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US pledges more economic measures to isolate Iran amid Hormuz deadlock
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US can sustain its blockade against Iran ‘indefinitely’.
Published On 14 Aug 2026
Iran war updates: US says can maintain blockade on Iran ‘indefinitely”
Published On 13 Aug 2026
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Can Syria deliver transitional justice?
Published On 12 Aug 2026
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Stronghold of Syrian revolution celebrates Assad’s death sentence
Published On 12 Aug 2026
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Iran war updates: Mediators push US-Iran talks as Israel hits Lebanon, Gaza
Published On 12 Aug 2026
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‘Justice at last’: Syrians react to Assad death sentence
Published On 11 Aug 2026
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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib to death
Published On 11 Aug 2026
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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
Published On 11 Aug 2026
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Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad?
Published On 11 Aug 2026

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Bashar al-Assad, Atef Najib sentenced to death in landmark Syria trial

Former Syrian leader convicted of premeditated murder, torture and crimes against humanity.

Colombia’s far-right government recognises Israeli claim over Golan Heights

The South American nation is only the second country to recognise Israel’s claims over the illegally annexed territory.

Trump demands compensation from Iran as talks on Strait of Hormuz continue

US president seeks payment for ’50 years’ of alleged damages after Iran conditions opening of Hormuz on war reparations.

Iran war updates: Pakistan minister in Tehran as Hormuz talks advance

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WATCH: Father and sons forced to manually clear rubble in Gaza
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Qatar condemns Colombia’s backing of Israeli claims over Golan Heights

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‘They need each other’: What’s behind the new Syria-Russia accord?

The Syrian-Russian agreement reflects a pragmatic approach redefining past alliances amid shifting geopolitics.

Syria says it reached deal with Moscow on future of Russian bases

Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base will become joint training and capacity-building centres under the agreement.

Lebanon ‘detains’ former al-Assad-era general, weighs handing him to Syria

Judicial and security sources say a routine embassy visit landed a wanted former Syrian general in a Beirut jail cell.

US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationals

Rulings allow Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for nationals of the two countries.

Iran war updates: ‘Mecca Joint Defence Pact’ signed, as Hormuz deal ‘nears’

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US opens test ranges to small companies to get weapons quicker
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Israel’s war on Lebanon has killed 4,335, Health Ministry says

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Deadly explosion on minibus near Damascus

Two people were killed and 13 injured when an explosion ripped through a minibus in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus.

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