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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...

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Iran deal includes US$300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed

A USD300 billion corporate fund outlined in the United States and Iran framework agreement aims to rebuild critical infrastructure and secure a historic peace d...

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Rescue operations underway in Ningxia as deadly quake strikes high altitude northwestern China

Emergency crews deploy hundreds of personnel to remote Qinghai province following a powerful tremor that claimed at least one life and triggered a series of maj...

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Anwar strengthens Malaysia-Uzbekistan partnership ahead of ASEAN-Russia summit in Kazan

Anwar holds talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on energy, trade, investment and cultural cooperation before continuing his diplomatic mission to the ASEAN-...

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Hormuz shipping to resume, US-Iran peace deal set to fully reopen global oil chokepoint

Donald Trump announces that the world's most critical oil transit route is expected to be fully reopened by Friday under a landmark peace agreement between Wash...

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes central Sulawesi

Powerful tremors send terrified families fleeing into the streets as roofs groaned, authorities report soon after that immediate danger had passed without causi...

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Boeing staff among eight dead in US B-52 bomber crash in California

A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed immediately after take-off during a radar modernisation test mission at Edwards Air Force Base in California, killing...

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Trump announces preliminary US-Iran peace deal as Hormuz reopens and markets rally

The US President declares that a deal has been signed, oil prices tumble on the prospect of renewed energy flows, and negotiations set to move towards the futur...