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Israel says forces open fire on West Bank stone-throwers, one dead

Saudi Arabia sets executions record in 2025, putting 356 people to death

The figures from 2025 mark the second consecutive year Saudi Arabia has set a new record for executions.

UN chief condemns Israeli law blocking electricity, water for UNRWA facilities

The agency provides education, health and aid to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

One security force member killed, 2 wounded in Aleppo suicide attack, Syria says

Iran clashes spread beyond capital in fourth day of protests

A screenshot from an online video said to show protesters storming the governor’s office in Fasa, in south-central Iran.

UAE foreign policy in spotlight after Yemen escalation

A person gestures towards smoke rising in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla, in this screengrab from a handout video obtained by Reuters on December 30, 2025. Aden al-Mustakillah TV/Handout via REUTERS

How Israel’s multi-ton truck bombs ripped through Gaza City

Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) stand on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, in Israel, October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Palestinian Authority sparks fury by cutting prisoner payments

Across refugee camps and urban centres, payments to families have been cut off.

Video of protester defying police in Iran goes viral

Protesters including shopkeepers and university students have been rallying against economic hardship in Iran since Dec 28.

Israel warns it will suspend several aid groups operating in Gaza

Humanitarian organisations say that the amount of aid entering Gaza remains inadequate.

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