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Trump may push Japan for help with Iran war in White House meeting

PM Takaichi told the Japanese parliament that ⁠Japan had ​received ⁠no official request from the US but was checking the scope of possible action within the limits of its constitution

A son of Iran’s late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler —...

More explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama

UAE defense ministry said Iran fired 137 missiles and 209 drones at the territory Qatar intercepted most of the 65 missiles and 12 drones launched by Iran,...

Trump to preside over first meeting of Board of Peace with many Gaza questions...

Trump’s Board of Peace excludes Palestinian representatives $5 billion raised for Gaza reconstruction fund, ‌UAE and Kuwait contribute WASHINGTON: US President Donald...

India agrees to boost trade and strategic ties with UAE amid regional tensions

NEW DELHI — India and the UAE finalised a series of agreements on Monday, hoping to double bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032. The United Arab Emirates president,...

China warns against revival of militarism on Nanjing massacre anniv.

NANJING, China - China on Saturday warned against any moves to revive past militarism during an event marking the 88th anniversary of the 1937 massacre in Nanjing committed by Japanese troops, alluding...

Egypt and EU stepping up preparations to dispatch Palestinian police force in Gaza

Diplomats push back at claim Hamas members to be part of new body, as Cairo trains thousands of recruits and Brussels looks to join effort, possibly...

Legendary British-Jewish playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88

Czech-born writer best known for Oscar-winning ‘Shakespeare In Love’; his final stage play, Tony-winning ‘Leopoldstadt,’ explored his own family’s Holocaust persecution

Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration, officials said Wednesday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office resisted...

Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and...