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Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries
AMMAN/ISTANBUL - Turkey closed its main border crossings into northwest Syria on Tuesday after Turkish troops came under fire from...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Taiwan says China seizes fishing boat near Chinese coast
TAIPEI - Chinese officials boarded and then seized a Taiwanese fishing boat operating near China's coast close to a Taiwan-controlled...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
US has 'undeniable complicity' in Gaza war killings, say former US officials
WASHINGTON - A dozen former U.S. government officials who quit over U.S. support for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday accused...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy
DUBAI - The zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran's next president could struggle to mobilise millions of...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Yemen's Houthis claim attack on vital target in Israel's Haifa
CAIRO - Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that they, along with the Islamic resistance in Iraq, have conducted a joint military operation,...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
US deported Chinese migrants on charter flight, Homeland Security says
WASHINGTON - The United States deported Chinese people who sought to enter the country illegally back to China over the weekend in the...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
Norwegian man accused of spying for China appears in court
OSLO -A Norwegian man appeared in an Oslo court on Tuesday to face accusations of espionage on behalf of China and will be detained for...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations said on Tuesday that an order by Israel for Palestinians to evacuate areas of Khan Younis and Rafah...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
Israel's next headache: who will run post-war Gaza?
JERUSALEM - The plan for post-war Gaza that Israel pitched to U.S. allies is to run the strip in cooperation with powerful local...
Jul 3, 20246 min read
Kremlin says Modi visit could deepen Russian trade ties to India
MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the final details of a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russia were being worked...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
Singapore aims to make it easier to prosecute money laundering cases
SINGAPORE - Singapore is seeking to make it easier for law enforcement to prosecute money laundering offences in the city-state, the...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Analysis-Hong Kong commercial law hub allure damaged by foreign judges row, lawyers say
HONG KONG - The resignations of two British judges from China-ruled Hong Kong's highest court not only raise concerns about the rule of...
Jul 2, 20245 min read
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