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Trump says US could take Iran’s Kharg Island

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEHRAN/ISLAMABAD/VIENNA - US President Donald Trump said he wants to take the oil in Iran and could seize Kharg Island, the country's oil export hub.In an interview with the...

Iran threatens retaliation amid fresh wave of Israeli strikes

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that his country will retaliate if its infrastructure...

Moscow urges Tokyo to learn lessons of history, warns of countermeasures

MOSCOW - Russia has urged to learn the lessons of history and return...

Millions protest US immigration policies, war with Iran in 3rd wave of ‘No Kings’ rallies

SACRAMENTO/NEW YORK, United States - Millions of Americans took to the streets Saturday in...

Report: Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground ops in Iran

NEW YORK/SANAA/TEHRAN - The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran,...

India revokes direct rule in Manipur, new chief minister takes oath

NEW DELHI - India's federal government on Wednesday revoked the direct rule imposed in the restive northeastern state of Manipur in February last year,...

Tariffs cut as US, India ink deal

Pact could restore competitiveness, but analysts warn of energy, geopolitical risksThe United States announced a trade deal with India on Monday that slashes tariffs...

US-Iran drone encounter clouds prospects for talks

CAIRO/LONDON/JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - A drone belonging to Iran's armed forces completed a "surveillance mission" in international waters Tuesday, Iranian media reported, shortly after the US...

Australian government mulls major sale of defense properties

CANBERRA -- The Australian government on Wednesday announced plans to sell up to 67 historic defense sites in order to cut maintenance costs and...

Shooter of former Japanese PM Abe appeals life sentence

TOKYO - Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister in 2022, filed an appeal on Wednesday against his life...

Palestine condemns Israeli plan to legalize West Bank settlement farms

RAMALLAH/CAIRO/GAZA/GENEVA - The Palestinian presidency on Tuesday condemned an Israeli plan to legalize 140 settlement farms in the occupied West Bank.Presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu...

India-US trade deal against farmers’ interests, Indian opposition leaders say

NEW DELHI -- India's opposition leaders on Tuesday criticized the India-US trade deal reducing tariffs on Indian goods to 18 percent, saying it jeopardized...

Japan’s remilitarization threatens Asia-Pacific stability, says Lavrov

MOSCOW - Japan's policy of accelerated remilitarization threatens peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Monday.During a...

Australia’s science, tech sector facing severe funding, talent crisis, peak body warns

CANBERRA - Australia's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sector is facing a severe crisis as a result of stagnating funding, the industry's peak...

Thai capital records high turnout for early voting ahead of general election

BANGKOK - Thailand's capital Bangkok has recorded a robust turnout for early voting on Sunday, one week ahead of a general election, with over...

Hamas says ready to hand over Gaza administration to national committee

GAZA/JERUSALEM/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS/RAMALLAH - Hamas said on Monday that it has completed preparations to hand over its governmental and administrative assets to the Gaza national...

US lowers tariffs on India to 18% under trade deal

NEW YORK - The United States and India have reached a trade deal, under which the US will lower its so-called reciprocal tariffs on...

AI takes spotlight as world laureates gather in Dubai

At a pivotal moment when AI is reshaping global economic and scientific development, nearly 70 leading scientists gathered on Sunday in Dubai for the...

Israel slammed for ceasefire violations

The foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim-majority countries on Sunday condemned Israel's repeated violations of the Gaza ceasefire, following the deaths of 31 people...

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