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How Israel and Iran went from ‘best friends’ to arch-enemies on the cusp of all-out war
When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini launched an Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 and overthrew the country’s pro-Western leader, one of the first things he did was cut ties with Israel.
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Iran activates air defence system and diverts flights after ‘explosions’ heard over major city
Flights diverted around western Iran without explanations
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India Elections 2024: Millions to cast their vote as world’s largest election kicks off
Nearly a billion voters will decide if Narendra Modi gets a third term as prime minister
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Middle East – live: Iran activates air defence system and diverts flights after explosions heard over Isfahan
It remains unclear if country is under attack
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Hindu nationalist Modi the favourite as India votes in six-week election
India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines. A total of 968 million people are eligible to take part in the world's biggest vote -- a staggering logistical exercise that critics say follows a concerted effort to delegitimise rivals.A long and winding queue was patiently assembled outside a polling station in the Hindu holy city of Haridwar, on the banks of
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Hindu nationalist Modi the favourite as India votes
India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines."I urge all those voting... to exercise their franchise in record numbers," he wrote in a social media post on X as the election began.
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Migrant rescuers seek vindication after lengthy Italy case
After seven years of investigations, crew members from migrant rescue ships accused by Italy of helping human traffickers in the Mediterranean hope to finally clear their names Friday.They were accused of coordinating their search-and-rescue actions with human traffickers off Libya, returning dinghies and boats to them to be reused, and of rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean whose lives were not in danger.
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