United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has instructed the military to prepare a strategy to maintain “aerial superiority” over Iran in the wake of a fragile ceasefire, signaling that the country will continue
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a politically charged visit to Argentina’s former leader Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on Thursday, embracing the embattled leftist icon at her Buenos Aires apartment
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Russia has formally recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, becoming the first nation to do so since the Islamist group seized control of Kabul in 2021. The recognition was made official on
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a nearly hour-long phone conversation on Thursday, covering a wide range of global issues, including the Ukraine conflict, tensions in the Middle
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Once seen as the crown jewel in a potential Middle East realignment, the prospect of diplomatic normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia has faded dramatically since the Gaza war. Despite continued enthusiasm
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A former British paratrooper, known only as Soldier C for his safety, is once again under investigation over the fatal 1972 shooting of Joe McCann, a prominent Official IRA commander during the
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Scientists have decoded the DNA of an ancient Egyptian man who lived nearly 5,000 years ago, uncovering genetic connections that suggest early ties between two of the world’s greatest ancient civilisations. The
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has officially announced the suspension of Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), escalating already heightened tensions between Iran and Western
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Moscow has claimed for the first time that it has fully seized control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine — one of the four territories President Vladimir Putin declared annexed nearly
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The United States is intensifying its efforts to dismantle a global criminal network accused of using stolen cryptocurrency to finance North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, with a high-profile trial and new sanctions
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President Trump moved a step closer to securing his biggest legislative victory of his second term on Tuesday as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” narrowly passed the Senate following a tense 27-hour
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra amid escalating political unrest and fallout from a leaked audio recording, intensifying the country’s already fragile political landscape. The court accepted a
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In a sweeping move that signals a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order dismantling most U.S. sanctions against Syria, declaring an end to the
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Sweeping cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) could result in more than 14 million additional deaths globally by 2030, reversing decades of progress in the fight against deadly diseases
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Reports that former U.S. President Donald Trump may visit Beijing in September have stirred cautious optimism among Chinese analysts, with some seeing the potential trip as an opportunity to defuse mounting tensions
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