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Arab, Islamic nations voice concern over worsening Gaza humanitarian crisis

CAIRO – The foreign ministers of eight Arab and Islamic countries expressed concern on Friday over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,...

Russia strikes Ukrainian targets, using high-precision armaments

MOSCOW - Russian forces struck Ukrainian military-related targets in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian facilities over the past week, Russia's Defense Ministry...

Iran vows to ‘forcefully reject’ interference after Trump’s threat

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday vowed to "forcefully reject" any interference in the country's internal affairs, after US President...

Indonesia enacts new criminal code, new criminal procedure code

JAKARTA – on Friday officially enacted its National Criminal Code and a new Criminal Procedure Code, marking a major step in reforming the...

Medical source: Over 20 killed, dozens injured in Saudi airstrikes in Yemen’s Hadramout

ADEN, Yemen - More than 20 people were killed and dozens of others injured as Saudi warplanes intensified airstrikes on multiple locations in Yemen's...

Swiss fire survivors fight for life; sparklers seen as cause

Many of those injured in the deadly fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations are...

Ukrainian president replaces defense minister

KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that First Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov will become the new defense minister, replacing Denys...

122 evacuated as smoke fills cabin of passenger jet in S. Korea

SEOUL - A total of 122 people, including passengers and crew members, were evacuated Friday as smoke filled the cabin of a passenger jet...

Saudi-backed Yemeni govt launches operation against STC in Hadramout province

ADEN, Yemen - The Saudi-backed Yemeni government on Friday announced the launch of a military operation against in the southeastern oil-rich province of...

Israeli judges call for protection after threat to chief justice

Israel’s judicial and business establishments are expressing alarm over the safety of the country’s chief justice after a top minister threatened to “run him...

Venezuelan president says ready for dialogue with US on combating drug trafficking

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in a TV broadcast on Thursday that he is ready if Washington wants serious negotiations on an...

Ecuador’s president declares a new 60-day ‘state of emergency’ to quell violence

QUITO - has declared a new 60-day "state of emergency" in nine provinces and three municipalities as an increase in criminal violence has...

Over 1,800 UN peacekeepers exit southern Lebanon

BEIRUT - More than 1,800 have left southern Lebanon since early November 2025, with over 300 more set to exit by May 2026,...

Gabonese president appoints new government

LIBREVILLE - Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on Thursday announced the formation of a new government comprising 31 members.The cabinet reshuffle follows legislative...

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