All news on the topic: Middle East
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UNICEF ambassador stances on Israel-Hamas as less than 50% call for a ceasefire
UNICEF UK 'are extremely concerned by the continuing violence in Gaza' and calling for a ceasefire, but not all of the organisation's famous ambassadors are publicly echoing the humanitarian call for peace
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McDonald's three years of soaring sales are weakened by Middle East conflict
The burger giant said it expects its same-store sales to rise 3% to 4% this year, which is in line with historical averages. That's down from double-digit gains in 2021 and 2022 and 9% growth last year
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Mum spent 5 agonising days cradling child under rubble after Turkey-Syria quake
On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. Along with the aftershocks it caused tens of thousands of deaths and widespread destruction the nations are still reeling from
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Moment ships launch missiles to destroy Houthi targets as all-out war fears grow
The USS Gravely, USS Carney and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower were among the warships to have launched strikes at Houthi forces - dramatic video shows the moment they
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'UK is world's 21st largest country but 6th biggest spender on defence - why?'
Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire asks where the debate has gone over whether Britain should be bombing Houthis in Yemen, or why millions are being spent on big military projects that don't work
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Iran's chilling warning about two suspected spy ships after US strikes on Yemen
In a video statement by Iran’s regular army, a narrator describes the vessels as 'floating armories,' adding Iran aims to 'counteract piracy in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden'
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Referendum on uniting Ireland will be held within decade, First Minister says
Michelle O’Neill, in her first UK interview as Stormont First Minister, said she believes there will be a vote on uniting the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the next decade.
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Army is losing troops faster than it can replace them - and is short of weapons
The Ready for War? study by the Commons Defence Committee calls for “rapidly accelerating reforms” to make sure that the UK can wage a prolonged and all-out war
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Brits 'rushing to stock up as nuclear war situation on knife edge' says expert
Leigh Price, who owns and runs Bug Out in Builth Wells, Powys, says his prepper store sells everything one might need in the event of a catastrophic event like armed conflict or nuclear war
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'Iran or US don't want war - America has enough on plate, Iran knows it'll lose'
So, what happens next? Is this another sign the conflict in Gaza and Houthi strikes on shipping in the Red Sea are expanding into a wider, possibly global, conflict?
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Iranian-backed official on deescalation after US drone strikes in Syria and Iraq
The US hit more than 85 targets using more than 125 guided missiles at sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
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Middle East on 'brink of the abyss' warns Iraq as 16 killed in US strikes
The retaliatory US strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq near the Syrian border was "an act of aggression against Iraq's sovereignty", the Iraqi government said
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US vows 'this is the start of our response' after Iraq and Syria revenge strikes
President Joe Biden issued his first statement since launching an operation to strike Iranian targets within Syria and Iraq, warning other enemies that America 'will respond'
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US strikes targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for deaths of three soldiers
The US appears to have launched strikes on Iranian targets in eastern Syria after Joe Biden vowed to hold all those responsible for the deaths of three American soldiers in Jordan to account
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Ryanair reports busy January, but cancelled 950 flights due to Israel-Hamas war
The Dublin-based budget airline said it had 12.2 million customers last month, an increase of 3% on the 11.8 million people it flew during the same month last year
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Anthony Kim's LIV Golf debut date set after remarkable comeback
Anthony Kim has not featured competitively since withdrawing from the Wells Fargo Championship back in 2012, but it appears his comeback 12 years later will come with LIV Golf
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Joe Biden approves Iran revenge plan as US to strike targets in Iraq and Syria
Joe Biden previously vowed the US "will respond" after three American troops and dozens more were injured at a base near the Syrian border. He blamed the attack on the same Iran-backed militias which have been striking US bases for months
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China and Russia terrified of World War 3 with the US - due to nuclear weapons
As smaller conflicts rages worldwide, many question how possible it really is that it could descend into World War 3. But one expert has explained why he doesn’t believe that will happen
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Expert warns it's 'not hard to imagine' WW3 kicking off as risk 'increases'
World War 3 is "not hard to imagine" as a failure to "compartmentalise" the world's many conflicts could lead to tragic consequences, an expert in conflict prevention has revealed
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'US has a list of targets in the Middle East - war could erupt when it runs out'
It is stuck firmly in the DNA of the American military that when they lose comrades the deaths must be avenged and they will in a sense take the “Wild West” to the “Wild East
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UK forces brace for attack as US prepares for revenge strike on Iranian groups
Pentagon chiefs are planning a blitz on Iranian proxy group the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which hit a US outpost called Tower 22 in north east Jordan with a drone, also injuring 40
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President Joe Biden says wider war in the Middle East 'not needed'
As tensions in the Middle East escalate to levels not seen in years, Joe Biden has said that further escalation is unnecessary. It comes after three US troops were killed over the weekend
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Lionel Messi fails with Inter Miami transfer request after Ronaldo comments
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have lost out on signing another former Barcelona star to the Saudi Pro League, with Cristiano Ronaldo's comments about the league being proven correct
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Where Joe Biden could target with strikes after three US troops killed in Jordan
Joe Biden said the US 'shall respond' after a drone strike killed three American troops and injured dozens more - and an expert told The Mirror which areas might be targeted
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Free uni fees and gangs trained for war - how conscription may look 'in 6 years'
Professor Anthony Glees, security and intelligence expert at the University of Buckingham, believes the Government should incentivise volunteers to fight for our country
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