International

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday in a bid to ease growing tensions between Washington and the Holy See, while also advancing President Donald Trump’s foreign policy priorities. Rubio’s…
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Russia warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv on Wednesday that it could strike the Ukrainian capital if Moscow’s World War II Victory Day commemorations are disrupted this weekend, escalating tensions ahead of the May 9 parade in Red Square. In…
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In a dramatic new turn in the legal battle involving JPMorgan Chase, former banker Chirayu Rana has refiled his lawsuit against senior executive Lorna Hajdini, introducing fresh allegations backed by statements from two anonymous witnesses,…
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The mounting economic impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran is set to dominate discussions as Southeast Asian leaders gather in the Philippines this week, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. saying regional energy security will be the…
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Tourism to Antarctica is rising rapidly as travellers race to witness the frozen continent before climate change irreversibly transforms its landscape, prompting growing concern among scientists and environmentalists over the risks posed to…
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The World Health Organization said it is tracing 88 passengers who were on a flight from the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena to Johannesburg after a fellow traveller, evacuated from a cruise ship after contracting hantavirus,…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Beijing on Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua, as regional tensions in the Gulf continue to simmer ahead of a key US-China summit next week.…
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Australia said Wednesday that 13 citizens linked to families of the extremist group Daesh in Syria are planning to return home, but stressed they will receive no government assistance. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said authorities had…
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is temporarily suspending its effort to guide stranded commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, citing possible progress toward a deal with Iran to end the conflict, though the…
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The global energy crisis triggered by the Iran war has sharply reinforced the economic case for renewable energy, top UN climate official Simon Stiell said on Thursday, arguing that the turmoil has exposed the vulnerabilities of continued…
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