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Brazil says G20 sherpas agree to avoid geopolitical issues
RIO DE JANEIRO - G20 diplomats have agreed to avoid prickly geopolitical issues during the summit of the world's largest economies in...
Jul 6, 20241 min read
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
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
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
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
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
India, China foreign ministers agree to resolve border issues at earliest
NEW DELHI - India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday in Kazakhstan where the two...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Philippines president orders de-escalation in South China Sea, military chief says
MANILA - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has instructed the armed forces to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea,...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Ukraine, Russian armed group claim arson attack on Moscow warship in Baltic
A Ukrainian military intelligence official said on Wednesday that a fire on a Russian warship in the Baltic Sea in April was caused by a...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
New Cuban radar site near US military base could aid China spying, think tank says
WASHINGTON - Cuba is building a new radar site likely to be capable of spying on the United States' nearby Guantanamo Bay naval base, a...
Jul 4, 20243 min read
Russia claims control of part of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine reports heavy fighting
MOSCOW - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had taken control of a district in the key Ukrainian town of Chasiv...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
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