As Iran’s retaliation began, US officials scrambled to arrange evacuations – Reuters

  1. As Iran's retaliation began, US officials scrambled to arrange evacuations  Reuters
  2. Americans Stranded in the Middle East Say U.S. Left Them to Fend for Themselves  WSJ
  3. State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance for Stranded Americans  The New York Times
  4. Cindy McCain among 28K Americans who fled Middle East as conflict intensifies  The Hill
  5. Americans shares journey of being abroad amid Iran strikes  NewsNation
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Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel searches for signs of navigator missing for 40 years – Politico

  1. Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel searches for signs of navigator missing for 40 years  Politico
  2. Rocket sirens in Safed, surrounding towns amid rocket attack from Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  3. War in Middle East live: Israeli-US strikes hit Tehran fuel depots as new supreme leader is chosen  France 24
  4. Israel warns Lebanon of 'disastrous repercussions' as week's death toll nears 300  Reuters
  5. Fresh round of sirens in Karmiel, surrounding area amid rocket fire from Lebanon  The Times of Israel
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Iran Vows Not to Surrender After Week of War That’s Shaken World – Bloomberg.com

  1. Iran Vows Not to Surrender After Week of War That’s Shaken World  Bloomberg.com
  2. Live updates: Trump signals he will escalate war with Iran as Tehran apologises to neighbors for strikes  CNN
  3. Iran war live: Trump vows ‘very hard’ strikes; Iran says will not surrender  Al Jazeera
  4. Live updates: Fighting continues across the Middle East as plane carrying fallen U.S. troops arrives at Dover  NBC News
  5. Live Updates: Trump warns Iran will be "hit very hard" as Iranian continues attacks on Gulf states  CBS News
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Bombing at nightclub in Peru injures 33 people, including minors

Explosion happened in pre-dawn hours at Dalí nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru’s northern coast

A bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday.

The explosion happened in the pre-dawn hours at the Dalí nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru’s northern coast, according to a statement from the local emergency operations center.

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Offer from Iran’s president not to attack neighbours provokes internal backlash

As Masoud Pezeshkian tries to de-escalate conflict, hardliners urge installation of new supreme leader to marginalise the president

The surprise offer by the president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, not to attack countries in the neighbourhood so long as their airspace and US bases within their territories are not used to attack Iran has provoked a storm inside the country as the military appeared to contradict him, if not outright overrule him.

There were also calls for a new supreme leader to be installed as quickly as possible, as a means of marginalising the president. Attacks on facilities in Bahrain and elsewhere have continued, and there were unconfirmed reports that Bahrain had become the first Gulf country to fire back at Iran.

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Trump convenes ‘Shield of Americas’ summit with 12 Latin American leaders

In Miami, president calls for regional cooperation to counter Chinese economic and political interests

Donald Trump changed the channel from Iran to the western hemisphere on Saturday, convening a gathering of Latin American leaders at his Miami-area golf club to discuss regional interests and establishing what he called a “counter-cartel coalition”.

“Just as we formed a coalition to eradicate Isis, we now need a coalition to eradicate the cartels,” he told 12 regional leaders gathered at what the White House called the “Shield of the Americas” summit.

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Trump encourages Latin American leaders to use military action to help US fight cartels – AP News

  1. Trump encourages Latin American leaders to use military action to help US fight cartels  AP News
  2. Trump convenes ‘Shield of Americas’ summit with 12 Latin American leaders  The Guardian
  3. Trump offers missile support to Latin American leaders to target drug cartels  The Times of Israel
  4. Aggressive Trump launches Latin America cartel coalition  Reuters
  5. Trump calls on regional leaders at 'Shield of the Americas' summit to use their militaries against drug cartels  Fortune
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Iran Is Hitting the Radars That Underpin U.S. Missile Defenses – WSJ

  1. Iran Is Hitting the Radars That Underpin U.S. Missile Defenses  WSJ
  2. Radar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE, satellite images show  CNN
  3. Iran Hits Key US Radar, Deepening Gulf Missile Defense Woes  Bloomberg.com
  4. Iran Strikes U.S. Military Communication Infrastructure in Mideast  The New York Times
  5. 'Our munitions are low': US loses key THAAD radar, Ukraine holds low-cost key against Iran's Shahed drones  Hindustan Times
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Israel pounds Iran missile sites, airport as Tehran fires back repeated salvos, threatens Europe – The Times of Israel

  1. Israel pounds Iran missile sites, airport as Tehran fires back repeated salvos, threatens Europe  The Times of Israel
  2. Day 7 of Middle East conflict — Trump says no deal with Iran until ‘unconditional surrender’  CNN
  3. New wave of strikes hit Tehran as Netanyahu vows 'many surprises' for next phase of Iran war  PBS
  4. Israel struck 16 Quds Force aircraft at airport in Tehran, IDF says  ایران اینترنشنال
  5. Iran Live Updates: Trump Demands Iran's 'Unconditional Surrender' as Israel Strikes Tehran  The New York Times
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