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Naftali Bennett urges campaign against Qatar, calls it 'enemy' again

Naftali Bennett urges campaign against Qatar, calls it 'enemy' again Former Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, has...

Tibet or Xizang? Why Real Madrid’s condolences for mudslide victims hurt China’s feelings

Beijing wants the world to call Tibet “Xizang”. But it takes more than a name change at home.

Malaysia PM Anwar to consider calling general election on an earlier date

For now, the government is prioritising efforts to revive the economy and improve the people’s well-being.

52 Singaporeans held in China since July over suspected pyramid scheme

Chinese authorities have detained 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi over suspected pyramid scheme activities, Singapore's forei...

No, we are not on the eve of World War III

Every few months, someone — a general, a think tank, a cable news panel — declares that the world is edging toward a thi...

Ecuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation

Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers.

Liberia: Bong Divided Over Taylor's Detention

[New Dawn] -- As Ex-VP Remains Behind Bars

Liberia: Taylor Returns to Court Today

[New Dawn] Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is expected to appear before the Monrovia City Court on Friday, Sep...

Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?

The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?

Yemen’s army claims air strikes against Houthis in Taiz

Yemen’s army claims air strikes against Houthis in Taiz Yemen’s internationally recognised government has said that its ...

Srebrenica: Massacre that outraged the world

SARAJEVO - Srebrenica became a symbol of ethnic cleansing after its men and boys were massacred by Bosnian Serbs followi...

Trump says Witkoff, Kushner heading abroad to discuss Ukraine peace

The duo had been planning to ​travel to Moscow over the weekend followed by a visit to Kyiv

India and Japan swap young workers for expertise to meet each other’s needs

India’s largest-ever business delegation, 200 executives strong, touched down in Japan late last month in search of mone...

Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study

The percentage of people in a panel study who opposed accepting more foreign residents in Japan grew to 56.3 percent thi...

Miliband says Gaza situation ‘horrific’, UK must act ‘more decisively’

Miliband says Gaza situation ‘horrific’, UK must act ‘more decisively’ Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 09/05/2026 - 02:10...

Africa bigger and U.S. smaller: U.N. adopts new map

The new map — known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection — improves "the accuracy of the cartographic representati...

Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes,’ as he plays down war

The U.S. president again compared the death toll of 18 U.S. service members to the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, whic...

Industry minister urges US to ease tariffs on hard-to-source steel mill equipment

South Korea's industry minister urged the United States on Saturday to ease tariffs on equipment that Korean companies w...

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.

Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries'

Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries' Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson...

Senior EU official cancels Serbia trip over planned tribute to Mladic

EU's Marta Kos cancels Serbia visit, condemning Ratko Mladic 'glorification' as incompatible with European values.

China’s Xi seeks to bring large CEO delegation on U.S. visit

Xi rarely travels abroad with corporate executives, many of whom fell out of favor after Beijing's regulatory crackdowns...

Kiev’s threats against civil aviation aimed at disrupting Russia-US contacts — envoy

Rodion Miroshnik said there is "an unceasing drive, primarily on the part of Europeans, to severe any contacts between R...

Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers

The Israeli army had helped plan the delivery of food aid on 1 April 2024, but things went wrong from the beginning and ...

‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike

Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military t...

Minister blasts China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy at PIF

UK says Falklands ‘are British,’ as Milei asserts claim

Taiwan assists Chinese lawyer who fled country

Prosecutors indict ex-navy sergeant on spy allegations

US-China meeting likely to focus on each country’s domestic needs: expert

China’s superdam is becoming an upstream water bomb

Nepal’s young PM faces gravest test after flood catastrophe

Look east for lessons in democratic resistance

‘I wouldn’t call it a war’: Vance on Iran

Minister wants all Palestinians out of Gaza

Donovan’s Deep Dives: Democracy changed how Taiwan moves

Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’

US President Donald Trump has repeated an earlier warning that the US may attack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon".

Tunisia police arrest journalist Mohamed Yousfi, critic of Kais Saied

Tunisia police arrest journalist Mohamed Yousfi, critic of Kais Saied Tunisian police have arrested prominent journalist...

‘Small potatoes’: US President Trump downplays war on Iran

Trump tells reporters the US is 'not fighting right now' despite a recent exchange of fire with Iran.

U.S. envoys to make Ukraine peace push with Russia pessimistic

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and — for the first time, Kyiv — with a proposal to end th...