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Trump Announces Five-Day Pause on Strikes Against Iran’s Power Infrastructure, Citing ‘Productive’ Talks With Tehran

Trump announces five-day postponement of strikes on Iranian power infrastructure citing ‘productive’ talks with Tehran, but Iran denies any direct communication and claims the US president ‘backed down’ after Tehran’s warning of regional retaliation.

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World

Cargo ship hit by projectile off UAE coast as tensions mount in Strait of Hormuz

A container ship was struck by an unknown projectile 25 nautical miles off Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, the UKMTO reports. All crew are safe as attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz intensify.

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Australia to deploy surveillance aircraft and missiles to UAE amid escalating Gulf conflict

Australia will deploy a long-range surveillance aircraft and provide advanced air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates to help Gulf nations defend against Iranian attacks, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Tuesday, while ruling out any deployment of ground troops.

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Human Rights

Sri Lanka grants one-month visas to Iranian sailors rescued after US submarine attack

Sri Lanka has granted free one-month visas to 240 Iranian sailors rescued from two distressed naval vessels following a US submarine attack, providing humanitarian protection while maintaining neutrality and coordinating with Iranian diplomats on repatriation.

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Politics

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran’s new supreme leader as war with US and Israel intensifies

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has appointed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, succeeding his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on February 28, as the war with the United States and Israel enters its tenth day.

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World

Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued Iranian sailors as regional fallout from US submarine attack widens

A Sri Lankan hospital has released 22 Iranian sailors rescued after their warship IRIS Dena was sunk by a US submarine, as Colombo navigates a humanitarian and diplomatic balancing act amid the widening US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

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US-Israeli strikes on Iran enter second week as Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has entered its seventh day with intensified strikes, Iranian retaliation against Gulf states, mounting civilian casualties, and emerging mediation efforts even as Washington rules out negotiations.

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