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Israeli minister tells US that large-scale Iranian attack expected, Axios reports
WASHINGTON - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations...
Aug 12, 20241 min read
South Korea, US to stage annual drills over North's missile, cyber threats
SEOUL - South Korea and the United States will begin annual summertime military drills next week to ramp up their capability to counter...
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Philippines urges China to de-escalate tensions after air incident over Scarborough Shoal
MANILA - The Philippines urged Beijing on Monday to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as...
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Hong Kong court dismisses bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai to overturn conviction
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's top court on Monday unanimously dismissed the bid to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six...
Aug 12, 20243 min read
Israel orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores
CAIRO - Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian...
Aug 12, 20243 min read
High hopes in Israel for 'super hero' cocoa that survived frontline conditions
ESHKOL COUNCIL, Israel - Farming can develop in mysterious ways. Israeli researchers learned about that when the war in Gaza seemed to...
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Indonesia holds first cabinet meeting in planned new capital, Nusantara
JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo held his first cabinet meeting in his planned new capital, Nusantara, on Monday, as the...
Aug 12, 20242 min read
South Korea Yoon appoints presidential security chief as defence minister
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appointed the head of the presidential security service, Kim Yong-hyun, as...
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Quake with 7.1 magnitude hits western Japan, no major damage reported
TOKYO - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami advisories, the Japan Meteorological...
Aug 9, 20241 min read
Nobel laureate Yunus takes charge of Bangladesh, hopes to heal strife-torn country
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country...
Aug 9, 20243 min read
Analysis-In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish
LONDON - Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo. ...
Aug 9, 20244 min read
Nobel laureate Yunus makes emotional return to Bangladesh to lead caretaker government
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus made an emotional return home to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a new interim government...
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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