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A file photo shows a general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard in Tehran on October 26, 2024. Israel announced the launch of “precise strikes“ on military targets in Iran on October 26, 2024, in retaliation for attacks against it, as Iranian state media reported several explosions around the capital. Iranian state TV said October 26, 2024, “strong explosions“ were heard around the capital Tehran, without specifying the cause of the blasts.
A file photo shows a general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard in Tehran on October 26, 2024. Israel announced the launch of “precise strikes“ on military targets in Iran on October 26, 2024, in retaliation for attacks against it, as Iranian state media reported several explosions around the capital. Iranian state TV said October 26, 2024, “strong explosions“ were heard around the capital Tehran, without specifying the cause of the blasts. `
Middle East and Africa

Israel launches 'preemptive' strikes on Iran

Explosions were heard Friday morning in the Iranian capital, state TV reported, adding that Iran's air defense were at "100 percent operational capacity".

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Asia & Pacific

At least 265 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives

Experts said it was too early to speculate on what may have caused Thursday's crash.

3 hours ago
Europe premium

Prabowo skips G7 summit to meet Putin in Russia

President Prabowo Subianto not attending the Group of Seven (G7) Summit due to a scheduled state visit to Singapore and Russia reflects him “staying true to himself in fulfilling prior commitments”, according to the Foreign Ministry.

5 hours ago

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Asia & Pacific

'Many killed' as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near India's Ahmedabad airport

The crash occurred just after the plane took off, television channels reported. One channel showed the plane taking off over a residential area and then disappearing from the screen before a huge jet of fire rising into the sky from beyond the houses.

17 hours ago
Americas

Protests spread across US despite Trump threats

More than 1,000 people massed Wednesday in America's second biggest city, for a sixth day of protests, with the crowd peaceful as they marched through the streets.

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Beijing hails improving Vatican ties after Pope Leo names first Chinese bishop

The Holy See expressed "satisfaction" on Wednesday at the recognition by China of the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou, capital of eastern Fujian province.

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia 'confident' in US nuclear sub deal despite review

The 2021 AUKUS deal joins Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States in a multi-decade effort to balance China's growing military might.

20 hours ago
Europe

Prabowo to meet Putin in Russia for talks

Jakarta maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in the competition between Washington and Beijing, but Prabowo has touted stronger relations with Moscow.

20 hours ago
asia-pacific

Beijing hails improving Vatican ties after Pope Leo names first Chinese bishop

The Holy See expressed "satisfaction" on Wednesday at the recognition by China of the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou, capital of eastern Fujian province.

19 hours ago
asia-pacific

Australia 'confident' in US nuclear sub deal despite review

The 2021 AUKUS deal joins Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States in a multi-decade effort to balance China's growing military might.

20 hours ago
asia-pacific

South Korea halts loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts against North

South Korea on Wednesday halted loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into the nuclear-armed North, the defense ministry said, adding it was a bid to "restore trust" under Seoul's new administration.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Japan confirms China's aircraft carrier sailed east of Iwo Jima for first time

Japan would strengthen surveillance and gather necessary information, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a regular press briefing in Tokyo. Japan has also sent "an appropriate message" to China, Hayashi said without elaborating.

3 days ago
asia-pacific

India seeks Indonesian support amid Kashmir ceasefire, downplays nuclear threat

A senior politician who visited Jakarta recently as part of an Indian outreach delegation made reassurances that Delhi "had no interest in nuclear escalation" as it sought Indonesia's support in ending what it considered "terrorist" attacks involving Pakistan.

5 days ago
asia-pacific

Japan says 'progress' but no 'agreement yet' in US tariff talks

Japan said Saturday it was making "progress" in talks aimed at easing US President Donald Trump's tariffs but cautioned that the two sides have not found "a point of agreement yet".

5 days ago
asia-pacific

US, China set for trade talks in London on Monday

Three of President Donald Trump's top aides will face their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks to resolve a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies that has kept global markets on edge.

6 days ago
americas

Trump claims LA being invaded by 'foreign enemy'

In a hardline speech at one of the country's biggest army bases, Trump described protesters as "animals" and got troops to boo the names of California Governor Gavin Newsom and ex-president Joe Biden.

1 day ago
americas

Trump administration deploys Marines to Los Angeles

Some 700 Marines based in Southern California were expected to reach Los Angeles Monday night or Tuesday morning, officials said, as part of a federal strategy to quell street demonstrations opposing the immigration raids, which are a part of a signature effort of President Donald Trump's second term.

2 days ago
americas

Albanese blasts targeting of journalist in LA unrest

Australian 9News reporter Lauren Tomasi was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet on Sunday while reporting on live television. Her employer said she was sore but unharmed.

2 days ago
americas

China tells citizens in Los Angeles to boost personal security

"Chinese citizens in the region (should) strengthen personal security measures, stay away from gatherings, crowded areas, or places with poor public security, and avoid going out at night or travelling alone," the consulate said in a statement.

3 days ago
americas

Political divide widens as Trump deploys National Guard to Los Angeles

"Important to remember that Trump isn't trying to heal or keep the peace. He is looking to inflame and divide," Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said in one of the most direct rebukes. 

4 days ago
europe

Prabowo to meet Putin in Russia for talks

Jakarta maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in the competition between Washington and Beijing, but Prabowo has touted stronger relations with Moscow.

20 hours ago
europe

May was world's second-hottest on record, EU scientists say

The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began this year, a month in which climate change fueled a record-breaking heatwave in Greenland, scientists said on Wednesday.

1 day ago
europe

Foreign interference used as 'alibi' in democracies: think tank

According to a new report by Stockholm-based International IDEA, disinformation and manipulation of social media algorithms to influence results are among the major threats to democracies during election campaigns.

3 days ago
europe

US believes Russia response to Ukraine drone attack not over yet

The United States believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin's threatened retaliation against Ukraine over its drone attack last weekend has not happened yet in earnest and is likely to be a significant, multi-pronged strike, US officials told Reuters.

5 days ago
europe

Ukraine war 'existential', Russia says, launching revenge strikes

The Kremlin said on Friday the Ukraine war was "existential" for Russia, after it launched a wave of retaliatory drone and missile strikes that killed at least four people.

6 days ago
europe

Dutch far-right leader Wilders quits coalition, toppling government

Wilders has been frustrated with what he saw as the slow pace of introducing the "strictest-ever immigration policy", agreed with coalition partners after his shock election win in November 2023.

1 week ago
europe

Trump 'open' to meeting Ukraine, Russia leaders to push ceasefire

US President Donald Trump is "open" to meeting his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Turkey, the White House said, after the two sides failed on Monday to make headway towards an elusive ceasefire.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

UN experts accuse Israel of 'extermination' in attacks on Gaza schools, religious sites

Commission chair Navi Pillay said in a statement accompanying the report: "We are seeing more and more indications that Israel is carrying out a concerted campaign to obliterate Palestinian life in Gaza."

2 days ago
middle-east-africa

Israel says Gaza-bound aid boat activists awaiting deportation

The activist group departed Italy on June 1 aboard the Madleen carrying food and supplies for Gaza, whose entire population the UN has warned is at risk of famine.

2 days ago
middle-east-africa

Sensitive Israeli documents obtained by Iran to be unveiled soon

Iranian state media reported on Saturday that Iranian intelligence agencies had obtained a large trove of sensitive Israeli documents. Khatib said these were related to Israel's nuclear facilities and its relations with the United States, Europe and other countries, and to its defensive capabilities. 

3 days ago
middle-east-africa

Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there.

4 days ago
middle-east-africa

Overcrowding forces halt to Gaza aid distribution, Idul Adha holiday marked by violence

Aid distribution in Gaza was halted on Friday after the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said overcrowding had made it unsafe to continue operations, in the latest disruption to its troubled relief effort.

5 days ago

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