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Rescuers were searching Thursday for 32 people missing after a ferry sank the previous night near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. Four bodies have been recovered, and weather and sea conditions were improving during the morning, aiding the search for survivors.So far, 29 people have been re...
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Hamas on Wednesday indicated it is open to a ceasefire with Israel but reiterated that any agreement must include a full and permanent end to the war in Gaza. The group stopped short of accepting a new U.S.-backed proposal presented earlier by President Donald Trump.In remarks on Tuesday, Trump anno...
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Ukraine is moving forward with early plans to jointly produce weapons with some of its international allies, officials confirmed, even as the United States announced a halt to certain promised arms shipments intended to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia.The developments come at a critic...
The death toll from Monday's massive explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India’s southern state of Telangana has risen to at least 36 while about three dozen were left injured, authorities said Tuesday.The fire department recovered the charred bodies of 34 workers from the ac...
The US Senate on Monday launched an intense push to finalize President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax breaks and spending cuts package, with Republicans facing internal divisions and protests ahead of Trump’s July 4 deadline to pass the bill.Dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,&rdq...
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Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office pending an investigation over a leaked phone call with a former Cambodian leader.The judges voted unanimously Tuesday to take the petition accusing her of a breach of ethics, and voted 7 to 2 to suspend h...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on residents of Galai Village in Nyingchi, Xizang Autonomous Region, to uphold ethnic solidarity and work towards creating a happier and more prosperous life.In a reply letter to the villagers—whom he visited in July 2021—Xi, also General Secretary...
China is planning to invite US President Donald Trump to a military parade scheduled for September 3 in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.The United States, meanwhile, has proposed that Chinese President Xi Jinping visit the country during the sam...
Iran’s judiciary has confirmed that at least 71 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Evin prison in Tehran, a facility notorious for housing political detainees.According to judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir, who shared the update on the official Mizan news agency website Sunday,...
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At least 81 Palestinians have been killed and more than 400 injured in Israeli strikes across Gaza in the 24 hours until midday on Saturday, the Hamas-run health ministry said.In one incident, at least 11 people, including children, were killed after a strike near a stadium in Gaza City, Al-Shifa ho...
The U.S. and China have signed an agreement on trade, President Donald Trump said, adding he expects to soon have a deal with India.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg TV that the deal was signed earlier this week. Neither Lutnick nor Trump provided any details about the agreement.&ldqu...
AP, NAIROBI, Kenya: At least eight Kenyans died and more than 80 others were receiving specialized treatment Wednesday, with some sustaining gunshot wounds, during countrywide protests against police brutality and poor governance, human rights groups said.The state-funded Kenya National Commission o...
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to hold for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump announcing that American and Iranian officials are expected to engage in discussions next week—offering a glimmer of hope for sustained peace.Speaking at a N...
NATO leaders on Wednesday committed to a significant increase in defense spending following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump while reiterating their “ironclad commitment” to defend one another if attacked.In a joint statement, all 32 members pledged to invest 5% of their GDP ann...
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The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has avoided commenting on reports claiming that recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities only delayed its atomic program by a few months, but indicated that Iran could restore its nuclear infrastructure.Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of t...
Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official said Wednesday.The announcement comes a day after witnesses and hospitals in Gaza said Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward ...
AP, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Iran executed three more prisoners Wednesday over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency reported, the latest hangings connected to its war with Israel.The hangings happened in Urmia Prison in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, which is the c...
AP, The Hague, Netherlands: NATO leaders were gathering in the Netherlands on Tuesday for the start of a historic two-day summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organisation around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 allies.The allies are likely to endor...
China plans to hold a military parade Sept. 3 marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender and featuring the People’s Liberation Army’s newest weaponry.President and head of the military Xi Jinping will deliver a speech on the occasion, which will feature “n...
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