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India accelerates free trade agreements against backdrop of US tariffs

India signed a CEPA with Oman on Thursday and a CETA with the UK in July  Delhi is also in advanced talks for trade pacts with the...

Israel said to warn US that Iran could use missile launch exercise as cover...

Israeli source tells news site that chances of attack are under 50% ‘but nobody is willing to take the risk’ Culture minister threatens to end...

Netanyahu to present Trump with new Iran attack plans during US visit — report

Jerusalem concerned Tehran could rebuild nuclear program, but primarily worried about potential surge in ballistic missile production to some 3,000 a year, according to NBC

Australia holds day of reflection to honor victims of Bondi Beach attack

The gun attack, Australia’s worst in nearly 30 years, is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting Jews SYDNEY: Australia held a day of...

Putin sees EU’s Russian asset grab as daylight ‘robbery’

The Russian leader emphasized that the European Union is trying to do it overtly MOSCOW - The European Union’s attempts to appropriate Russian assets are outright robbery, Russian President...

US military launches strikes in Syria against Daesh fighters after American deaths

“This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says President Trump earlier pledged “very serious retaliation”...

Rubio says U.S. to work with China without hurting ties with Japan

WASHINGTON - The United States will find ways to work with China without undermining Washington's security commitments to Japan and other allies in the Indo-Pacific region, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said...

China, US seek Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ahead of ASEAN meeting 

Around 60 people have died and more than half a million have been displaced since hostilities resumed last week between the Southeast Asian neighbors BANGKOK/PHNOM...

Japan needs to possess nuclear weapons, prime minister’s office source says

TOKYO - A source within Japan's prime minister's office said Thursday that the country needs nuclear weapons, remarks that deviate from the country's long-standing non-nuclear principles and could trigger backlash at home...

Australia Detains Seven Suspects in Investigation into Ideological Links with Bondi Beach Gunman

Government to launch gun buyback scheme in bid to prevent further violence Prime minister announces ‘day of reflection’ one week after attack SYDNEY:...