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Iran slaps sanctions on US, UK over Israel support

Sanctions targeted seven Americans British officials and entities targeted include Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps Iran announced on Thursday sanctions...

South Korea parliament approves bill on new inquiry into deadly 2022 crowd crush

An earlier bill was vetoed by President Yoon Suk-yeol South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and...

Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says ‘the time is now’ for...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hiked up pressure on Hamas on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, saying the “time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages...

Resurgent terror groups in Afghanistan will strike West, warns resistance leader

Exiled head of National Resistance Front says Al-Qaeda, Daesh presence growing in country Taliban emboldened by Western commitment to Ukraine, focus on Middle East

Blinken urges Hamas to agree Gaza truce as he meets Israel leaders

Washington has heightened pressure on all sides to reach a ceasefire Israel said it would wait for Hamas’ response to the truce before sending delegation to Cairo

Japan PM Kishida leaves for trip to France, South America

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for France on Wednesday, the first leg of a six-day overseas trip that is also set to take him to Brazil and Paraguay during Japan's early May...

Sudanese man detained in UK for deportation to Rwanda: NGO

Asylum seeker attended routine sign-in at immigration center in London on Monday Home Office: First flight to African country ‘set to take off in 10-12 weeks’

Russia says United States is being hypocritical over ICC and Israel

US President Joe Biden said last year that the ICC decision to issue an arrest warrant for Putin was justified Russia said on Tuesday that...

Blinken heads to Jordan to push Gaza aid

Blinken flew to Amman after talks with Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh The US top diplomat will meet Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi

Saudi FM discusses two-state solution with French, Turkish counterparts

The discussions took place on the sidelines of a ministerial consultative meeting to discuss Gaza war RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held...