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Middle East and Africa

US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz

Rubio's comments on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" show came after Iran's Press TV reported that the Iranian parliament approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20 percent of global oil and gas flows.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump disavows spy chief Gabbard's take on Iran's nuclear program

Trump contested intelligence assessments relayed earlier this year by his spy chief that Tehran was not building a nuclear weapon.  ...

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran threatens US bases in response to strikes on nuclear sites

US President Donald Trump urged Iran to end the conflict after he launched surprise strikes on a key underground uranium enrichment site at Fordow, along with nuclear facilities in Isfahan and Natanz. ...

2 weeks ago

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Aselsan promotes Steel Dome integrated air defense system

Turkish defense company Aselsan offers an integrated air defense system consisting of its weapons, radars and sensors which are deployed in a layered arrangement.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa premium

More than 100 Indonesians evacuated from Iran, Israel

Indonesian authorities evacuated 97 people from Iran and four more from Israel after previously announcing the activation of plans to evacuate Indonesian citizens from both countries amid further escalation between Iran and Israel.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Netanyahu congratulates Trump, says US 'unsurpassed' after attack on Iran

"Congratulations President Trump. Your bold decision to target Iran's nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history," Netanyahu said in a video address after Trump announced the US bombing of three Iranian facilities.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says US 'obliterated' Iran nuclear sites, threatens more

President Donald Trump said US air strikes on Sunday had "completely and totally obliterated" Iran's main nuclear enrichment facilities, and warned of more attacks to come if Tehran does not seek peace.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump pushes forward on mass layoffs at Voice of America

Termination notices were sent to 639 employees on Friday, after previous offers of voluntary departures and dismissals of contractors.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defense spending: FT

The FT said the higher spending demand was made in recent weeks by Elbridge Colby, the third-most senior Pentagon official, who has also recently upset another key US ally in the Indo-Pacific by launching a review of a project to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan-US-Philippines coast guards simulate crisis amid China threat

Tensions between China and other claimants to parts of the East and South China Seas have pushed Japan to deepen ties with the Philippines and the United States.

2 weeks ago
Europe

Prabowo denies G7 snub in Russia visit

The former soldier declined an invitation to the G7 in Canada earlier this week in favor of talks with Putin in Saint Petersburg, a decision that raised concerns about Jakarta moving closer to Moscow.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Embattled Thai PM faces call to step down to avert coalition revolt

Paetongtarn, the politically inexperienced daughter of divisive tycoon and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is fighting fires on multiple fronts, struggling to breathe life into a stagnant economy facing steep US tariffs and under pressure to take a tougher stand on a territorial row with Cambodia that has seen their troops mobilize at the border.

2 weeks ago
Europe premium

Following ‘the most powerful’ is a mistake, Prabowo says in Russia

The age of a multipolar world was emerging, the President insisted, adding that Russia and China have proven themselves as leaders that “never had double standards” and as defenders of “the downtrodden [and] the oppressed”.  

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Aselsan strengthens position, opens office in Indonesia

Aselsan looks forward to cooperation in the fields of communication systems, unmanned remote control weapons systems and precision guidance kits for possible local production in Indonesia. 

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa premium

How Trump embraced Israel's campaign against Iran

"We'll never allow America and its allies to be threatened with terrorism or nuclear attack," Trump told the crowd, sending a message to the leadership in Tehran.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Court drops 1MDB-related money laundering charges against Najib Razak

Najib has been in prison since August 2022 after being found guilty of corruption and money laundering over funds misappropriated from SRC International, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad, from which Malaysian and US authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen in a complex, globe-spanning scheme.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo touts growing Russia ties after talks with Putin

Prabowo's decision to skip the G7 summit in Canada this week in favour of talks with Putin has raised fears of a tilt towards Moscow, analysts say, after the nations held their first joint naval drills last year.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

US military aircraft no longer visible at base in Qatar: satellite images

Nearly 40 military aircraft -- including transport planes like the Hercules C-130 and reconnaissance aircraft -- were parked on the tarmac at the Al Udeid base on June 5, according to images published by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by AFP.

2 weeks ago
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Indonesia begins evacuating citizens in Iran, Israel

Indonesian embassies are activating their contingency plan to evacuate Indonesian citizens via land from Iran and Israel, as commercial flights cannot land in both countries.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump to make Iran war decision in 'next two weeks'

Trump's move to hit the pause button could open up space for diplomacy, after days of fevered questions about whether or not he would order US military action against Tehran.

2 weeks ago
Europe premium

Prabowo shores up ties with Putin

President Prabowo Subianto shored up ties with Russia in a bilateral talk with President Vladimir Putin in the northern Russian city of Saint Petersburg on Thursday, exploring ways to deepen partnership amid deepening conflict in the region.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the resumption of student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting in a bid to identify any applicants who may be hostile towards the United States, according to an internal State Department cable reviewed by Reuters.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Government advises Indonesians in Iran to ready for evacuation

A day after stopping short of announcing an evacuation order, the government issued the highest alert level for its citizens in Iran on Thursday, advising them to pack a bag of essential documents and emergency supplies and get in touch via official channels.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Governments scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel, Iran

Foreigners have rushed to leave both countries after Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign last Friday targeting Iran's nuclear and military facilities, sparking retaliation from Tehran.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai PM apologizes as crisis threatens to topple government

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologized Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that has provoked widespread anger and put her government on the brink of collapse.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran, Israel trade fresh air attacks

A week of Israeli air and missile strikes against its major rival has wiped out the top echelon of Iran's military command, damaged its nuclear capabilities and killed hundreds of people, while Iranian retaliatory strikes have killed two dozen civilians in Israel.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students

US consular officers are now required to conduct a "comprehensive and thorough vetting" of all student and exchange visitor applicants to identify those who "bear hostile attitudes toward our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles," said the cable, which was dated June 18 and sent to US missions on Wednesday. 

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump keeps world guessing about US military action against Iran

Israel, which is not a party to the international Non-Proliferation Treaty, is the only country in the Middle East believed to have nuclear weapons. Israel does not deny or confirm that.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa premium

No evacuation order yet for Indonesians in Iran, Foreign Ministry says

The Foreign Ministry has communicated with Indonesian citizens currently living or staying in Iran and Israel to communicate on contingencies drafted by the government should the situation deteriorate amid escalating conflict between the two countries.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Khamenei vows Iran will never surrender, hypersonic missiles target Israel

The latest missile barrage came hours after Israel said it had destroyed Iran's internal security headquarters in Tehran, and as it reported a new wave of attacks targeting missile systems and storage sites in the country's west.

2 weeks ago

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