Rubio to visit Vatican, Rome after Trump row
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Rome and the Vatican this week, an Italian government source said Sunday, just weeks after a clash...
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Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was going to review a new Iranian peace proposal but cast doubt over its prospects, as a senior...
In Vietnam, Japan PM vows more effort to keep Asia ‘free and open’
Japan’s prime minister vowed Saturday to do more to ensure a “free and open Indo-Pacific”, using a speech in communist Vietnam to tout a regional...
Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law
President Donald Trump has insisted he doesn’t need congressional authorisation to continue the war with Iran, arguing that past US commanders-in-chief didn’t seek such approval....
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised in Iran: supporters
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been hospitalised in Iran, her supporters said, “following a catastrophic deterioration of her health”. Mohammadi, who won...
US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz
The US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the...
NATO assessing details of US troop withdrawal from Germany
NATO says it is assessing the details of the United States’s decision to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, a key partner in the Western security alliance,...
Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says
At least 13 people, including four women and a child, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said....
Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war
More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that...
Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to “return” the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent...
Nigerian troops kill 18 militants
Nigerian troops killed at least 18 Islamist militants and destroyed several insurgent enclaves in coordinated operations across Borno state, the military said on Wednesday, as...
Trump plans to extend blockade on Iran: report
Donald Trump has directed his administration to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, aiming to intensify economic pressure while ceasefire conditions remain in place...