Iran War Live Updates: Israel Targets Hezbollah in Beirut as Strikes Hit City Center
The attacks heightened fears that the war was expanding beyond Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds into parts of Beirut once considered comparatively …
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U.S. KC-135 Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says
The crash was not because of hostile or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said. Four crew members died, it said, bringing the number of U.S. service…
Four killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military confirms
The US Central Command says rescue efforts continue after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.
Drone Strike Has Cyprus, and Europe, on Edge
Allies have rushed to defend the Mediterranean nation, where the drone hit a British base. Some Cypriots wonder why the bases are still there.
EAM Jaishankar, Iran’s Araghchi hold 4th phone call since start of West Asian conflict
The conversation comes as India ramped up efforts to secure safe passage to the Indian-flagged merchant vessels through the strategic shipping route o…
4 U.S. crew members killed, 2 missing after refueling plane crashes in Iraq
Four U.S. service personnel have been confirmed dead and two are missing after an American military refueling plane taking part in Iran war operations…
Middle East crisis live: Explosions heard across Tehran as rescue efforts continue after US plane crash in Iraq
Large explosions were heard across the Iranian capital as the US and Israel threatened to intensify airstrikesMiddle East war creating ‘largest supply…
In a first for China, Neuracle’s implantable brain-computer interface wins approval
In a landmark development, Neuracle Medical Technology has secured the country’s first-ever approval for an implantable brain-computer interface (BCI)…
Sri Lanka hands over 45 Iranian sailors' bodies to embassy
The 32 survivors had been discharged on Sunday and sent to the nearby Sri Lankan airbase at Koggala, Galle
‘A Lot of Life Years Lost’: How NAFTA Shortened American Life Spans
A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.
Patients face long journeys for medicines as pharmacies cut weekend hours
More than 20% of weekend availability lost in England since 2022, forcing some to turn to A&E, says national associationPeople who need to obtain medi…
Palestinians feel forgotten as Iran war captures attention and ceasefire progress slows
Burning scraps of plastic and cardboard in a large tin can outside his family's tent in a southern Gaza graveyard, Raed Abu Ouda prepares a meal for h…
UN alarmed as drone strikes kill 200 civilians in Sudan war surge
The United Nations’ top human rights official warned Thursday that escalating drone warfare in Sudan’s brutal civil conflict is exacting a devastating…
Bleak economic data shows UK plc in trouble well before the Middle East crisis
Zero GDP growth in January will not help Rachel Reeves claim her policies have put UK in a stronger position to weather oil price stormBusiness live –…
Iran Guards vow 'stronger' response than in January if new protests erupt
The warning comes two weeks into Iran's war with the United States and Israel i
NSW emerges as main loser from GST carve-up as WA gets extra $5.5bn
NSW premier says latest distribution calculation, with a reduction in the state’s share of revenue relative to its population, is unfair and ‘past its…
Oil Prices Rise Despite Trump’s Decision to Lift Russia Sanctions
After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some R…
Ukraine's tech evangelist defence chief preaching the ‘future of war’
Appointed in January, the 35-year-old Mykhailo Fedorov is Ukraine's youngest ever Defence Minister
Cambodia approves draft law targeting cyberscammers
Cambodia has emerged as a hotspot for crime syndicates running a multibillion-dollar fraud industry that sees scammers lure internet users globally in…
Nasa ‘on track’ for Artemis II moon mission launch as soon as 1 April
US space agency says it is working towards new date after February launch delayed by technical difficultiesNasa has said the long-delayed launch of Ar…
China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritise use of Mandarin language
Called "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress", the ethnic minority law aims to forge national unity and advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation…
Olympic champion Li Xiaopeng draws from golden legacy to succeed in personal life
Li Xiaopeng is China’s most decorated gymnast, having won 16 world titles, including four Olympic gold medals. Although he retired from the sport in 2…
Russia accuses Ukraine of 'reckless' strikes on major gas pipeline
State-owned Russian gas producer Gazprom earlier said that the Russkaya and Beregovaya stations were targeted
U.S. wants to 'divide Europe': EU's Kallas
“EU countries should not be looking to deal with Mr. Trump bilaterally,” she said
Ukraine opens battlefield data access to allies' AI models
Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said a platform had been created to safely train AI models without giving away sensitive data
Donald Trump threatens Iran following new wave of attacks on Gulf states and Israel
Iran has launched multiple attacks on Gulf Arab states, including sending dozens of drones toward Saudi Arabia, following warnings from its new suprem…
U.S., Israel wanted quick win, but they failed: Mohammad Marandi
“As time goes on, the price of oil is going to go up. And the world knows that this is not Iran’s fault. This is the fault of the Trump regime and Net…
Pakistan bombs airline fuel depot near Kandahar airport: Afghan Taliban
Pakistan's military did not respond to a request for comment
Zelensky in Paris to discuss increasing pressure on Russia as US peace talks stall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday to discuss ways to increase pressure on Russia to…
Amid war, U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for SIR-type electoral overhaul
A Bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and stuck in the Senate proposes a nationwide requirement for each voter to provide documentary pro…
'We're not wombs': Japan women seek rights to sterilisation
Women in Japan are challenging the constitutionality of Japan's decades-old "maternity protection" law, one of the world's most restrictive barriers t…
Taiwan Parliament authorises government to sign stalled U.S. arms deals
The back and forth on Taiwan’s defence spending has provoked concern in the United States, as it is the most important international backer and arms …