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SEJONG, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's customs agency said Tuesday it has simplified regulations to allow U.S. crude routed through third countries to remain eligible for benefits under the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), in line with efforts to stabilize the supply amid tensions in the Middle East.
Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif has said he does not believe Pakistan should join the Abraham Accords, rejecting calls to normalise relations with Israel.
US Central Command claims targets also included boats trying to lay mines, rattling ceasefire, while Iranians meet with Qatari prime minister in Doha
A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index, seen through the glass wall of an office building Monday, May 25, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Families have begun fleeing Beirut’s southern suburbs following new threats from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
His detractors say he shouldn’t be making pop music in times of war and destruction. His millions of fans say he has given them permission to celebrate their culture and their cause
SEJONG, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek to promote a post-Middle East crisis growth strategy in the second half, focusing on bolstering supply chains and strengthening energy security, the finance ministry said Tuesday.
Six Israeli citizens were arrested after a network of weapons and drugs smugglers operating from the Egyptian and Jordanian borders was discovered, Israeli police announced in a statement on Sunday.
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Negotiators from Iran travelled to Qatar on Monday, with the fate of the country’s nuclear programme and access to frozen assets under discussion
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday told President Isaac Herzog that the treatment of activists detained by Israel had been "appalling" and described the situation in Gaza as "catastrophic," Carney's office said in a statement.
Since the ceasefire between the US, Israel, and Iran was announced on April 8, 11 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon. Eleven. That number alone should be enough to force a national reckoning about what exactly Israel believes is happening on its northern border.
The Israeli army intensified strikes in southern Lebanon Monday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in Lebanon in an effort to "crush" Hezbollah.
The UAE's construction sector is moving away from a focus on property towards infrastructure following the outbreak of the Iran war, amid a flood of project announcements by the government, an industry executive has said.
Iran has reaffirmed its position in ongoing negotiations aimed at ending the conflict, with senior officials insisting Tehran will not accept what it describes as US pressure or maximalist demands, Press TV reported.
Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari has rejected reports suggesting Iran was offered a payment to secure an agreement to end the war, describing the claims as rumours spread by parties seeking to derail diplomatic efforts.
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded higher over the 8,000-point level as investors were buoyed by progress on a Washington-Tehran peace deal despite new U.S. strikes on Iran.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A group of 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group have booked flights to return from Syria and some could face charges, Australia’s government said on Tuesday.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that Israel’s treatment of civilians aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla was “unacceptable” during a phone call between the two leaders.
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The Israeli military said sirens that sounded in northern Israel over a suspected hostile aircraft infiltration were triggered by a false alarm, according to Reuters.
American military forces conducted what U.S. Central Command said were “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran on Monday “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.”
LIV Golf, a renegade circuit launched by Saudi Arabia featuring former PGA Tour and European Tour stars, will make its second visit to South Korea this week with its future thrown into uncertainty.
U.S. forces have conducted "self defense" strikes in southern Iran early Tuesday, with U.S. Central Command saying that this was to "protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces."CENTCOM spokesman Tim Hawkins said targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines."U.S. Ce…
US military says it carried out ‘self-defence’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
US military says it carried out ‘self-defence’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
Fifteen Arab and Islamic countries condemned on Sunday the decision of the breakaway region of Somaliland to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem. The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Turkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman, Sudan, Yemen, Lebanon, and Mauritania deno…
BUSAN, May 26 (Yonhap) -- LIV Golf, a renegade circuit launched by Saudi Arabia featuring former PGA Tour and European Tour stars, will make its second visit to South Korea this week with its future thrown into uncertainty.
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Members of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) held a virtual meeting Tuesday to discuss the response to global supply chain disruptions caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict, Seoul's industry ministry said.
The United States has launched strikes on targets in southern Iran, the US military has said, as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks aimed at reaching a peace deal with Washington.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the United States of carrying out a deadly missile strike on a sports hall in the southern city of Lamerd on 28 February, the day the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran.
Approximately one-third of students have not registered for the upcoming school year in Kiryat Shmona, Mayor Avichai Stern said on Monday, warning that prolonged instability in northern Israel is pushing families away and making normal education increasingly difficult.
The international football governing body, Fifa, has confirmed that Iran’s national team will be based in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during the upcoming World Cup rather than in Arizona in the United States.
Oil prices were mixed Tuesday as U.S. military operations in southern Iran on Monday and President Donald Trump's mixed messaging on the negotiations between Tehran and Washington kept traders on edge.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”
The IDF struck more than 70 Hezbollah infrastructure targets in several areas across Lebanon, including the Bekaa Valley and Tyre, the military announced in a statement on Monday.
SYDNEY — A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed indignation at the Israeli government’s “appalling” treatment of participants in a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolqadr called for national unity and cohesion, saying the country’s military, diplomatic efforts and public mobilisation had demonstrated resilience in the face of external pressure.
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a new record high of over 8,000 Tuesday on rising hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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