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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact as regional tensions escalate

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defence pact in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership amid heightened regional tensions.

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Israel opens ‘temporary’ route for residents to flee as troops and tanks push deeper into Gaza City – Middle East crisis live

Israel announced on Wednesday a “temporary” new route for residents to flee Gaza City, as it launched an intense ground offensive after massive bombardment of the Palestinian territory’s main city.

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UN general assembly votes to back Hamas-free government for Palestine

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Israeli airstrikes ‘killed any hope’ for hostages in Gaza, says Qatari prime minister

Qatar’s prime minister has said that Benjamin Netanyahu “killed any hope” for the remaining hostages in Gaza following Israel’s extraordinary strike on Hamas negotiators in Doha on Tuesday.

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Trump appears sidelined as the US caught unawares by Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Qatar

In the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas negotiators in the heart of Qatar’s capital Doha, the White House appeared sidelined from halting a conflict that Donald Trump has claimed only he could mediate.

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Qatar condemns ‘criminal assault’ as Israel launches airstrikes against Hamas leaders in Doha – Middle East crisis live

The State of Qatar strongly condemns the cowardly Israeli attack that targeted residential buildings housing several members of the Political Bureau of Hamas in the Qatari capital, Doha.

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Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire deal

Donald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza.

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Pentagon expected to become ‘Department of War’ as US cities brace for Trump’s next national guard deployment – live

The president is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the rebrand, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress.

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Middle East crisis: at least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – as it happened

At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on 7 October 2023, a United Nations committee said on Wednesday.

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Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power