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Putin: It’s hard to predict consequences of Mideast conflict

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the consequences of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are difficult to predict.Speaking at a meeting with business...

Trump extends pause on striking Iranian energy plants by 10 days

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/ISLAMABAD/JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he will pause planned strikes on...

US deploys more troops as Iran asserts Hormuz control

Hopes of de-escalation in the latest war to engulf the Middle East appeared to...

Japan starts releasing state oil reserves to blunt impact of ME tensions

TOKYO - Japan began releasing oil from state reserves on Thursday to cushion the...

Russia: Tokyo-Kyiv military ties undermines Ukraine peace prospects

MOSCOW - Japan's involvement in supplying weapons to Ukraine undermines prospects for a peaceful...

Israel strikes Hezbollah, warns of ‘many days’ of combat

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir said on Monday the army has "launched an offensive campaign against Hezbollah," warning the operation would last...

Kuwait says several US warplanes crashed, crews in stable condition

KUWAIT CITY - Several US warplanes crashed on Monday morning, and all crew members survived, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense said in a statement...

17 killed, 15 injured in Pakistan military strikes in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL - At least 17 civilians were killed and 15 others injured over the past 24 hours following attacks carried out by in...

Trump says US hitting Iran ‘in full force,’ predicts more US casualties

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/ABU DHABI/CAIRO/NICOSIA/LONDON - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday afternoon that US combat operations "continue at this time in full force," predicting there...

31 killed, 149 injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Thirty-one people have been killed and 149 others injured so far in Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut and southern...

DPRK says US-Israeli military actions against Iran can never be tolerated

PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday condemned the United States and Israel for their military attacks against Iran, state...

Australia says 115,000 citizens stranded in Middle East

CANBERRA - Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs said on Monday that an estimated 115,000 Australians are currently in the Middle East after flights in...

Report: Trump agrees to resume talks with Iran’s new leadership

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/ABU DHABI/CAIRO/NICOSIA/LONDON - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has agreed to resume nuclear negotiations with Iran's new leadership."They want to talk,...

Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs following Hezbollah’s rocket attack

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -- Israeli warplanes carried out intensive airstrikes at Monday dawn in Beirut's southern suburbs, hours after rockets were fired from Lebanese territory toward...

20 killed, over 100 injured in anti-US protests in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD -- Twenty people were killed and over 100 others injured in anti-US demonstrations in Pakistan on Sunday, police sources told Xinhua. At least three...

Iraqi militia claims missile, drone strikes on US bases in Erbil

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi Shiite militia group on Sunday claimed responsibility for launching missile and drone attacks against military bases housing US forces in...

The day when Dubai was on tenterhooks

It was supposed to be a quiet Saturday. What unfolded in the Middle East region, though surprising, was not entirely unexpected.As usual, my wife...

9 killed, 12 injured in clash outside US consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD -- At least nine people were killed and more than 12 others injured on Sunday as angry protesters clashed with law enforcement personnel...

Iran to form interim leadership council after Khamenei’s death

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ABU DHABI/DUBAI/MANAMA/NEW DELHI - A top Iranian security official said on Sunday the country will form an interim council later in the day to...

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