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Pete said, ‘Let’s do it’: Trump on decision-making over Iran attack
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was the “first one” to suggest attacking Iran when he discussed the "problem in the Middle East" with his close aides.
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Bangladesh's influential former army general arrested
Dhaka: An influential former military general who played a key role in 2007 in installing an army-backed interim government replacing a caretaker one, which was presumed to be inclined to the BNP, now headed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has been arrested, police said on Tuesday.
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Latest: Trump raises hopes for war to wind down but no sign of reduced fighting
Dubai: Hopes rose that the Iran war could begin winding down as US President Donald Trump said that his government was holding productive talks with Tehran, but fighting showed no signs of slowing, and Iran denied there were talks.
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Iran names ex-Revolutionary Guard commander as new secretary of Supreme National Security Council
Dubai: Iran named a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander as the new secretary of the country's Supreme National Security Council on Tuesday, replacing Ali Larijani, who was killed in an airstrike.
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Iran's parliament speaker is floated as possible US contact in talks as war rages
Dubai: Long before he became Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf went on a charm offensive for almost two decades, portraying himself as a hard-liner the West could do business with in the Islamic Republic.
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Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine
Kyiv: A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed four people and injured at least 27, officials said Tuesday.
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At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia
Bogota (Colombia): A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia's armed forces said.