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Iran's Revolutionary Guards seize wartime power as Mojtaba Khamenei's role narrows: report

Iran's Revolutionary Guards seize wartime power as Mojtaba Khamenei's role narrows: report

IRGC has filled the power vacuum left by Ali Khamenei's death, with his son Mojtaba largely endorsing decisions rather than directing them

Asia
Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel talks as clash with president deepens national divide

Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel talks as clash with president deepens national divide

Lebanon's President Aoun is pushing ahead with direct Israel talks as Hezbollah warns of instability

Europe
Crunch nuclear proliferation meeting at UN amid raging global wars

Crunch nuclear proliferation meeting at UN amid raging global wars

Global summit on nuclear treaty opens with dim hopes for consensus as tensions mount among powers

Middle East
Israel says it has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon despite fresh evacuation orders

Israel says it has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon despite fresh evacuation orders

Israel's FM says its military presence in Lebanon exists only to protect citizens, as new evacuation warnings and airstrikes hit southern towns

North America
Pentagon signs Google AI deal for classified operations as employees object

Pentagon signs Google AI deal for classified operations as employees object

Pentagon has expanded its use of Google AI for classified military work after blacklisting Anthropic