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Europe

Germany's Merz urges Netanyahu to end Lebanon fighting

Merz also expressed his "grave concern" about developments in the Palestinian territories in a telephone conversation with Netanyahu and demanded that there "must be no de facto partial annexation of the West Bank", the German government spokesman said.

5 minutes ago
Europe

UN chief says 'all parties' must respect freedom of navigation in Hormuz

The strait, through which a fifth of global oil and gas flows, has become a key flashpoint as the US and Iran attempt to gain leverage over each other during ceasefire negotiations. ...

1 hour ago
Europe

Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks

Egypt, a BRICS member, is the largest importer of Russian wheat, while Russia also exports food to China and India, the bloc's two biggest economies. ...

3 hours ago

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Prabowo, Putin pledge closer cooperation amid global volatility

Meeting Putin for the second time in less than six months, Prabowo said ahead of closed-door talks that he intended to “personally supervise” key strategic cooperation with Moscow, highlighting the urgency of closer ties in an increasingly uncertain global climate. 

4 hours ago
Europe

France, UK to work on 'peaceful multinational mission' for Hormuz

US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February sparked a region-wide war and brought to a near standstill traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas shipments.

16 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

ASEAN foreign ministers urge US and Iran to push for permanent resolution

Beyond immediate security concerns, ASEAN highlighted the broader implications of the conflict on regional stability, especially on energy and food supplies.

17 hours ago
Europe

EU chief von der Leyen hails Orban defeat

"Europe's heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight," she posted on X, in English and in Hungarian.

21 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him 'terrible' for foreign policy

"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

22 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia PM to travel to Malaysia, Brunei for fuel talks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Brunei and Malaysia to discuss energy and food security, his office said on Sunday, continuing regional efforts to shore up fuel supplies for a nation reliant on imports.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

UN force in Lebanon says Israeli tank rammed its vehicles in south

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that an Israeli tank rammed peacekeeping vehicles on Sunday in the country's south where Israel and Hezbollah have been at war since last month.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

US military to block ships from Iranian ports after talks yield no agreement

President Donald Trump said the United States Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.

1 day ago
Europe premium

Prabowo to visit Russia in search of energy supply

President Prabowo Subianto is set to depart for Russia, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday, as he seeks to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in search of fuel amid disruptions to global oil supplies caused by the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

1 day ago
Europe

President Prabowo to meet Putin in Russia for oil talks

The presidency in Jakarta confirmed to AFP that Prabowo would leave Sunday evening.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

China offers incentives to Taiwan following opposition leader's visit

China on Sunday unveiled 10 new incentive measures for Taiwan, including easing tourist curbs, allowing in "healthy" television dramas and facilitating food sales, following a visit by the island's opposition leader.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Mideast war takes a bite out of Filipino street food vendors

Filipinos like their pares (traditional beef stew) served hot -- but the soaring cost of liquefied petroleum gas has made that prospect increasingly difficult since war erupted in the Middle East.

1 day ago
Europe

Police say over 500 arrested at pro-Palestinian rally in London

Police in London said they had arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran state media says talks failed over 'unreasonable' US demands

"The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours in order to protect the national interests of the Iranian people; despite various initiatives from the Iranian delegation, the unreasonable demands of the American side prevented the progress of the negotiations. Thus the negotiations ended," IRIB said on Telegram.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Vance departs Pakistan after failing to reach deal with Iran

Vance boarded Air Force Two at 7:08 am (0208 GMT) and waved to Pakistani officials from the top of the stairs.

1 day ago
Europe

Pope Leo urges end to 'madness of war' as US, Iran start talks

Pope Leo has urged world leaders to end what he called the "madness of war," in an impassioned appeal as senior US and Iranian officials met in Pakistan to discuss ending the six-week conflict.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US negotiators leaving without a peace deal with Iran

The talks in Islamabad were the first direct US-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

2 days ago
Europe

New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says

Roscosmos chief said the Soyuz-5 would be the first new launch vehicle developed in Russia since 2014.

2 days ago
Americas

Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis II was the inaugural crewed mission of NASA's program aiming to install a sustained presence on the Moon.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

US, Iran talks extend into second day as strait showdown deepens

In a break with precedent, Iranian and US officials were meeting directly, alongside Pakistan, and not speaking through mediators who shuttled between rooms.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo to meet Putin for geopolitics, energy talks

Around 20 percent to 25 percent of Indonesia's crude oil imports are sourced from the Middle East and the government has said it is boosting imports from other places such as Angola and Nigeria to ensure enough supply at home.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US-Iran talks pause for now, disagreements remain

For the US-Iran talks, Islamabad, a city of more than 2 million people, was locked down with thousands of paramilitary personnel and army troops on the streets.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say

Out of ten countries who pledged funds, only three had contributed funding, namely the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and the United States itself, according to sources.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel won't discuss ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon talks: Envoy

Israel 'agreed to begin formal peace negotiations' with the Lebanese government, with which it has no diplomatic relations, said Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter.

2 days ago
Europe

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

"NATO is a defensive alliance, which for decades has kept us much safer than we would otherwise have been," Starmer says.

3 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran, US to hold peace talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country host the negotiation, said making progress at the Islamabad talks would be hard work.

3 days ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia leads UN call for action after peacekeeper deaths in Lebanon

Indonesia has rallied more than 70 countries to condemn “in the strongest terms” the attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, calling for urgent UN investigation and accountability following deadly incidents that killed Indonesian personnel.

3 days ago

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