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Germany’s Far Right Heads for Historic State Win: What to Watch

Germany’s far right is expected to notch a decisive election victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a result that could put...

China’s memories of Mao fade to nostalgia 50 years after his death

Mao ushered in collectivized ownership hoping to drive industry and unite the country, but his drastic policies are blam...

Top US military officials face lie detectors in leak hunt

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has launched a lie-detector dragnet to comb through high-ranking military officials and identif...

The US-Canada 'divorce' and the $1.2 trillion fallout

The US and Canada are often referred to as North American cousins, but the family feud has turned bitter as their tradin...

Yemeni forces claim strategic district amid intensified Houthi clashes

More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz.

Travellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire

Sources indicate some members states will not enforce EES biometric controls after 6 September deadlineWhat are the new ...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says ‘Qatar is a hostile state’

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed accusations about his government’s alleged ties to Qatar as ‘one big bluff’

Ukrainian drones reportedly target Ryazan oil refinery, cities across Russia

Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Ryazan and targeted other cities across Russia overnight on Sept. 6, monitori...

Live: Trump's envoys head to Ukraine after 'substantive' talks with Putin

US President Donald Trump's business partner Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed "substantive plans" fo...

Going local, cutting carbon: Inside Hyundai's US steel expansion

DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana -- Hyundai Motor Group, which has spent two decades building cars in the US, is moving further...

$150m BYD plant launch in Sindh delayed again

KARACHI: The assembly plant of BYD in Gharo, Sindh, which was scheduled to become operational in the first half of FY26,...

Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s migrant-chasing ‘xenophobia’ games

The recent release of classic arcade games on the White House website, which allow players to deport migrants and build ...

Gaza holds funeral for 100 Palestinians recovered from rubble

Gaza holds funeral for 100 Palestinians recovered from rubble A funeral was held in Gaza on Saturday for around 100 Pale...

US envoys Witkoff, Kushner make stop in Poland’s Rzeszow en-route from Moscow to Kiev

The plane has landed at 1:31 a.m. local time

S. Korean foreign minister visits Nepal as two sides step up search cooperation

South Korea is stepping up efforts to secure Nepalese cooperation in the search for nine Koreans missing after devastati...

South Africa’s chrome riches fuel a deadly underground economy

Behind South Africa’s chrome riches lies a shadow economy where migrants and unemployed workers face deadly conditions.

Middle East crude oil exports in August down 39 percent, TankerTrackers says

Middle East crude oil exports in August down 39 percent, TankerTrackers says Crude oil exports out of the Middle East du...

‘Something much bigger’: Trump planning major Middle East reset after Iran war

German voters head to polls as far-right AfD party eyes historic state win

Saxony-Anhalt elections could see AfD become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since WWII.

‘Nobody will win’: Zelenskyy adviser warns of mutual destruction if war with Russia continues

Serhii Beskrestnov says deadlock on frontline and increasing use of deep strikes is placing civilians and infrastructure...

Iceland’s ‘no’ exposes EU complacency

It is tempting but wrong for all sides to conclude that existing agreements with Europe’s northern flank work well

12 English police forces involved in contentious Palantir pilot programmes

More than a quarter of forces in England and Wales have the same kind of contract that was blocked in London by Mayor Sa...

Russian gold floods through Hong Kong in wake of western sanctions

Shipments hit record high with almost 100 tonnes imported from Russia in first seven months of this year

Rival cities vie to ‘poach’ international organisations from Geneva

Trump aid cuts prompt European and Gulf capitals to try to lure away UN bodies and non-governmental organisations

The ultranationalists remaking Israel’s armed forces

The country’s religious Zionist community has for years campaigned to take control of the traditionally secular military

The risky mission to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz

US Navy divers, boats and robots made covert night-time trips to dispose of explosives in the crucial channel

PM, president highlight Pakistan's growing role in regional security as nation observes Defence Day

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Zardari highlighted Pakistan’s growing role in regional security on Sun...

Two dead, 14 people missing after Bolivia army base blasts

VIACHA, Bolivia (AFP) -- At least 14 people are missing after two explosions at a military base in Bolivia that left two...

Sobering reality: Curbs on alcohol in northeast Syria cause discontent

At his shop in northeast Syria, Ayaz Ibrahim wiped the dust off bottles of alcohol he said had become too pricey for cus...

Punjab faces threats thru tri-border area, says Maryam

• Says AI incorporated into province’s security system; sees 70pc drop in crime• Opposition slams CM’s remarks, seeks ap...

Yemeni forces claim control regained over Hays district in Hodeidah province

Yemeni forces claim control regained over Hays district in Hodeidah province Yemeni government forces claim they have re...

Lee heads to France for Lumiere Summit, talks with Macron

President Lee Jae Myung departed for France on Sunday for a four-day state visit that will begin with an international f...

IRGC claims American Unmanned Surface Vessel struck in Hormuz

IRGC claims American Unmanned Surface Vessel struck in Hormuz Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its naval fo...

China begins mining iron from tailings, low-grade ore that can meet its demand for decades

China has launched a world-first industrial-scale facility to extract iron from previously discarded mine tailings and u...

Nearly 9,000 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2023

More than 179 attacks on ambulance crews recorded since March 2, killing 179 healthcare workers.

Can Japan take on South Korea in the race to sell warships?

Tokyo's growing appetite for overseas sales of defense equipment will draw it into markets Seoul has spent decades culti...

US Rejects Claim It Sought to Influence Malaysia’s Leadership

The US rejected a claim by Malaysia’s opposition Islamist party that Washington once sought to influence the country’s c...

Gaza death toll since October 2023 rises to 73,651, health ministry says

Gaza death toll since October 2023 rises to 73,651, health ministry says Israel has killed 73,651 Palestinians and injur...

US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner leave Moscow talks with hopes for "equally productive meetings" in Ukraine.

Iran war rebuild boosts world’s biggest air cargo handler

SATS says US energy companies rushing machinery and materials to Middle East to repair damaged infrastructure