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Japan and China are in territorial and economic disputes in the East China Sea, where coastguard ships from both sides routinely stage dangerous standoffs
Criticism aimed at Indian policymakers for engaging Myanmars President U Min Aung Hlaing will not deter Delhi from forging ties with the military-backed regime, he says
Being added to the list does not automatically carry specific punitive measures such as sanctions, although public naming and shaming can cause significant reputational damage for the states involved
According to a U.S. official familiar with the matter, the tentative agreement would continue the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme
Military officers from Lebanon and Israel are expected to meet in Washington as Israeli strikes continue amid heightened regional tensions
An average of 11 children were killed or injured every 24 hours in Lebanon over the past week, according to UNICEF
The President of Guatemala denied reports suggesting the country had reached an agreement with the United States on anti-drug trafficking strikes.
Australias Liberal Party appointed former Prime Minister Tony Abbott as party president, signalling a continued shift toward the political right amid internal challenges.
This specific letter outlined essentially their criminal organisation, where they talked about having upwards of 1,000 individuals who are willing to carry out these shootings as a part of the group, said the police constable
Californias attorney general is suing the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe
Natural gas service to the area remained shut off, and company officials were working with investigators on-site
The drone was tracked by radar in Romanian airspace and crashed onto the roof of a building in Galati
The United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement to extend a ceasefire for 60 days, although U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to approve the deal
We have seen disruptions in several industries that rely heavily on gas consumption, says Transport Corporation of India MD Vineet Agarwal
The U.S. sources confirmed reporting by Axios that the two sides had agreed on a memorandum of understanding to prolong the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Irans nuclear programme
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also warns Oman not to engage in facilitating tolls for Strait of Hormuz
Mr. Trumps lawsuit says the Journal tarnished his reputation with an article describing a birthday card to deceased sex offender Epstein as bearing Mr. Trumps signature
Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed on social media that there had been fighting in the area, as did the Army, but neither provided details on the death toll
The Israeli mission to the UN said in a statement that it will have no contact with the Secretary-Generals office as long as Mr. Guterres remains in the role
In his first encyclical, the pope has warned against algorithmic dehumanisation, but Frank Herbert already gave that genre of personality a name sixty years ago
The tentative agreement worked out by the two sides comes at a moment when the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appeared to be wavering
Head of Africa CDC said he had received a message from the Russian Health Ministry claiming to have already developed a vaccine against the strain; Ugandas confirmed Ebola cases rise to eight
International humanitarian law demands that parties to a conflict take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian harm, says United Nations rights Chief Volker Turk
A notice on the Treasury Department's website showed that it had reimposed a sanctions designation on Ms. Albanese that blacklists her globally, making it impossible for her to use major credit cards or carry out bank transactions.
The meeting has historically offered rare opportunities for senior officials to hold face-to-face talks, and will be attended by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this year.
According to the U.S. federal law, only deceased persons can be featured on currency notes; the U.S. Congress will have to pass a new law to allow Trumps portrait to feature on a currency note.
NATO forces in all three Baltic nations, as well as northern Poland, currently come under the command of a single multinational headquarters
Three days of mourning, with lowered flags and condolence books, was declared to commemorate Hadi, who oversaw a tumultuous period when the Houthis seized large swathes of Yemen, triggering a devastating civil war.
China will continue to uphold justice and speak out on Cuba's behalf, support the just cause of the Cuban people, and contribute to the development of Cuba's economy and the improvement of its people's livelihoods, says China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi
This order is in defiance of the terms of a fragile ceasefire that took effect in October 2025
The country has announced that key commodities will soon be exported only through a state-run agency
Tensions in West Asia escalated again after Kuwait said it intercepted incoming missiles and drones, with the U.S. blaming Iran for breaching a ceasefire
A Bangkok court has acquitted former Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit in a rare ruling under Thailands strict lese majeste law
An Indian national accused of assaulting a man with a baseball bat in Massachusetts has been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities after local officials allegedly released him without notifying ICE
Italy's Health Ministry issued the alert to warn the cities of Bologna, Florence, Rome and Turin and advised the public to stay out of the sun
The two sides also signed an agreement on the provision of a Russian export credit to finance the construction of the plant
Mathew Perry became a major TV star along with Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow on Friends, NBC's megahit sitcom that ran from 1994 to 2004
The European Ministers stressed the need for a unified EU stance before any negotiations with Moscow
The U.S. President said Oman must ehave or he would low them up, when he was asked if he would accept a short-term deal to allow Iran and the Gulf state to control the Strait of Hormuz
For next year's Artemis III, another team of astronauts will practise docking NASA's Orion capsule in orbit around Earth with the lunar landers being developed for crews by Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX
Four vessels attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz and enter the Persian Gulf without coordination with the security forces, IRIB posted on Telegram
The mixed signals have thrown into question talks aimed at formally ending the war that began on February 28 with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran
Speaking at the start of a Cabinet meeting, Donald Trump expressed confidence that a deal is nea
Iran and the U.S. have traded threats for weeks while negotiating through Pakistani mediation
Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal. So far they havent gotten there ... were not satisfied with it, but we will be, says U.S. President Donald Trump
The government's sikyong, or leader, Penpa Tsering, was elected for a second term, after taking 61% in the preliminary round, a high enough threshold to win outright.
In todays episode, we look at the ED raids linked to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the latest Karnataka leadership shuffle developments, and the SC upholding the SIR process, to U.S. Senator Lindsey Grahams remarks on Pakistans mediation role, and more.
The affair is part of a growing list of graft cases that have raised questions about the viability of Mr. Sanchez's minority Socialist government and contributed to a string of heavy regional election defeats.
The Ministry said it received intelligence that the U.S. and Israel would seek to intensify economic pressure, create divisions in the country among religious and ethnic groups and carry out sabotage and other errorist operations.

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