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Trump-Ghalibaf exchange puts US-Iran peace talks under pressure

Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the United States on Sunday against making threats at the Islami...

Lebanon ceasefire agreed after US-Iran talks in Switzerland are scrapped

Lebanese sources say Israeli airstrikes continued for an hour after start of ceasefire, then abated

UAE introduces ban on social media access for children

Following the ban on social media use in numerous global countries for children, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) became t...

Iran's Baghaei says decision on Geneva meeting expected soon

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei has said that the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the Un...

US-Iran deal features $300bn private fund to drive Iran's economic recovery

Source says commitments exceed $150 billion across five regions

Australia to host US Marine Corps' first permanent weapons stockpile

Development comes as US trying to leverage continent's strategic location in South Pacific to counter China's rapid mili...

Draft US-Iran agreement outlines sanctions relief, nuclear curbs and asset release

United States has agreed not to impose any new sanctions on Iran, says Iranian official

US and Iran prepare for talks as concerns over direct confrontation persist

The US and Iran move toward renewed talks as fears of direct military confrontation continue to grow.

Russian missile strikes damage power supply in Ukraine's Kharkiv

About 15 blasts were heard in Ukraine's Kharkiv on Friday morning, mayor Ihor Terekhov said, and Russian missile strikes...

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Indonesia's Java island, geophysics agency says

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the shore of Indonesia's Java island on Friday, at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles), I...

Gaza hunger warnings grow amid ceasefire talks

Tensions surged as Hamas's chief accused Israel on Tuesday of sabotaging talks for a Gaza truce after it raided the deva...

Sea of coffins sounds alarm over work-related accidents in Italy

A thousand coffins filled one of Rome's most beautiful squares Tuesday as a trade union made a powerful statement on the...

Aid group says 'unloading' food barge in Gaza

A United States charity said on Friday it was unloading the first shipment of food aid sent via a maritime corridor from...

Israel approves plan to attack Rafah but keeps truce hopes alive

Israel approved on Friday (Mar 15) a potential assault on the Gaza city of Rafah while also keeping ceasefire hopes aliv...

One killed, several injured at restaurant explosion in China's Hebei province

One person was killed and 22 injured when an explosion destroyed a restaurant in Hebei province in China, badly damaging...

Gaza war: How Biden adopted call for 'ceasefire' without shifting policy

The US says it is seeking a ‘ceasefire’ for a limited time, but Palestinian rights advocates want a lasting end to the w...


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