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Mobility provisions in recent Australia–Pacific bilateral agreements

Beyond Tuvalu's headline-grabbing climate visa lies a quieter story: six Australia-Pacific agreements now recognise mobi...

Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with UAE: What we know

Algiers ends relations with Gulf state over 'provocative and hostile' actions, after years of tensions.

NAZA: Film exposing systematic killing in Gaza gets record 24-minute standing ovation at Venice

NAZA: Film exposing systematic killing in Gaza gets record 24-minute standing ovation at Venice A documentary examining ...

Maduro's wife asks US court to release her from custody due to heart problems

According to her lawyers, Flores underwent heart surgery even before her capture and removal from Venezuela

Top Air and Space Force leaders will gather amid unresolved Iran war, budget uncertainty

The Joint Chiefs chairman, Space Force’s new leader, and the NASA administrator are all scheduled to speak at next week’...

'No facts': Morocco denies involvement in deadly Ceuta migrant rush

Moroccan authorities said on Thursday there were "no facts" establishing its involvement in the migrant rush into Spain'...

Huge explosions heard in south Lebanon, report says

Huge explosions heard in south Lebanon, report says Huge explosions were heard in southern Lebanon on Thursday, AFP jour...

Pentagon admits Iran seriously damaged US Navy facilities in Bahrain

As Washington-based The Epoch Times correspondent Ryan Morgan reported, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told him in an in...

NAZA: Film exposing systematic killing in Gaza gets record 24-minute standing ovation at Venice

NAZA: Film exposing systematic killing in Gaza gets record 24-minute standing ovation at Venice Submitted by MEE staff o...

Morocco says not involved in Ceuta migrant influx

Morocco said on Thursday there were "no facts" establishing its involvement in the massive migrant rush into Spain's Nor...

Canada to fund $253 mln worth of interceptor missiles to Ukraine via US mechanism — PM

According to him, the package is worth 350 million Canadian dollars

Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping

The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen’s port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shippi...

Opinion: UK settlement trade ban offers a lifeline to Palestine, and to an Israel on the brink

Opinion: UK settlement trade ban offers a lifeline to Palestine, and to an Israel on the brink The British government’s ...

Choking Global Trade

Low rainfall and shrinking rivers are causing shipping bottlenecks, and higher prices, around the world.

Is OPEC Losing Its Clout?

OPEC’s grip on the global oil market is weakening. With the UAE already out and Venezuela mulling its options, Saudi Ara...

Ukraine: The battle beyond war

Jessica Hendrick welcomes Roman Petrov and Svitlana Zalishchuk to discuss Ukraine’s simultaneous fight for survival on t...

Amnesty accuses Russia of trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine

Report reveals foreign nationals were misled with job offers, then forced into Russia's army upon arrival.

IMF assessing potential impact of new US sanctions on Iran — spokesperson

Julie Kozack said the action is relatively limited

Rahm Emanuel Says Bessent's Rhetoric Overshoots His Actions

Rahm Emanuel, who served as Ambassador to Japan under President Obama, said that Scott Bessent's rhetoric around the eco...

IRGC says it targets unmanned US sea drone in Hormuz

IRGC says it targets unmanned US sea drone in Hormuz Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday it...

Global economy coping with aftermath of war against Iran better than expected — IMF

According to IMF Spokesperson Julie Kozack, the global economy has weathered the shocks, including the energy shock, bet...

Pacific groups urge CNMI governor to oppose deep sea mining lease sale

Environmental and community groups from across the US Pacific and Caribbean territories are urging CNMI governor to oppo...

Iran raises fuel prices for heavy users

The rise of the price of fuel is an issue for both the United States and Iran in this conflict. US president Donald Trum...

Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah tunnels in Ali al-Taher ridge: What to know

The ridge has become a flashpoint in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon due to its extensive tunnel network Israel...

Iran destroys US reconnaissance drone boat in Strait of Hormuz — IRGC

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the strike thwarted the "aggressive mission"

Victim families say it has ‘taken way too long’ to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for alleged support on 9/11

Terry Strada, whose husband was killed in the attacks, says she remains hopeful for justice as a lawsuit alleging Saudi ...

Algeria to close its airspace for UAE planes from September 11

According to the national Defense Ministry, an exception will be made for "civil commercial UAE flights to Houari Boumed...

Why the US appears to have given up on nuclear deal with Iran

As the U.S. and Iran have been trying to reach an agreement to end the war, two nuclear decisions may be prolonging the ...

Global energy market shock not over yet — IMF

As the IMF warned in an analytical note published in mid-July, a significant portion of the capacity to mitigate the glo...

Israeli-made film about Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere

A chilling new documentary about Israel's AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza from two Oscar-winning Israeli fi...

Likely oil slicks in Strait of Hormuz after US tanker strikes: experts

Recent satellite images analysed on Thursday appear to show oil slicks near the Strait of Hormuz, after US strikes on ta...

Israeli military creates new branch focused on AI, drones and robotics

“The battlefield is changing at a dizzying pace, and we are changing with it,” Israeli military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. ...

Houthis seize Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed forces

Israeli-made film about AI-aided mass killings in Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere

A film documenting Israel's use of artificial intelligence to facilitate the mass killing of Palestinian civilians in th...

The ‘Super-Terrorist’ We Still Can’t Escape

Carlos the Jackal left behind a violent, celebrity-obsessed world.

9/11 then and now: Do September 2001 attacks still shape our world?

Once in a generation, sometimes once in a lifetime, a singular event blindsides the entire planet. 25 years on, does the...

Canada, Ukraine forge 100-year pact built on drones and defence

Canada and Ukraine signed a sweeping 100-year partnership on Thursday that puts defence production at its core. Ottawa p...

Dubai airports came under 17 missile strikes during US-Iran conflict

Paul Griffiths, CEO of the airport operator company Dubai Airports, said that no one died as a result of the incidents

‘It was all hands on deck’: how the CIA responded to 9/11

Veterans recall chaos and confusion as the attacks unfolded – followed by a ‘war on terror’ that left agency with a tarn...

Houthis repel Saudi air raid with domestically produced missiles — spokesman

According to Yahya Saree, domestically manufactured missiles were used during the operation