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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was working towards a fair deal with Iran, hours after the Senate voted to direct him t...
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The U.S. Senate has approved a measure directing President Donald Trump to halt military action against Iran, in a rare rebuke from Congress that highlights growing concern over the conflict. While the resolution is largely symbolic and faces legal uncertainty, it increases pressure on the White House as it pursues peace talks with Tehran.
A U.N. inquiry accused Israeli forces of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank, alleging genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Israel rejected the findings, calling the report defamatory and biased.
The U.N.'s shipping agency has begun a phased operation to help hundreds of vessels and around 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf transit the Strait of Hormuz following the Iran-U.S. ceasefire. The evacuation is being coordinated with regional states and maritime authorities, with ships being guided through temporary routes due to ongoing safety risks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the construction of two 5,000-ton warships every year over the next five years, as he unveiled a new destroyer and pledged to modernise the country's naval forces. Kim said the navy's role would expand significantly, with plans also including larger strategic warships and further development of its nuclear capabilities.
Uzbekistan’s historic World Cup debut continued with a tough 5-0 defeat to Portugal in Houston, where Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and made more tournament history. Despite the loss, fans across Uzbekistan continued to back their team, seeing the match as another milestone in the country’s first appearance on football’s biggest stage.
At least thirteen people have died and sixty-six have been injured following an explosion at Qatar's main liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing hub at Ras Laffan, authorities said on Sunday.
Tehran has agreed to let the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommence inspections of its nuclear programme, U.S. Vice President JD Vance has said. The U.S. and Iran have settled on a 60-day roadmap aimed at reaching a final deal, according to mediators Qatar and Pakistan.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on a landmark internet deal that will allow traffic to pass through Azerbaijani networks.It's the latest deal to highlight the ongoing peace process between the two countries.
A Ukrainian strike has damaged a school building in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, according to local authorities cited by the TASS news agency. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Three students have been killed and at least seven injured after two of their peers opened fire in a high school in the Philippines, police said. A spokesperson for the police said the two suspects, aged 14 and 15, had been arrested and a police pistol confiscated. Bullying is a possible motive.
A North Korean soldier has been taken into custody by South Korean forces after crossing the heavily guarded border between the two countries, in what officials believe may be a defection.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the construction of two new 5,000-tonne warships every year over the next five years, signalling one of the country’s most ambitious naval expansion plans to date.
Google-owned YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a teenage plaintiff who claimed the platform harmed his mental health, avoiding what would have been the second California trial over allegations that social media companies fuel youth addiction.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to allow a Rastafarian inmate to pursue a damages claim against Louisiana prison officials who forcibly shaved his head in alleged violation of his religious beliefs, ruling that federal law does not permit such lawsuits against individual officers.
Russia has accused the United States of failing to follow through on what Moscow describes as “understandings” reached between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during their Alaska summit last year, in a sign of mounting frustration in the Kremlin.
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