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Israel using AI to fine-tune air raid alert system

During the war in the Gaza Strip and two wars with Iran in the space of a year, Israel has used artificial intelligence to fine-tune its missile early warning system. In last year's 12-day conflict with Iran, incoming missiles would spark city-wide air raid alerts, and Israelis

Hegseth fires top US army general in new shake-up

The Trump administration has fired army chief of staff General Randy George and two other senior figures, officials said Friday, in a surprise shake-up just as US forces are locked in a major war against Iran. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's ouster of George, the top US

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Easter mass cancelled - All masses in Dubai have been cancelled because of the war, two Catholic churches in the United Arab Emirates posted on their websites. - 'France' ship - A container ship declaring itself to have

Iran's former top diplomat urges deal with US to end war

Iran should make a deal with the United States to end the war by offering to curb its nuclear programme and reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions relief, a former Iranian foreign minister said. Mohammad Javad Zarif, who served as foreign minister from 2013-2021,

Iran has strong bargaining chips, but nobody to play against

It's not clear what else the United States and Iran have to negotiate over, given Trump's declaration that that most of the war's goals have been achieved - and given Europe does not have the tools to give Tehran what it wants in exchange for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz

Trump announces destruction of Iran's tallest bridge

US President Donald Trump said Thursday the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages." Ghodratollah Seif, the deputy governor of Alborz province, where the B1 bridge is located, said the strike had killed

Music and barbecues in Tehran despite Trump threats

In a leafy Tehran park on Thursday, Iranians gathered for picnics on the final day of the Persian new year holidays, shrugging off US President Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages". The country has been at war for more than a month and Trump -- who