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UAE accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping and halts commercial trade

UAE accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping and halts commercial trade

The UAE accused Iran of launching two ballistic missiles targeting Gulf shipping lanes, prompting Abu Dhabi to suspend all trade and financial dealings with Tehran

Asia
Blast at Kabul school injures 42 children: UN

Blast at Kabul school injures 42 children: UN

Kabul school blast injured at least 42 children, the UN said, as officials investigate whether a grenade or unexploded ordnance caused the explosion.

Europe
Top EU diplomat seeks increase in sanctioned Russian entities

Top EU diplomat seeks increase in sanctioned Russian entities

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas seeks a one-third increase in sanctioned Russian entities in the most far-reaching restrictions package yet

Middle East
Houthis target Saudi Aramco refinery with drones

Houthis target Saudi Aramco refinery with drones

Yemen’s Houthis targeted a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan with drones, as attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate amid a wider Middle East conflict.

North America
Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory

Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory

Trump posts a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as "new US territory," days after threatening to declare sovereignty over the waterway