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Israel will hit Tehran if Iran attacks Tel Aviv
Reuters, Riyadh
Israel would retaliate against any Iranian attack on Tel Aviv by striking Tehran, Israel’s defense minister said in remarks published on Thursday, as the arch-foes faced off over Syria.
The comments by Avigdor Lieberman were an unusually explicit Israeli threat to take military action within Iranian territory.

China circles Taiwan in military drill
Reuters, Beijing
Chinese aircraft flew around self-ruled Taiwan on Thursday, China’s air force said, the latest in a series of exercises Taiwan has described as military intimidation.

Kuwait expels Philippine envoy
AFP, Manila
Manila demanded an explanation on Thursday after its ambassador to Kuwait was expelled, shocking Philippine authorities and deepening a diplomatic row over the treatment of domestic workers in the Gulf state.

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