International

Qatar on Thursday said that it evacuated residents from the vicinity of the US embassy amid intensifying tensions between the US, Israel and Iran, which have also spilled over to the Middle East region. The evacuation came after reports of…
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Kim Jong Un inspected North Korea’s newest destroyer for two consecutive days ahead of its commissioning and observed a cruise missile test fired from the vessel, vowing to accelerate the nuclear armament of the country’s navy, state media…
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China has condemned the joint strikes by Israel and the United States on Iran, but analysts say Beijing is unlikely to risk its broader interests by confronting Washington or offering direct support to its long-time partner. The escalating…
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he could not rule out the possibility of his country’s military involvement in the escalating war in the Middle East. Carney’s visit to Australia this week has been overshadowed by the…
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As the Middle East conflict triggered by the US-Israel strikes on Iran and intensified by the latter's retaliation entered the fourth day on Tuesday, travellers left stranded began departing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a limited…
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Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States was doing “extremely well” in Iran as he praised the recent military operation targeting Iranian naval and air assets, claiming that “just about everything has been knocked out.” The US…
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The conflict in the Middle East has entered a dangerous new phase, with the United States and Israel escalating their military campaign against Iran, and Tehran launching retaliatory strikes across the region. What began as a targeted…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the joint US-Israel war against Iran would not become an open-ended conflict, promising swift and decisive action. “This is not an endless war — this is the gateway to peace,”…
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The concept of a single digital nation-state may not be as distant as it sounds, US First Lady Melania Trump told the United Nations Security Council on Monday, arguing that artificial intelligence and global connectivity are reshaping…
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Closed schools across the Gulf this week are a stark reminder that when conflicts escalate, children are often the first to suffer — losing their classrooms, their sense of safety and, too often, their lives — the United Nations…
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