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Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill at least 492, residents flee from south
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israel's military said it launched airstrikes against Hezbollah sites in Lebanon on Monday, which Lebanese authorities...
Sep 26, 20244 min read
British Museum explores 'Silk Roads' trade routes in new exhibition
LONDON - A new exhibition exploring the vast network of the Silk Road trade routes opens at the British Museum in London this week....
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Sweden accuses Iran of hacking messaging service after Koran burnings
STOCKHOLM - Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year and sent thousands of messages...
Sep 24, 20241 min read
Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill at least 492, residents flee from south
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israel's military said it launched airstrikes against Hezbollah sites in Lebanon on Monday, which Lebanese authorities...
Sep 24, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Bangladesh army chief pledges support for Yunus' interim government 'come what may'
DHAKA - Bangladesh's army chief vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Analysis-China's retirement age reforms not enough to fix pension headache
HONG KONG - China's move to raise retirement ages is a starting point to plug gaping pension deficits and bolster a shrinking workforce...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Sri Lanka's new president Dissanayake promises change
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Exclusive-India extends unprecedented invite to Myanmar's anti-junta forces, sources say
India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
ZHENGZHOU, China - On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world's...
Sep 24, 20246 min read
Factbox-Countries with confirmed cases of new mpox strain
India became the third country outside of Africa to confirm a case of the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Syria's Assad appoints a new cabinet
DUBAI - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree forming a new government under Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, the...
Sep 24, 20241 min read
Factbox-What are the key challenges for Sri Lanka President Dissanayake?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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