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US public disapproves of Iran assault

The majority of the United States public disapproves of the government's decision to attack Iran, with many among President Donald Trump's support base saying...

Iran declares week of national unity after new supreme leader’s 1st message

TEHRAN/UNITED NATIONS/JERUSALEM/ANKARA/MOSCOW/MANAMA/WASHINGTON - Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Aref said on Thursday the administration has declared the coming week as the "Week of National Unity...

US Central Command: US refueling aircraft goes down in western Iraq

WASHINGTON - A US KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq, US Central Command said Thursday."Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One...

Thai PM says his party secures enough support to form coalition govt

BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday that his Bhumjaithai Party has secured enough support for its bid to form a...

EU says will ‘respond firmly’ to any breach of EU-US trade agreement

BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Thursday it would respond "firmly and proportionately" to any breach of commitments under the European Union-US trade...

South Africa summons US ambassador over controversial remarks

JOHANNESBURG - 's Department of International Relations and Cooperation formally summoned US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III on Wednesday, following a series of inflammatory...

Israel begins new ‘large-scale’ strikes in Beirut’s southern suburb following heavy rocket attack

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - The Israeli military said it began a "large-scale attack wave of strikes" on Beirut's southern suburb on Wednesday night as Hezbollah members...

Record $65 million lost in online banking fraud in Japan in 2025

TOKYO -- Fraudulent online banking transfers in Japan in 2025 resulted in a record loss of around 10.4 billion yen (about $65.39 million), the...

Kremlin says Ukraine talks may continue in Istanbul

MOSCOW -- Participants in the Ukraine talks are considering Istanbul as a possibility to continue negotiations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday."For now, I...

Spain withdraws ambassador to Israel as diplomatic rift deepens

MADRID - Spain has formally withdrawn its ambassador to Israel, leaving the Spanish Embassy in Tel Aviv to be headed by a charge d'affaires,...

Iranian president lists preconditions for ending war with US, Israel

TEHERAN/WASHIGNTON/JERUSALEM/ABU DHABI - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that "the only way" to end its war with the United States and Israel...

Report: US forces in S. Korea preparing to relocate THAAD interceptors to Middle East

SEOUL -- US forces in South Korea were preparing to relocate interceptor missiles of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to the...

Probe: US missile behind strike on Iranian elementary school that killed over 160

WASHINGTON - An ongoing military investigation has preliminarily determined that a US Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed over 160...

8 countries condemn Israel over Al-Aqsa Mosque access restrictions

ABU DHABI - Foreign ministers from eight countries on Wednesday condemned Israel for closing the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to Muslim worshippers,...

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