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Israeli Minister’s Gaza Resettlement Remarks Cause Confusion

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, on Tuesday denied any plans to resettle the Gaza Strip after his earlier remarks caused confusion by suggesting...

West

Russian Airstrike in Ukraine Kills Three, Causes Power Outages

Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday killed at least three people, including a four-year-old child, and caused widespread power outages...

West

Trump Confirms US Plans for Oil Taken from Venezuela

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will either retain or sell the crude oil seized from tankers off...

GeoPolitics

Houthis and Yemen Government Agree on 3,000-Strong Prisoner Exchange

MUSCAT: Yemen’s Houthi movement and the country’s internationally recognised government have reached an agreement to exchange nearly 3,000 prisoners, marking one of the...

GeoPolitics

Libya’s Top Military Chief Killed in Plane Crash in Türkiye

Libya’s chief of army staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, was killed on Tuesday when a military jet crashed shortly after departing from Türkiye’s...

East & South Asia

Bangladesh Calls India’s Statement on Delhi Protest ‘Inaccurate’

DHAKA: Bangladesh has firmly rejected India’s characterization of a protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi as “misleading propaganda,” describing the...

East & South Asia

Japan Set to Resume Operations at World’s Largest Nuclear Plant, 15 Years After Fukushima

NIIGATA, JAPAN: Japan took a major step toward reviving its nuclear energy program on Monday, as the Niigata Prefecture approved the restart of...

GeoPolitics

Fresh Allegations Emerge of Cover-Up in Epstein Files

WASHINGTON: Allegations of a renewed cover-up surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files intensified on Sunday after Democrats accused President Donald Trump of resisting full...

West

Australian PM Calls for Stronger Hate Speech Laws in Wake of Bondi Shooting

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday announced plans for a comprehensive crackdown on hate speech following the deadly shooting at a Jewish...

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Israel and Lebanon extend fragile ceasefire amid stalled Iran negotiations

Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, as the United States remained deadlocked in...

Iran ceasefire extended by Trump to allow time for diplomatic breakthrough via Pakistan

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump has announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran at the request of Pakistan, saying the move aims...

Iran warns of intensified military response if attacked by US or Israel

TEHRAN: Iran’s military has once again issued a strong warning to the United States and Israel against any act of aggression targeting the...