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Friday, 15 May 2026 ¡ Global Edition ¡ Updated 07:25 CST
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Eid without toys: Israeli restrictions drive up prices in Gaza

Amid war and supply restrictions, Gaza’s toy markets face shortages and high prices, leaving children without Eid gifts.

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Flash flooding swamps Hawaii, prompting evacuation orders for 5,500 people

Oahu's emergency office has ordered residents in the Waialua area to 'leave now' amid risk of road failures.

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Former FBI chief, Robert Mueller, dead at 81

Robert Mueller oversaw the probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States election.

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Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid Homeland Security shutdown

The US president called on immigration agents to place 'heavy emphasis' on the arrest of Somali immigrants.

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Tehran holds Eid prayers as funeral held for IRGC spokesman

Eid al-Fitr prayers were held in Tehran after overnight air strikes on the capital.

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Bahrain says Patriot system intercepted drone over homes

Bahrain's account differs from how the US military described the March 9 incident, which led to civilian injuries.

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Arab states should beware of Israel’s hegemonic energy expansion

The Iran war revealed how dependent Israel’s Arab neighbours are on its gas exports.

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UK says Iran missile attack on Diego Garcia failed

The UK says Iran launched ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean.

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Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness

In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.

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Iranian woman’s video of US-Israel attack ends as bomb hits

The fate of an Iranian woman caught in a US-Israeli bomb attack is unknown, after video emerged of her filming it.

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Unease in Japan after Trump cites Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war

US president's reference to Japan's 1941 attack has shaken Japanese as PM Takaichi's silence gets mixed reaction.

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Japan 1-0 Australia: Women’s Asian Cup 2026 final – as it happened

All the updates following our text commentary stream of the Women's Asian Cup final in Sydney.

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End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats

The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.

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Japan beat Australia to lift Women’s Asian Cup title

Japan edges tournament hosts Australia 1-0 in ⁠the Women's ⁠Asian Cup final to claim third title in four editions.

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Iran says US and Israel attacked Natanz nuclear facility

No leakage of radioactive materials reported in the area in central Iran, Tehran's atomic energy organisation says.

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