Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7bn warship deal
Australia and signed contracts on Saturday launching their landmark A$10 billion ($7 billion) deal to supply Australia with warships, Tokyo’s most consequential military sale since...
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Pakistan escorted Iran negotiators home amid Israel concerns
Pakistan Air Force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks with the United States last weekend, launching a major operation after the Iranians said...
Turkiye woos investors amid war fallout
For Turkiye’s government, the Iran war has complicated efforts to turn around an economy still reeling from one of the worst financial crises in the...
Iran command says has closed Hormuz again over US blockade
Iran’s central military command announced on Saturday it would resume “strict management” of the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a decision to unblock the strategic...
The Iran war has revealed Trump’s pressure point: the economy
Seven weeks of war have failed to topple Iran’s theocratic rulers or force them to meet all of President Donald Trump’s demands, but for US...
US imposes new visa restrictions on foreign nationals
The United States has delivered what is being described as major bad news regarding visas. The country’s State Department has announced that visa access will...
Syria may consider ‘long-term’ talks with Israel on Golan
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday said he could consider “long-term negotiations” with Israel on the disputed Golan Heights if Israel agreed to withdraw from...
Europe may have just 6 weeks of jet fuel left
Europe has “maybe six weeks or so” of remaining jet fuel supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview,...
Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners
Venezuela freed 46 political prisoners on Thursday, detainees’ families told AFP, the latest releases after the fall of autocratic leader Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela has released...
17 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine
Russia has carried out one of its deadliest attacks of the year on several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv. At least 17 people, including...
China pledges financing for Vietnam rail links
Beijing pledged financing and support for Vietnamese railway projects, both countries said on Friday, as Hanoi’s top leader To Lam wrapped up a four-day state...
UK police charge three over attempted arson on Persian TV
UK police said Friday they had charged two young men and a teenage boy, following an attempted arson attack on the offices of Persian-language outlet...