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Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday watched with cautious hope as preparations got underway to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the territory’s main gateway to the outside world, with Israel saying limited travel would resume from Monday under the ongoing ceasefire with Hamas.Workers we...
Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least one person and injured 23 others overnight into Saturday, as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States met in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.Kyiv City Military Administra...
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will travel to Denmark later this week in a bid to underscore long-standing ties between Washington and Copenhagen as President Donald Trump continues to threaten seizing Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of the NATO ally.The delegation, led by Democratic Sen...
Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy continued into Sunday in Tehran and the country’s second-largest city, Mashhad, crossing the two-week mark as violence linked to the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said.With internet services cut and phone lines l...
The Israel Defense Forces gives a statement Friday that it killed two top Hamas figures in Thursday's airstrikes, but Gaza health officials reported 14 deaths in 24 hours. IDF gives a statement that the military killed Kamal Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Awad, identifying him as the head of Hamas&...
Clashes between government and Kurdish forces in a contested area in Syria's northern city of Aleppo intensified Thursday after Syrian authorities ordered civilians to evacuate.The authorities opened a corridor for civilian evacuations for a second day and tens of thousands fled.The government o...
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Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Wednesday publicly expressed gratitude for China’s support for his country’s full sovereignty over its territory and natural resources, and for its strong criticism of recent U.S. actions.In a post on his X account, Gil highlighted China&rsq...
Saudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of secretly helping a wanted Yemeni separatist leader flee the country, deepening an already serious rift between the two Gulf allies over Yemen.In a statement Thursday, the Saudi military alleged that Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of Yemen’s South...
Former US special counsel Jack Smith has said the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol would not have happened without Donald Trump, characterizing the Republican president as the “most culpable and most responsible person” in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2...
For the second consecutive day, China on Tuesday carried out joint live-fire military exercises around Taiwan, deploying air, naval, and missile forces in what Beijing described as a “strong warning” to pro-independence groups and what it called foreign interference. Taiwan responded by ...
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The United States on Monday pledged $2 billion for U.N. humanitarian aid, even as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to cut U.S. foreign assistance and urges United Nations agencies to “adapt, shrink or die” amid new financial realities.While the amount is only a fra...
Italian authorities on Saturday arrested nine individuals connected to three charitable organizations on suspicion of raising millions of euros for the Palestinian militant group Hamas, anti-terrorism prosecutors said.The suspects are accused of transferring around 7 million euros ($8.2 million) to ...
Malaysia’s High Court on Friday convicted former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a major corruption case linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB state fund scandal.The court found Najib, 72, guilty of four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering involving more than $700 million...
Southern Yemen separatists on Friday accused Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces in the eastern governorate of Hadramout, further raising tensions in the conflict-hit country.The Southern Transitional Council, which is backed by the United Arab Emirates, said the strikes target...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is open to withdrawing Ukrainian troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a possible deal to end the war, if Russia also pulls back and the area is turned into a demilitarized zone overseen by international forces.The...
The European Union has warned it may take action against what it called “unjustified measures” after the United States barred five European nationals accused of pressuring US technology companies to censor American viewpoints.The warning came Wednesday from the European Commission after ...
The Trump administration announced Tuesday an expansion of U.S. travel restrictions to include 20 additional countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by limits introduced earlier this year.The updated policy imposes full travel bans on citizens of five new cou...
Britain’s MI6 chief, Blaise Metreweli, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of deliberately delaying peace negotiations over the war in Ukraine while testing the West with actions “just below the threshold of war.” Speaking publicly for the first time since taking the helm ...
The Philippine Coast Guard said Saturday that three Filipino fishermen were injured after Chinese coast guard vessels used water cannons and aggressive blocking tactics against Philippine fishing boats near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.According to the coast guard, at least 20 Philippine ...
Iran on Saturday introduced a new, higher pricing tier for its heavily subsidized petrol, marking the first such increase since a 2019 hike triggered nationwide protests and a deadly security crackdown.Petrol has long been considered a social entitlement in Iran, but the government is under growing ...
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