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Earthquake in northern Afghanistan kills 8

KABUL - At least eight people have been killed in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck on Friday evening, Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, a spokesman...

2 US warplanes downed, Iran rejects US’ 48-hour ceasefire proposal

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON/DUBAI – Iran has rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.The proposal was delivered to...

Hamas calls for transitional administrative committee to manage Gaza

GAZA - Hamas on Friday called for the start of work of a transitional Palestinian administrative committee to manage the and implement the...

Russia says it struck Ukrainian targets, claims full control of Luhansk

MOSCOW - Russian forces carried out seven strikes on Ukrainian military-linked targets over the past week in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on civilian facilities...

WHO calls for urgent support for health systems in nations affected by Mideast conflict

GENEVA - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General said on Friday in a social media post that urgent support is needed for the health...

Iran defiant after Trump’s latest threat

kept exchanging fire with Israel and the United States on Friday, with strikes expanding beyond military sites to civilian infrastructure, as US President Donald...

Japan begins ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater for fiscal 2026

TOKYO -- Japan on Thursday began the first round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the...

Min Aung Hlaing elected Myanmar’s president

NAY PYI TAW -- Min Aung Hlaing on Friday secured more than half of the votes in Myanmar's Union Parliament, winning the country's presidential...

Trump imposes 100% tariff on certain pharmaceuticals imports

NEW YORK -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday imposed a 100 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of certain patented pharmaceuticals and associated...

Trump says Attorney General Pam Bondi will step down

WASHINGTON- US President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media that Attorney General Pam Bondi will step down from her position and Deputy Attorney...

Iran says it hit Amazon’s cloud computing center in Bahrain

TEHRAN/DUBAI- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Thursday it has targeted and destroyed Amazon's cloud computing operation center in Bahrain in its first...

US fuels fears of prolonged war

Conflicting claims on Washington's Middle East objectives dampen hopes of de-escalationHopes for the de-escalation of the war on Iran were abruptly dampened after United...

Myanmar’s Union Parliament to elect president Friday

NAY PYI TAW -- Myanmar's Union Parliament announced on Thursday that it will elect the country's president on Friday, with three vice-presidents having passed...

S. Korea’s Lee urges quick passage of $17b extra budget amid ME energy crisis

SEOUL - South Korean ​President on ‌Thursday urged parliament to promptly pass a 26.2 trillion won ($17.3 ​billion) supplementary budget to ​shore up...

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