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US Approves $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan Amid Rising China Tensions
TAIPEI: The United States has approved a major arms sale worth approximately $11 billion to Taiwan, Taipei announced on Thursday, marking one of the largest weapons packages for…
Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict Escalates Despite Trump’s Ceasefire Announcement
Escalating Military Conflict
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's public claim that he secured a ceasefire, heavy fighting continues unabated along the Thailand-Cambodia border.…
Tsunami Advisory Lifted Following 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Off Northern Japan
TOKYO – Japanese authorities have lifted a tsunami advisory issued earlier Friday after a significant earthquake struck off the coast of the country’s northeastern region. The…
Expanded Strikes Deepen Tensions as Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Frays
BEIRUT — A major series of Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages struck multiple locations across southern and eastern Lebanon on Friday, targeting what the Israeli…
Pakistan Dismisses Kabul Clerics’ Conference as Insufficient, Demands Formal Pledge from Taliban Chief
Islamabad — Pakistan has stated that a major gathering of Taliban-aligned clerics in Kabul this week does not adequately address its core security concerns, insisting that the…
Russian and Chinese Bombers Conduct Joint Strategic Patrol Near Japan, Triggering Regional Alarm
Reuters —: Japan scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday to monitor a significant joint aerial patrol conducted by Russian and Chinese strategic bombers near its territory, the Japanese…
At UN Security Council, India Condemns Pakistani Airstrikes on Afghan Territory
NEW YORK – India delivered a sharp condemnation of Pakistan’s recent airstrikes inside Afghanistan during a United Nations Security Council session on Wednesday, labeling the…
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Declines Visit to Tehran, Proposes Neutral Ground for Talks on Bilateral Relations
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, Youssef Raggi, has declined for now an official invitation to visit Iran, instead proposing that high-level talks between the two nations be…
Expanding Conflict Forces Over Half a Million to Flee as Cambodia-Thailand Border Crisis Escalates
More than half a million civilians have been displaced on both sides of the volatile Cambodia-Thailand border, officials from the two nations confirmed Wednesday, as a reignited…
Bangladesh’s Ideological Reversal: The BNP’s Bid for Hasina’s Liberal Image
The formal and decisive rupture of the decades-long alliance between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami marks a seismic shift in the nation’s politics,…