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Smoke rising from US embassy in Kuwait City

An AFP correspondent saw black smoke rising from the US embassy in Kuwait on Monday, with the diplomatic mission telling people not to come to the premises as Iran on

Israel hits Lebanon, expanding Iran war

Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon, including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of

Iran confirms killing of defence minister, army chief of staff

The official IRNA agency says the Iranian army’s chief of staff, Abdul Rahim Mousavi, and Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh were killed in the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday, reports

Eight killed as Shias storm US Consulate in Karachi

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into

Eight killed in pro-Iran protest at US consulate in Pakistan

At least eight people were killed during pro-Iran protests at the United States consulate in the Pakistan megacity of Karachi on Sunday, a rescue service spokesman told AFP. ‘We have

Thousands protest in Indian Kashmir at Khamenei killing

Several thousand joined street demonstrations in Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday to protest against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after strikes by the United States and Israel.

Iran supreme leader Khamenei killed in massive US, Israeli attack

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into

Israel and US launch strikes on Iran

Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, and a United States attack is underway, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for