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Peru defense, foreign ministers quit over dispute on US fighter jet purchase

LIMA – Peru's Defense Minister Carlos Diaz and Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela resigned on Wednesday after a dispute over the government's decision to delay the purchase of US-made...
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Terrorists kill 9, abduct foreign national at SW Pakistan mining site

ISLAMABAD – Nine people were killed and a foreign worker abducted after terrorists attacked...
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2 dead, 19 hospitalized after chemical leak at US West Virginia plant

NEW YORK – At least two people were killed and 19 others sent to...
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Kremlin: Putin open to meeting Zelensky at finalizing stage of settlement

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS/KYIV – Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to holding talks with Ukrainian President...
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Canada ‘limits’ US defense ties

Shift toward diversified partners, local production signals waning trust: ExpertsCanada's push to scale back...
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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...

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

ISLAMABAD -- At least six people were killed and 12 others injured on Sunday as angry protesters clashed with law enforcement personnel outside the...

Iran says to form interim leadership council after Khamenei’s death

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ABU DHABI/DUBAI/MANAMA/NEW DELHI - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said on Sunday the country will form an interim leadership council...

ROK president urges efforts to restore trust with DPRK

SEOUL – Republic of Korea President Lee Jae-myung on Sunday called for continued efforts to restore trust with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

Iranian state media: Supreme Leader Khamenei killed

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ABU DHABI/DUBAI/MANAMA - Iran's state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks on Saturday.The Iranian government announced...

Saudi, UAE leaders condemn ‘dangerous’ Iran escalation

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed on Saturday Iran's retaliatory strikes...

Afghan capital Kabul hit by Pakistani airstrikes

KABUL - Afghanistan's capital Kabul was attacked by Pakistani air power at around 5:40 am local time on Sunday, triggering a series of explosions...

Yemen’s Houthis warn US, Israel will bear consequences of strikes on Iran

SANAA - Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday that attacks on Iran are part of a broader effort to undermine regional deterrence, warning that...

Iranian state media: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei killed

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ABU DHABI/DUBAI - Iran's state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks on Saturday.The Iranian government announced...

Israel, US launch strikes on Iran, pushing Middle East into new conflict

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI – The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran after the recent US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva...

Afghanistan claims shooting down Pakistani jet, capturing pilot

KABUL/ ISLAMABAD - Afghan forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, and its pilot has been captured alive,...

US, Israeli airstrikes target several locations in Iran

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD –  President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US military has begun major combat operations in Iran, after Israel confirmed launching "preemptive"...

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