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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...

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...

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...

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,...

Iranian president’s son says new supreme leader ‘safe and sound’

TEHRAN/BERLIN/WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/COLOMBO - Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound," said Yousef Pezeshkian, son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday.Some friends...

South Korea’s Jeju Air crash tied to cost cut, audit finds

South Korea’s deadliest aviation disaster on home soil — which killed all but two of the 181 people aboard in December 2024 —...

DPRK destroyer test-fires strategic cruise missiles

PYONGYANG - A destroyer of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () test-fired strategic cruise missiles on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency...

Thousands rally in Tokyo to protest Japanese PM Takaichi’s dangerous policies

TOKYO - Nearly 10,000 people gathered in central Tokyo on Tuesday night to protest the dangerous policies pursued by the government of , including...

German Chancellor: No joint plan to end US-Israeli war against Iran

BERLIN/TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/COLOMBO - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that there is "clearly no joint plan" to bring a swift and convincing end to...

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