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Iran's Pezeshkian brings hopes of moderation after routing hardline rival
DUBAI - Iran's president-elect, low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, carries the hopes of millions of Iranians seeking less...
Jul 6, 20243 min read
Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says
DUBAI - The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have...
Jul 6, 20243 min read
Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages 16 days after first phase, Hamas source says
DUBAI/CAIRO - Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after...
Jul 6, 20242 min read
China anchors 'monster ship 'in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says
MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China's largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila's exclusive...
Jul 6, 20242 min read
Hong Kong court hears mitigation pleas from Joshua Wong, other democrats
HONG KONG - Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong should be considered an active participant in a landmark subversion case involving...
Jul 5, 20242 min read
Iranians vote in run-off presidential race amid widespread apathy
DUBAI - Iranians voted on Friday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers' popularity amid voter apathy at...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Lebanese farmers dig for answers on Israel's white phosphorus use
Qlayaa, LEBANON - The last time Lebanese farmer Zakaria Farah stepped onto his fields outside the southern town of Qlayaa was in January...
Jul 5, 20244 min read
Flood fears in China's east as rain swells Yangtze River levels
BEIJING - Rising water levels in the Yangtze River following intense rains in southern China have prompted eastern regions downstream to...
Jul 5, 20242 min read
Taiwan says China's seizure of trawler may be act of psychological warfare
TAIPEI - China's seizure of a Taiwanese trawler operating close to the Chinese coast might be an act of psychological warfare by Beijing...
Jul 5, 20242 min read
Hezbollah launches big attack on Israel, sonic booms rattle Beirut
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a big rocket and drone attack at Israel on Thursday and threatened to hit new targets in...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Lebanon's Hezbollah says it launched rockets and drones at Israeli military sites
DUBAI - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday it launched more than 200 rockets and a swarm of drones at 10 Israeli military sites in...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Xi and Putin set out ambitions for Eurasian security club
ASTANA - Chinese President Xi Jinping urged members of a regional security club on Thursday to resist external meddling, while President...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
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