German defence giant Rheinmetall expands into cruise missiles
German arms giant Rheinmetall said Monday that it would start making cruise missiles for the first time as it announced a partnership with Dutch defence...
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About 9 million removed from voter list in West Bengal
Around nine million people have been removed from the voter list in India’s West Bengal, triggering political tensions ahead of the state election later this...
Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf ports for US blockade
The US military said it will begin a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s ports on Monday, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its...
Oil prices jump after US threat to block Iranian ports
Oil prices rose in early market trading Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday. The price of U.S. crude oil...
China to restart direct flights and trade links with Taiwan, says report
China on Sunday announced it would resume some suspended ties with Taiwan, including direct flights to several mainland cities and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products,...
US-Iran talks end without deal; Tehran rejects nuclear condition
Negotiations between the United States and Iran ended early Sunday without any agreement after Tehran declined to accept Washington’s conditions aimed at preventing it from...
The five big sticking points in US-Iran talks
The venue is ready, the guards are in place and the kerb along the approach road has received a fresh coat of yellow and black...
Makeshift Gaza university offers chance to resurrect academic studies
The new academic semester kicked off in Gaza in late March. But the mornings no longer carry the familiar vibrance of students waiting for buses,...
Libya approves first unified state budget in 13 years
Libya’s rival eastern and western legislative bodies have signed a US-mediated agreement to unify public spending across the divided country in a first since 2013, the central...
South Korea president clashes with Israel on rights, disinfo claims
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday accused Israel of failing to “reflect” on allegations of rights abuses by its forces, after Israel decried...
Hezbollah MP says direct talks with Israel are ‘blatant violation’ of constitution
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah on Saturday reiterated his Iran-backed group’s rejection of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, a day after Lebanon’s president said a...
Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with US, Vance en route
Iranian officials arrived in Pakistan on Friday for peace talks with the United States as Tehran insisted on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of...