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When US and Israeli air strikes first tore through the skies over Iran, some regime opponents felt a rush of optimism. Two weeks later, that sense of hope is fading. Source link

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that his government has held recent talks with the US, marking the first time the Caribbean country confirms such speculation. Source link

A ship that was found to be carrying nearly 5 tonnes of cocaine near French Polynesia earlier this year has been escorted into Sydney Harbour after issuing a distress call. Source link

Cuba’s government has said it would release 51 people from the island’s prisons in an unexpected move. Source link

Iranian activists are racing against time to convince members of the country’s female football team to turn back from Malaysia, as fears grow that the women are being coerced home by regime officials.  Source link

On Iraq’s border with Iran, troops are amassing as Iranian Kurds from across the globe gather to revolt after 47 years of being the victims of an oppressive and cruel regime. Source link

Iran’s new supreme leader says the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed as a tool of pressure, vowing to “obtain compensation from the enemy”.   Source link

Many nations, including Australia, claim to have a special relationship with the United States. Britain, and some in Europe, are finding out that’s no longer the case. Source link

Cambodian authorities say they have shut down 80 per cent of locations believed to be carrying out online scams. But some are sceptical given “key perpetrators” among the country’s ruling elite. Source link

A US military investigation has determined that a US Tomahawk missile struck an Iranian elementary school because of a targeting mistake, the New York Times has reported. Source link