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Workers assemble furniture parts for export to the U.S. at Corporate Specialist's plant in Muar, Malaysia: Executives say more than 100 local companies have closed recently. © AP
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned US sanctions on the country's ambassador to Lebanon alongside several other Lebanese officials and citizens.
France's Finance Minister said that governments should first have clarity on the duration of the war on Iran before releasing oil reserves.
From the Iran conflict rattling Chinese investors to Li Ka-shing’s charitable support, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
From the Iran conflict rattling Chinese investors to Li Ka-shing’s charitable support, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
TEHRAN, Iran—US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to strike an agreement.
Global Sumud Flotilla activists arrived in Turkey on Thursday after being released from Israeli detention, with several participants alleging they suffered torture, humiliation, and violent beatings while in custody.
The government’s deeply illiberal ‘Yadan bill’ may be dead. But the threat to legitimate protest certainly is not
A top United States military official has said Washington is pausing a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan to conserve munitions for its war on Iran.
Latest updatesIran war latest: No deal reached yet but gaps have been narrowed, Iranian source says
Tehran has sent a new proposal to the United States that includes the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran, reparations for destruction caused by the US-Israeli war, the lifting of sanctions, the release of recently frozen funds, and an end to the US maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Al Nassr clinch the Saudi Pro League title with a 4-1 victory over Damac on the final day of the season, ending the longest trophy drought of the Portuguese superstar's career.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Al Nassr clinch the Saudi Pro League title with a 4-1 victory over Damac on the final day of the season, ending the longest trophy drought of the Portuguese superstar's career.
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A second group of Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group has departed a refugee camp in northeast Syria and may be returning to Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday.
IDF forces from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion arrested on Wednesday three terrorists planning to carry out a shooting attack, the military announced.
Newly opened trade corridors between the UAE and Oman are playing a critical role in the transport of essential and time-sensitive cargo, as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed as a result of Iran war.
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As night falls on Iran's cities, the rallies swell. In places such as Enghelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran, thousands gather under a canopy of Iranian flags.
An Israeli air strike targeting an emergency response center in the town of Hanouiyeh, south Lebanon, killed four.
It took the Houthis at least a month to enter the Iran conflict in late March and early April and the Yemeni rebels have been largely restrained since a Pakistan-brokered truce began last month.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet NATO allies on Friday for the first time since President Donald Trump called the alliance into question due to divisions over the Iran war and Washington announced plans to pull 5,000 troops from Europe.
The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.
Iraq’s port authority said early on Friday that it deployed maritime and rescue teams after it received alerts about the loss of contact with two Bolivia-flagged vessels in the Gulf.
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Kyle Busch waits for the start of a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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The IDF unveiled a new cyber defense division on Wednesday that will serve as a technological-operational hub for developing the military's information and artificial intelligence technological systems.
The IDF struck on Monday a Hezbollah weapons production site embedded in a former civilian medical clinic and meters away from a Mosque, the military said.
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Israeli forces shelled an area located between the villages of Maariya and Abdeen in the Yarmouk Basin, located in Syria’s Deraa province.
The US president’s announcement comes a day before Nato foreign ministers are due to meet, with Marco Rubio criticising the alliance’s failure to help with Iran
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Federal minister Tanya Plibersek says the group will face same repercussions on arrival in Australia as previous returnees
Israel said it deported all foreign activists who were illegally seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade on the besieged enclave.
Two South Korean activists returned home Friday after being released by Israeli forces that had captured them aboard aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip.
Cancellation, which avoids embarrassment for Trump, is latest signal of diminishing congressional support for war
Oil prices resumed their rally Friday after declining for three straight sessions as investors weighed mixed messaging on Iran peace deal negotiations.
Is the Iranian regime the immediate barrier to oil tankers seeking to exit the Strait of Hormuz, or is it fear of liability that's keeping shipping companies at bay?
South Korean stocks opened slightly higher Friday following the previous session's sharp rise, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street amid rising hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict between the United States and Iran.
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Palestine's UN envoy Riyad Mansour said that Israel has continued to unleash and incite violence on Palestinians, warning that it was taking ""blatant steps towards the destruction of the Palestinian state and the two-state solution".
Eleven Australians who were detained in Israel after their Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted have been released, with two alleging mistreatment and abuse of other activists by Israel following their capture in international waters on Monday.
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Friday following the previous session's sharp rise, led by tech gains, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street amid rising hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict between the United States and Iran.
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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Friday as investors assess U.S.-Iran diplomatic efforts at reaching a peace deal in the Middle East.
