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Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists

Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outletA fed...

No, we are not on the eve of World War III

Every few months, someone — a general, a think tank, a cable news panel — declares that the world is edging toward a thi...

Ecuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation

Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers.

Liberia: Bong Divided Over Taylor's Detention

[New Dawn] -- As Ex-VP Remains Behind Bars

Liberia: Taylor Returns to Court Today

[New Dawn] Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is expected to appear before the Monrovia City Court on Friday, Sep...

Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?

The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?

Yemen’s army claims air strikes against Houthis in Taiz

Yemen’s army claims air strikes against Houthis in Taiz Yemen’s internationally recognised government has said that its ...

Srebrenica: Massacre that outraged the world

SARAJEVO - Srebrenica became a symbol of ethnic cleansing after its men and boys were massacred by Bosnian Serbs followi...

Trump says Witkoff, Kushner heading abroad to discuss Ukraine peace

The duo had been planning to ​travel to Moscow over the weekend followed by a visit to Kyiv

India and Japan swap young workers for expertise to meet each other’s needs

India’s largest-ever business delegation, 200 executives strong, touched down in Japan late last month in search of mone...

Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study

The percentage of people in a panel study who opposed accepting more foreign residents in Japan grew to 56.3 percent thi...

Miliband says Gaza situation ‘horrific’, UK must act ‘more decisively’

Miliband says Gaza situation ‘horrific’, UK must act ‘more decisively’ Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 09/05/2026 - 02:10...

Job growth, but surging diesel prices — Trump’s midterms mixed bag

The labor market showed strong growth but record-high diesel prices are likely to further fuel inflation.

Africa bigger and U.S. smaller: U.N. adopts new map

The new map — known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection — improves "the accuracy of the cartographic representati...

Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes,’ as he plays down war

The U.S. president again compared the death toll of 18 U.S. service members to the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, whic...

Flock says its cameras make US safer - so why are they being sabotaged?

The AI-powered cameras have been vandalised across the US, as citizens object to the growing surveillance network.

Industry minister urges US to ease tariffs on hard-to-source steel mill equipment

South Korea's industry minister urged the United States on Saturday to ease tariffs on equipment that Korean companies w...

Hyundai Steel kicks off $5.8b Louisiana steel mill

ASCENSION PARISH, Louisiana -- Hyundai Steel broke ground Friday on a $5.8 billion steel mill in Louisiana, marking a ma...

Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says

Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains ...

Anthropic IPO launch shifts toward mid-October

The shift pushes back what some investors have said could be a $2 trillion listing.

How some grey-market crypto ATMs in Hong Kong can turn users into fraud victims

Inside a tiny self-service laundromat in Quarry Bay in the east of Hong Kong Island, next to a wall of washing machines,...

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.

US State Department approves sale of bombs, guidance kits, tank engines to Riyadh

The total cost estimate stands at about $5.75 billion

US diesel prices hit record $5.85 a gallon

US diesel prices hit record $5.85 a gallon The price of diesel hit a new record Friday in the United States, as disrupti...

Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries'

Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries' Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson...

Russian forces drive Ukrainian army out of Novogrishino in DPR — expert

Andrey Marochko added that the settlement has turned into a grey zone

Senior EU official cancels Serbia trip over planned tribute to Mladic

EU's Marta Kos cancels Serbia visit, condemning Ratko Mladic 'glorification' as incompatible with European values.

China’s Xi seeks to bring large CEO delegation on U.S. visit

Xi rarely travels abroad with corporate executives, many of whom fell out of favor after Beijing's regulatory crackdowns...

Kiev’s threats against civil aviation aimed at disrupting Russia-US contacts — envoy

Rodion Miroshnik said there is "an unceasing drive, primarily on the part of Europeans, to severe any contacts between R...

Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers

The Israeli army had helped plan the delivery of food aid on 1 April 2024, but things went wrong from the beginning and ...

‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike

Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military t...

Silver linings: in Southeast Asia, ageing is big business

Helen Fung’s home felt empty. After her husband died last October, she found herself rattling around a house in Singapor...

Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’

US President Donald Trump has repeated an earlier warning that the US may attack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon".

Donovan’s Deep Dives: Democracy changed how Taiwan moves

Singapore’s air quality hit as Indonesia fires worsen

Minister wants all Palestinians out of Gaza

‘I wouldn’t call it a war’: Vance on Iran

Look east for lessons in democratic resistance

Nepal’s young PM faces gravest test after flood catastrophe

China’s superdam is becoming an upstream water bomb