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KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for diplomatic solutions and for the international community to act with urgency following Israeli and US strikes on Iran. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has said he is willing to travel to Tehran “to conduct mediation”.”I urge the United States and Iran to pursue a diplomatic off-ramp rather than further escalation, and the international community to act with urgency and without double standards,” Anwar said, as quoted in local media on Saturday (Feb 28).“Israel’s initiation of these strikes was a vile attempt to sabotage ongoing negotiations and to drag other nations into…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani condemned U.S. strikes against Iran that targeted the country’s military leadership and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling the attack a double standard and promising the country would defend itself at a U.N. Security Council meeting Saturday.Iravani accused the U.S. of undermining its claims of pursuing international stability while attacking a sovereign country for its “domestic” activities.”Neither the charter nor international law recognize internal matters of a state as justification for the use of force by other states. The rule of law would be…

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Sirens blare in Tel Aviv as Iran retaliates Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports an ‘incredibly powerful explosion’ as Iran continues its ballistic fire against Israel, saying an Israeli official confirmed 40 top Iranian leaders were also killed. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NCAA and Team USA women’s basketball player Destiny Littleton shared footage Saturday of her experience fleeing Iranian counterstrikes in Israel. Her documentation concluded with a panicked scene of her and other civilians shouting in fear as drones flew overhead. Littleton, who won a national championship at South Carolina under coach Dawn Staley…

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new video loaded: Trump’s War of Choice With IranOur national security correspondent David E. Sanger examines the war of choice that President Trump has initiated with Iran.By David E. Sanger, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer and Laura SalaberryMarch 1, 2026

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SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday (Mar 1) for dialogue with North Korea to resume, after Pyongyang last week shunned the prospect of diplomacy with its neighbour.Since taking office in June, Lee has sought to mend ties with the nuclear-armed North, which reaffirmed its anti-Seoul approach during a party meeting last week.”As my administration has repeatedly made clear, we respect the North’s system and will neither engage in any type of hostile acts, nor pursue any form of unification by absorption,” Lee said in a speech marking the anniversary of a historical campaign against Japan’s colonial…

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Democratic lawmakers have largely condemned the strikes on Iran, emphasizing the lack of congressional approval.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 1 Mar 20261 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoLawmakers from the Democratic Party have condemned the US attacks on Iran as a “dangerous” and “unnecessary” escalation, and called on the Senate to immediately vote on legislation that would block the president’s ability to take further military action without congressional approval.Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees and the primary author of the war powers resolution, called President…

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A scourge of counterfeit currency is plaguing businesses across the Great Southern, with Albany police urging staff to double-check any cash they handle at the till.Police received reports of at least three businesses that have been presented with fake $50 notes in the past two months.Two of the incidents involved false currency being used at separate Albany fast food outlets this week.A licensed premise in Mt Barker reported a similar incident in late January.Katanning police also reported in February that they had received reports of counterfeit $50 notes being used to buy goods.WA’s biggest courts and crime stories to your…

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