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At least 80 bodies have been recovered by Sri Lankan authorities after a torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the Islamic Republic's prize ship. And the first such strike since World War 2.
Kate Fisher has more from Washington
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A British warship equipped to counter ballistic missiles, as well as helicopters with anti drone technology, are deploying to Cyprus from the UK after military base RAF Akrotiri was struck by a drone attack.
The announced deployment comes as the US/Israeli war against Iran continues, and the UK's lack of support for US offensive action has come under criticism from President Trump.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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The Indian rupee has weakened to a new record low past 92 against the US dollar amid the escalating war in the Middle East.
India has concerns about the impact an energy supply squeeze could have on the economy.
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Voters are heading to the polls in three US states today in the first primary contests for this year's midterm elections.
The results will determine which Republicans and Democrats face off in a number of key races in November.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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US President Trump says that Iranian officials the United States had eyed as potential new leaders of the country had been killed in the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign. As the war in the Middle East widened, he said that the worst outcome would be that whoever takes over Iran could be "as bad" as their predecessors.
He also claimed that he went to war with Iran as a preemptive action before it attacked Israel.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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More than 800 people have been killed in the conflict across the Middle East since Saturday, when the United States and Israel launched their attacks on Iran and killed the country's supreme leader.
On Tuesday the Israeli military said that it was carrying out additional strikes in Iran, and had targeted weapons storage facilities in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group said it had fired attack drones at Israel.
Explosions have also been witnessed on Tuesday across the Gulf states of Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Doha and Dubai, from where Blake Sifton sent this report
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