefighters worked to contain a blaze at a residential building near Israel’s commercial hub on Friday.

Second Iranian ship heading to Sri Lanka after submarine attack

A second Iranian warship was heading towards Sri Lanka’s territorial waters Thursday, a day after a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killing at least 87 sailors, a minister told

Australia PM says ‘military assets’ deployed to Mideast

Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday that ‘military assets’ had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan. ‘I thank those Australians going into a dangerous situation

Canada PM says can’t rule out military participation in Iran war

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that he couldn’t rule out his country’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East. Carney’s visit to Australia this week

Iran, Israel launch fresh strikes

Israel launched fresh strikes on Iran and Lebanon, where state media reported a residential building was hit on Wednesday, as Iran’s Guards said they had sealed off one of the

Khamenei’s heir would be targeted, says Israel’s Defence Minister

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened on Wednesday to assassinate any Iranian leader picked to succeed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran. “Any