Turkish court ousts leader of main opposition party
A court in Turkiye has annulled the 2023 leadership election of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a sharp escalation against the country’s embattled opposition. It is...
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UAE official says ’50-50′ chance of US-Iran agreement on Hormuz strait
The US and Iran have just a “50-50” chance of reaching an agreement that would free up the Strait of Hormuz, a senior UAE official...
China tells US to ‘stop brandishing judicial stick’ against Cuba
China said it supported Cuba and urged the United States to “stop brandishing the judicial stick” against the country, after Washington indicted the Caribbean island’s...
Top UN court to rule on right to strike
The top United Nations court will on Thursday issue a ruling on the right to strike that both unions and employers say could have profound...
Turkey sending flights to Israel to get flotilla activists: FM
Turkey on Thursday said it was sending charter flights to Israel to repatriate Gaza flotilla activists, after Israeli forces detained them in scenes that sparked...
Pakistan army chief due in Iran as Trump says talks on ‘borderline’
Pakistan’s army chief was due in Iran Thursday, Iranian media reported, with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic republic examines a new US proposal to end...
Xi and Putin signal united front against US in Beijing talks
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin have signalled a united front against Washington during a summit in Beijing, warning against a...
12 killed as heavy rain and floods in China
Heavy rain and flooding in several parts of China have killed at least 12 people and forced tens of thousands of residents to leave their...
EU agrees to implement US trade pact
The EU reached a deal Wednesday to implement its side of a nearly year-old trade pact with the United States, in a major step towards...
Malaysia ends Indonesia migrant boat search, 16 bodies recovered
Malaysia said Monday it had ended a search for passengers of a migrant boat from Indonesia that sank off the country’s western coast last week...
Lebanon president says he will do the ‘impossible’ to stop war with Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that he would do the “impossible” in order to stop the war with Israel, after a ceasefire and direct...
Cuba accuses US of building ‘fraudulent case’ for military action
Cuba’s foreign minister has accused the US of building a “fraudulent case” for military intervention, following a report that it had acquired attack drones capable...