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July 4, 2026

Lebanon says 400,000 displaced people have returned south as government prepares reconstruction plan

Lebanese Social Affairs Minister Haneen El Sayed said Saturday that around 400,000 displaced people have returned to their areas in southern Lebanon, while many others remain unable to go...

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July 4, 2026

Medvedev says Strait of Hormuz gives Iran leverage comparable to ‘nuclear weapon’

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz gives it leverage comparable to a “nuclear weapon,” arguing that restricting passage through the...

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July 4, 2026

Israeli intelligence rejects Netanyahu’s request to back claim Iran’s nuclear program was completely destroyed: Report

Israel’s intelligence agencies rejected a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office to endorse the government’s claim that Iran’s nuclear program had been “completely” destroyed, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth...

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July 4, 2026

Iran rejects UK-France Hormuz statement, warns against foreign military presence

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz “is not a stage for extra-regional powers to display military force,” warning against “any military activity”...

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July 4, 2026

Egypt celebrates historic first-ever World Cup Round of 16 qualification

Celebrations swept across Egypt on Friday evening after the national football team reached the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time in its...

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July 3, 2026

Rights center documents 83 Israeli attacks on Christians in 3 months, mostly in occupied Jerusalem

This April to June saw 83 Israeli attacks on Christians in Israel or Israeli-occupied territories in 76 incidents, most of them in Jerusalem, according to a report released Friday,...

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July 3, 2026

Two scorpions in a jar

There is an old parable about two scorpions in a jar. Neither can leave. Neither trusts the other. And sooner or later, one strikes, not because it wants to...

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July 3, 2026

The funeral that reveals a world divided

A casket draped in black makes its slow procession through Tehran, past millions of mourners whose chests beat in unison against the late-summer heat. Red fists—the funeral’s symbol—rise above...

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July 3, 2026

The geopolitics of energy storage: Who will control the batteries of the Middle East?

For more than a century, geopolitical influence in the Middle East has been defined by oil reserves, natural gas resources and the strategic waterways that connect them to global...

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July 3, 2026

Israeli army confirms authenticity of image showing Palestinian detainee abused in Gaza

The Israeli army on Thursday confirmed the authenticity of a widely circulated image showing a Palestinian detainee being abused by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports. The...

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