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Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States
USA-TRUMP-TARIFFS-TAIWAN:Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States
Asked if Russia Could Change Nuclear Testing Stance Kremlin Says: Listen to Putin on Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that people should re-listen to a warning issued by President Vladimir Putin who said the West would be directly fighting with Russia if it allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles.
Ukraine Says Deadly Russian Air Attack Hits Zaporizhzhia
Russian military reports destroying Ukrainian drones targeting several regions
G7 Says Nobody Will Gain From Middle East Escalation
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Monday warned that actions and counter-actions in the Middle East risked dragging the region into a broader conflict that no country would gain from.
Israeli Airstrikes Target Southern Lebanon a Day After Widespread Attacks Kill at Least 492
Israel said it attacked dozens of Hezbollah targets
Conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East in Focus as World Leaders Address UN General Assembly
Tuesday’s speakers include leaders from US, Qatar, Jordan, South Africa
Iran Ready for Nuclear Talks at UN 'if Other Parties Willing', Foreign Minister Says
Iran is ready to start nuclear negotiations on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York if "other parties are willing", Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday in a video published on his Telegram channel.
Almost 30,000 Suspected MPOX Cases in Africa This Year, WHO Says
Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Sri Lanka's New President Dissanayake Promises Change
Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades.
Russian Missile Failed During Test, Researchers and Imagery Indicate
A Russian RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile likely failed during a test earlier this month, according to arms experts and satellite imagery from the launch site.
Leaders at Climate Meetings in New York Warn of Growing Mistrust Between Nations
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres launched a two-day, climate-themed "Summit for the Future" on Sunday as part of the U.N. General Assembly, where some leaders warned of growing mistrust between nations as climate-fueled disasters mount.
Oil Climbs on Middle East Escalation Fears, US Fed Rate Cut
Oil prices rose on Monday, buoyed by concerns that heightened conflict in the Middle East may curtail regional supply and expectations last week's outsized U.S. interest rate cut will support demand.
Israel Says It Conducted Widespread Attacks Against Hezbollah in Lebanon
US expresses fear of widening Mideast war along Israel-Lebanon border
UN Adopts Pact That Aims to Save Global Cooperation
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a "Pact for the Future" on Sunday, which U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as a landmark agreement that is a "step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked multilateralism."
Sri Lanka Picks Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as President to Fix Economy
Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old's pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.
Russian Strike on Apartment Block in Kharkiv Injures 21
Russian forces struck a multi-storey apartment building in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Saturday evening, wounding 21 people and prompting an evacuation of some of its residents, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Military Industry Complex in Haifa in Response for Pager Blasts, Statement Says
Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Sunday it had launched rockets at Israeli military industry complex in the northern city of Haifa in an initial response for pager and walkie talkie blasts, the Iran-backed group posted on its Telegram channel
Putin Was Joking About Support for Harris in US Election, Says Foreign Minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin was joking when he said Moscow was supporting Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November's U.S. presidential election, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Sky News Arabia.
Hezbollah, Israel Exchange Heavy Fire After Deadly Israeli Strike
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of war across Lebanon's south and Hezbollah firing rockets deep into northern Israel.
Israeli Forces Raid Al Jazeera Bureau in West Bank With Closure Order
Qatari Al Jazeera TV said on Sunday morning that Israeli forces stormed its bureau in the West Bank's Ramallah city with a military order to close it for 45 days.
Rotterdam fatal knife attack may have had terrorist motive, prosecutors say
Suspect, who killed one and wounded another, is 22 years old