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Possible talks in limbo as Hormuz blockade persists

Tehran vows to ‘resist bullying’ despite Trump’s unilateral truce extensionThe United States and Iran remained far apart on their preconditions for talks on Wednesday, even after US President Donald...

Iran says decision to rule out peace talks ‘definitive’ as Trump extends truce

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/LONDON - Tehran has called its decision not to take part in the second...

Minister: Attack on Iran’s cultural heritage ‘a great crime’

TEHRAN –  Over 140 Iranian historical monuments and sites were attacked during the war...

Spain urges EU to send ‘strong signal’ to Israel over policy concerns

MADRID/LUXEMBOURG – on Tuesday called on the European Union to send a "clear...

Mullin: DHS will run out of money for salaries in early May

WASHINGTON – US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that...

US intelligence chief: Iran has not rebuilt nuke enrichment program after 2025 US strikes

WASHINGTON - US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday that Iran has not rebuilt its nuclear enrichment program since US strikes in...

Thai top court takes up case seeking to invalidate February’s election

BANGKOK - Thailand's issued an official announcement on Wednesday stating it has accepted a petition filed by the seeking to declare the...

U Aung Lin Dwe elected new speaker of Myanmar’s upper house

YANGON - U Aung Lin Dwe, a member of parliament from , was elected as the new Speaker of Myanmar's Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House)...

Thai top court takes up case seeking to invalidate election

BANGKOK - Thailand's accepted a petition on Wednesday by a 6-3 vote seeking to rule on whether February's general election should be declared...

Iran’s envoy denies new supreme leader being in Russia for treatment

MOSCOW - Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali on Tuesday denied the report that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is receiving medical treatment in...

Aussie PM flags new measures to buffer against global economic uncertainty

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister on Wednesday flagged new measures to protect the country's people from the "worst" of the global economic uncertainty...

Trump says US ‘not ready’ to end conflict with Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/CAIRO/BAGHDAD - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is "not ready" to end the conflict with Iran, which is now entering its...

UN: Mideast conflict feared to plunge tens of millions more into food insecurity

UNITED NATIONS - Amid UN appeals for diplomacy in the Middle East, UN humanitarians on Tuesday warned the number of people facing acute levels...

4 confirmed dead after fishing boat collides with cargo ship off northeastern Japan

TOKYO - Four people have been confirmed dead after a fishing boat capsized following a collision with a cargo ship off early on...

Afghan official: Pakistan airstrike hits hospital in Kabul, killing 400

KABUL/ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's air force carried out an airstrike late Monday night targeting a drug addiction treatment hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul,...

Region urged to expel aggressors

US calls for help in keeping Strait of Hormuz accessible as strikes continueMore than two weeks after the US and Israeli strikes against Iran...

Asia braces for sweeping tariffs

Washington's aggressive trade probes condemned as unilateral and unfairAsian economies are bracing for sweeping Section 301 trade probes by the United States that could...

Iran denies seeking truce, says war must end without repeat attacks

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD/DUBAI - Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Tehran has neither sought a ceasefire nor negotiations with the United States, rejecting...

Trump rebukes allies for reluctance to join Strait of Hormuz escort

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/BERLIN/LISBON/ATHENS/BUCHAREST - US President Donald Trump on Monday complained that US allies are reluctant to answer his call to join a White House-proposed multinational...

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