Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 17, reports sayReutersTwo people were reportedly killed in a strike on a car in the southern city of SidonIsraeli air strikes have killed at least 17 people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese media say.Nine people were killed in a series of strikes in the town of Tayr Debba, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA).Meanwhile, the...

HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz missionPA MediaHMS Dragon is one of the Royal Navy's six Type 45 destroyersThe Royal Navy is sending a warship to the Middle East where it could join an international mission to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.HMS Dragon, a type 45 destroyer, will "pre-position" in the region ahead of its "potential role" in what the...

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Why is Xi Jinping going to North Korea?Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping going to North Korea?53 minutes agoLaura BickerChina correspondentGetty ImagesXi and Kim last met in September in Beijing at a military paradeFor Chinese leader Xi Jinping, North Korea is the neighbour China can neither control nor afford to lose.The two sides often describe their relationship as one "forged in...

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