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Malaysia - Turkmenistan alliance: A blueprint for global south technology and energy partnership

The alliance spans artificial intelligence, semiconductor education, technical training and human capital development, following the signing of landmark agreeme...

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UK legal regulator suspends former ICC chief prosecutor pending disciplinary hearing

Britain's legal regulator imposes an immediate interim suspension on former International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan following allegations of se...

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US-Iran peace talks thrown into doubt as Swiss meeting collapses amid fragile ceasefire

Switzerland confirms the talks would not proceed, exposing fresh uncertainty over a ceasefire that has already come under strain from continued Israeli military...

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Global crude oil prices plummet

Oil benchmarks Brent and West Texas Intermediate have extended their downward trajectory after Washington and Tehran finalised a momentous pact to restore shipp...

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UN condemns Israeli blockade as Gaza ceasefire progress fails to restore human dignity

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher deliveres a stinging rebuke of Israels restrictive humanitarian policies before the UN Security Council

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Vance warns Israeli hardliners not to undermine Trump as US-Iran deal tests alliance

US Vice-President warns that Israel cannot afford to alienate Trump, whom he described as the country's only remaining powerful global ally as divisions over Mi...

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Trump predicts region-wide ceasefire as US-Iran peace accord raises hopes of Middle East stability

The US President expresses confidence that sustained diplomacy will ease regional tensions while boosting global financial markets and lowering oil prices

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Missiles are ‘for firing, not for negotiations,’ Pezeshkian says on US-Iran framework deal

Iran declares its ballistic missile programme remains entirely non-negotiable under an attempt to conclude the conflict, setting up an immediate diplomatic test...

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Viral stadium clean-up by Japanese fans sparks debate over gender roles and responsibilities

Japanese football supporters have once again earned global praise for cleaning a stadium after an international match

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Regulatory setbacks, grassroots defiance stall Thailand’s trillion-baht land bridge project

The grand maritime bypass scheme faces deep institutional friction as local communities protect lucrative agricultural and fishing domains against an unproven d...

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"Just signed it," Trump-Iran seal peace accord to end Middle East war as Strait of Hormuz reopens

Tehran agrees to dilute its uranium in exchange for sweeping sanctions relief and a multibillion-dollar reconstruction package, paving the way for fresh negotia...

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Putin courts ASEAN as Russia pushes to deepen strategic, economic ties

The Russian President intensifies Moscow's diplomatic outreach to Southeast Asia by hosting ASEAN leaders in Kazan for a summit focused on expanding trade, inve...

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Sudan’s war may be far from over — and a new report suggests why

The report frames the war as more than a domestic power struggle — instead pointing to what it describes as sustained external interference undermining the coun...