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Iran war: Live updates
- Iran's president rejected a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender on Saturday and apologized for Iran's attacks on regional countries, as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic. Gulf countries say they have intercepted more ballistic missiles and drones launched from Iran. Saudi Arabia said it stopped four drones attacking the country's massive ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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US downplays reports Russia gave Iran intel to help Tehran strike US assets
- Washington has downplayed reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran about United States targets across the Middle East amid the burgeoning US-Israel war on Iran , first reported by The Washington Post. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a CBS 60 Minutes interview on Friday, said the US is "tracking everything" and factoring it into battle plans when asked about the reports Moscow was aiding Tehran. ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Two children among seven dead in Russian missile strikes in Ukraine | World News
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched an attack overnight on Ukraine using 480 drones ‌and 29 missiles, that targeted energy and railway infrastructure ​across the country. Russian missile strikes have killed seven people in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. The number of dead includes two children, the region's governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Mr Syniehubov said the ballistic missile damaged a ...

Source: news.sky.com
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U.S. will send anti-drone system to Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say
- LONDON (AP) — An American anti-drone system proven to work against Russian drones in Ukraine will soon be sent to the Middle East to bolster U.S. defenses against Iranian drones, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday. While the U.S. has used Patriot and THAAD missile systems to take down Iranian missiles successfully, there are limited effective anti-drone defenses now in ...

Source: pbs.org
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Hungary detains Ukrainians carrying $82 million in cash and gold; Kyiv calls it a hostage-taking
- The incident further inflamed tensions between Hungary and Ukraine, which are embroiled in a bitter feud over Hungary's access to Russian oil through a pipeline that crosses Ukrainian territory. Hungarian authorities have detained seven Ukrainian citizens, including a former intelligence officer, and seized two armored cars carrying large amounts of cash across Hungary on suspicion of money laundering, officials ...

Source: nbcnews.com