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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion tore through Qatar’s key natural gas export terminal Sunday night as workers tried to resume operations there after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that hurt at least 54 people as another 18 were still missing hours later.
North Korea condemned the United States and other Western countries Monday, accusing them of fueling concerns over the revival of Nazism, on the anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard to the right on a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups.
The number of ships that passed through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Sunday after Iran announced it had again closed the waterway, citing Israeli and US violations of the interim peace deal, shipping data showed.
Moscow – Four people were killed and fuel sales were suspended in Russian-occupied Crimea, the Moscow-backed authorities there said on Sunday, after a massive Ukrainian barrage hit the Black Sea peninsula.
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team has booked former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on suspicion of attempting to use a military intelligence unit to create a pretext for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, legal sources said Monday.
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Poland prime minister Donald Tusk hopes to defuse a ‘mistake’ from spiralling further; gasoline sales suspended in Crimea. What we know on day 1,580
Iran's acting defence minister, Majid Ibn al-Reza, has called on Islamic countries to establish a regional security belt, arguing that greater cooperation is needed to address shared security challenges.
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea condemned the United States and other Western countries Monday, accusing them of fueling concerns over the revival of Nazism, on the anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Poland and Ukraine were committing a “strategic mistake” as a political conflict over the commemoration of controversial World War II fighters continued to escalate.
Oil prices climbed Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened renewed military action against Iran, raising concerns about the durability of a fragile interim peace agreement reached last week.
Ottawa is fielding its largest military contingent in years at the Rimpac drills. Whether it can sustain the commitment is another matter
Ottawa is fielding its largest military contingent in years at the Rimpac drills. Whether it can sustain the commitment is another matter
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US President Donald Trump threatened to restart war with Iran on Sunday even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials for the first talks under an interim peace deal that was overshadowed by Tehran's announcement it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz.
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Negotiations between the US and Iran, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, commenced on Sunday in the Swiss lake resort of Burgenstock. The meeting is the first round of talks aimed at reaching a final settlement to the war in line with a memorandum of understanding signed earlier this week.
The IDF killed two terrorists who threw Molotov cocktails near Karmei Tzur in the West Bank during a targeted counterterrorism operation on Sunday night, according to a statement released by the military.
The U.S. and Iran began talks in Switzerland on a peace deal to settle the issue of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and permanently reopen the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump once again threatened strikes if Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel.
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The Israeli army says its soldiers have killed two Palestinians near the illegal Karmei Tzur Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday.
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CHICAGO — A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least seven deaths and 38 injuries since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation's third-largest city.
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Buergenstock, Switzerland/Dubai: US President Donald Trump threatened to restart the war with Iran even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials for the first talks under an interim peace deal, overshadowed by Tehran’s announcement that it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran is still engaged in talks with the United States in Switzerland, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar and aimed at ending the war, a diplomat with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP late Sunday.
Defensive guidelines in areas near Lebanon will be restored to a level of “full activity ” on Monday, the IDF announced in a statement Sunday.
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote on X that "Israel will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon."
In the last few years, while most Israeli citizens try to maintain some semblance of normal life under constant security pressure, two populations have continued to experience the war at full intensity: reserve soldiers and their families, and the residents of the northern conflict zone.
The world is generally pleased that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the latest round of fighting. Markets rallied. Oil prices fell. Politicians and businesses expressed relief.
The Australian sharemarket is set for an unsteady start to the week as US President Donald Trump continued to threaten Iran even as talks began in Switzerland between his vice president and Iranian officials on next steps in the interim agreement signed last week to end the war.
Israel on Sunday announced the lifting of all restrictions imposed on northern border areas as part of the war on Lebanon.
Objections comes as Trump threatens to renew attacks on Iran if it doesn’t rein in its proxy in Lebanon
Of all the diplomatic oddities thrown up by the four-month-old Iran war, perhaps none is as understated, yet as revealing, as this: Israel finds itself watching the endgame being negotiated through Pakistani good offices.
The Iranian delegation participating in talks in Switzerland has formally protested to the US side after President Donald Trump threatened to restart the war, according to media reports from Iran.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the family of the murdered 52nd Battalion commander, Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, of Beit HaShita in the North, on Sunday.
Pakistan continues to play a key role in Iran talks. The warm embrace between US Vice-President JD Vance and Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, alongside Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is important. Vance praised the Pakistanis for everything they have done to help along the talks with Iran.…
Iraq is going through a transition with its new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi. According to a recent report, he continues to push for the government to have a monopoly on weapons, which would ostensibly rein in Iranian-backed militias.
The IDF on Sunday announced that soldiers from the 91st Division's 551st Brigade had taken over a massive Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, approximately 10km. into southern Lebanon.
Ukraine is feeling more confident of late as its long-range drones have made the Moscow area - as well as dozens of oil refineries across the country burn.
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Last week, the Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold, but the decision was followed by a warning that a future rate rise was on the table because prices are still rising too fast. It came as the US and Iran signed an initial agreement to end more than three months of war, which has sent global supply chains into …
Modern technology has put the multi-role utility helicopter ahead of the original Black Hawk, making it an anchor of the PLA’s new air era
Modern technology has put the multi-role utility helicopter ahead of the original Black Hawk, making it an anchor of the PLA’s new air era