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Hezbollah declares escalation to ‘new phase’ of conflict
Hezbollah group has announced escalation to bring the conflict to ‘new phase’ after Israel killed Hamas leader in Gaza
China slams ‘illegal’ US sanctions
Beijing has never supplied lethal weapons to either party in the Ukraine conflict, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning has said
Taiwan president says defence of island’s sovereignty ‘will not change’
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te insisted Friday that the island's determination to defend its sovereignty "will not change", as he praised troops and
Scholz says NATO backs Ukraine but must not become party to war
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday that the NATO military alliance must continue to support Ukraine against Russia's invasion but must not enter
NATO cannot yet confirm North Korea sending troops to Russia: Rutte
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Friday the alliance could not yet confirm South Korean intelligence that North Korea was deploying large-scale troops to
EU country opposes extending freeze of Russian assets
Hungary opposes extending EU’s freeze of Russian assets, its FM stating it would suggest Brussels expects Ukraine conflict to last for years
Zelensky plan ‘quickest way to world war’ – advisor to Orban
Balazs Orban, the Hungarian prime minister’s political director, has rejected Vladimir Zelensky’s ‘victory plan’
Singapore arrests teen for planning ISIS-inspired stabbing spree
Singapore has arrested a teenage boy who was allegedly planning an ISIS-inspired terror attack on a busy suburb, the interior minister said Friday, adding
American man abducted in southern Philippines
Gunmen have abducted an American man living in the southern Philippines, shooting him in the leg and ferrying him away in a boat, police said Friday. The
German parliament approves tougher rules for asylum seekers
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Japanese hot spring resort to open in United States
One of Japan's top luxury hotel firms will open an "onsen" hot spring resort in upstate New York that it says will be the first Japanese-run venture of
Harris, Trump to rally voters in key state on same day
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will lead dueling rallies Friday in Michigan, a crucial battleground state where Arab American voters angered by US support
Russia presents Apple Pay replacement
Russia’s national payment card operator has presented an Apple Pay and Google Pay equivalent for contactless payments
EU candidate’s accession process ‘de facto halted’ – Brussels
EU officials have accused Tbilisi of halting progress towards Georgian accession to the bloc
Lebanon slams ‘blatant’ interference over remarks attributed to Iran official
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