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Iranian worshippers chant slogans during an anti-Israeli gathering after their Friday prayer in Tehran. AP

Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation - a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war.

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Netanyahu has done what the world warned him not to

Israel&s strike on Iran on Friday morning will not come as a surprise to Western observers - but it will cause great concern in Washington and London as the region tips closer towards an all-out war.

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UN hits out at Israel for ‘limited impact& as obstacles remain on getting aid in to Gaza

Israel&s commitments to improve aid access in the Gaza Strip have had &limited and sometimes nil& impact, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said yesterday as he pushed for urgent, meaningful and measurable progress to avert famine.

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Andrew Macaskill: Iran&s air defences would be no match for Israeli assault

Ageing air defences have left Iran vulnerable to an Israeli attack if prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides to ignore global pressure not to retaliate directly for the unprecedented drone and missile salvoes of Saturday night.

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Explainer: What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?

A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes.

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UN Security Council to vote Friday on Palestinian UN membership

The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote on Friday on a Palestinian request for full U.N. membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel's ally the United States is expected to block because it would effectively recognize a Palestinian state.

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