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The Israeli military announced Saturday that it had launched a new round of airstrikes against missile storage and launch sites in Iran, on the ninth day of the war between the two countries. Meanwhile, Iran has emphasized it has no interest in negotiating with the US while Israel continued attacking. Follow our liveblog for updates.

Desperate to bolster his ‘peacemaker’ image, Trump now claims credit for Rwanda-DRC peace treatySince assuming office, Trump has sought to bolster his image as a peacemaker, even as major conflicts around the world have escalated during his presidencyFile photo of Donald Trump. Source: AP

‘All of Ukraine is ours,’ says Putin as he threatens nuclear attack and moreAs hopes for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine look bleak, Russian President Vladimir Putin stirred a storm after he said ’the whole of Ukraine is ours'Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of the Russian business circles in Moscow on May 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

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Taiwan’s Lai likely to get more political authority amid China tussle, opposition faces recall voteTaiwan’s move to hold a recall vote for around one quarter of parliament’s lawmakers could see the ruling party take back control of the legislatureLegislators are seen inside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan May 17, 2019. Source: Reuters

‘Maybe it won’t be necessary’: Trump still undecided on Iran strike as diplomacy continuesTrump said that striking Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear facility ‘maybe won’t be necessary’, hinting at a continued window for diplomacyFile photo of US President Donald Trump. Source: Reuters

Iran urges India to condemn ‘Israeli aggression’, asks Pakistan to not ‘harm’ interestsThere is speculation that Washington was looking at using Pakistani military bases in case it decides to launch attacks on TehranIranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran. Reuters

‘She is wrong’: Trump rejects Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment on Iran’s nuclear capabilities, DNI backtracksUS President Donald Trump rejected his Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment of Iran’s capabilities of developing a nuclear bomb. The DNI quickly blamed the media for the falloutUS President Donald Trump, left, looks on as US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, speaks at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Detroit. File Image / AP

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Panama suspends constitutional protections in the northwest after destructive protestsPanama has suspended constitutional protections for five days in its northwestern Bocas del Toro province after two months of protests and road blockades turned more destructive the previous night