Flotilla sails to challenge Gaza blockade
Freedom Flotilla activists pose before delivering a statement at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on May 23, 2026, after their release by Israel, which intercepted their ships...
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Malaysia’s China-US strategy faces new tests
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has spent much of his time in office insisting that Kuala Lumpur will not be forced to choose between the...
Iran media report blasts near Kharg Island
Iranian media on Saturday reported several explosions near the country’s major oil hub of Kharg Island in the Gulf, days after renewed fighting broke out...
Vietnam, Myanmar deepen defence ties
Vietnam and Myanmar agreed on Saturday to deepen defence ?and security cooperation, elevating the sector to a pillar of bilateral ties as Vietnamese leader To...
Venezuela deal: oil meets politics
Since the last century, Venezuelan politics has been closely linked to the management of the country’s oil industry. The debate for policymakers has centred on...
US envoy: no plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza
The US ambassador to Israel said Saturday there was no plan underway to force Palestinians out of Gaza, after Israeli ministers laid out ideas on...
Iran war is not a war: Vance
US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he would not categorize the Iran war as a war, despite continuing clashes with Tehran six months after...
Israel has cleared Hezbollah from Lebanon
Israel’s military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said...
9 days after disaster, 2 pulled alive in Nepal
Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after an ice,...
Singapore says China arrests 52 citizens
China has arrested 52 Singaporeans suspected of involvement in pyramid schemes, Singapore said Friday, in what local media in the city-state said could be the...
Reform UK officials step down over funding scandal
Party officials James Orr and Dan Jukes announced on Friday that they would step down, following the broadcast of an investigative television documentary. The party,...
US envoys headed to Russia, Ukraine to relaunch mediation
United States envoys are expected to arrive in Kyiv and Moscow over the weekend, in an apparent bid to revive negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s...