live Middle East conflict: Key developments on Wednesday as U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as ...
China has called on Thailand and Cambodia to resolve their ongoing border dispute through peaceful dialogue and offered to act as a neutral mediator, the Chinese foreign ministry announced.
During a meeting on Thursday with Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Malaysia, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged both nations to pursue harmonious coexistence.
"China is prepared to maintain an objective and fair stance and contribute constructively to peaceful relations between Thailand and Cambodia," Wang said, according to a ministry statement.
Tensions between the two countries have escalated since late May, following a fatal shooting incident in a contested border zone where a Cambodian soldier was killed. The dispute centres on areas along their 820-kilometre (510-mile) shared boundary.
In June, Cambodia requested that the International Court of Justice step in to resolve the matter.
Wang also met separately with Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn on the same day, reaffirming China’s neutrality in the border dispute. He also stressed the importance of improving security for both Chinese citizens and Cambodians, urging stronger efforts to eliminate cross-border criminal activities such as online gambling, fraud, counterfeiting, and smuggling.
Commenting on broader regional issues, Wang also referred to recent U.S. tariff measures and said China believes Southeast Asian nations are capable of navigating the current complex environment and protecting both their collective and national interests.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as the Iranian conflcit entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
Shahid Motahari Sub-Speciality Hospital in northern Tehran and parts of the Golestan Palace were bombed on day two of the U.S.‑Israel strikes. AnewZ Touraj Shiralilou is in Iran's capital city and said that the facility was flattened in an airstrike.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is making gains in its conflict with Iran after a key Iranian naval target was destroyed, confirming that the strike was carried out by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka. Rescue efforts are now under way for the ship’s crew.
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Strikes across the Middle East are intensifying, fuelling travel disruption, driving up global energy prices and forcing diplomatic missions to shut their doors.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States has a “virtually unlimited supply” of munitions and is capable of sustaining military action indefinitely, as the conflict with Iran entered its fourth day.
The United Nations has called for an investigation into a deadly attack on a girls’ primary school in Iran, which Iranian officials say has killed more than 100 children. The U.S. has said its forces “would not” deliberately target a school.
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