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Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States
USA-TRUMP-TARIFFS-TAIWAN:Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States
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
Biden, 'Quad' Leaders to Talk Maritime Security as China Tensions Grow
Tensions brewing in Asia's trade-rich waters top the agenda as U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes leaders from Australia, India and Japan to his Delaware hometown for a diplomatic push to counter China in the waning months of his presidency.
On the Trail of the Mystery Woman Whose Company Licensed Exploding Pagers
She speaks seven languages, has a PhD in particle physics, an apartment in Budapest plastered with her own pastel drawings of nudes, and a career that took her around Africa and Europe doing humanitarian work.
Top Hezbollah Commander Among 14 Killed in Israeli Strike on Beirut
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday, vowing to press on with a new military campaign until it is able to secure the area around the Lebanese border.
Israel Says Beirut Strike Killed Top Hezbollah Official; 14 Dead, Lebanon Says
Israeli defense minister says attack was part of new phase of war
Lebanon's Hezbollah Confirms Top Military Commander Ibrahim Aqil Killed in Israel Strike
Lebanon's Iran-aligned Hezbollah group confirmed in the early hours of Saturday that its top military commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed, calling him "one of its top leaders", without providing further details on his killing.
Factbox-Which Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Have Been Assassinated?
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and security sources in Lebanon said, escalating a year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
Israel Kills a Top Hezbollah Commander in Beirut Strike
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
Israel, Lebanon Have Intense Cross-Border Rocket Exchange
Israel reports Lebanon fired 150 rockets; Lebanon reports wave of Israeli strikes
Exclusive-Hezbollah Handed Out Pagers Hours Before Blasts - Even After Checks
Lebanon's Hezbollah was still handing its members new Gold Apollo branded pagers hours before thousands of the devices blew up this week, two security sources said, indicating the group was confident they were safe despite an ongoing sweep of electronic equipment to identify threats.
Taiwan and Bulgaria Deny Links to Exploding Pagers in Lebanon
Authorities in Taiwan and Bulgaria on Friday denied involvement in the supply chain of thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah.
Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire After Heaviest Airstrikes Yet
U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon urged immediate de-escalation as hostilities rumbled on at the Lebanese-Israeli border on Friday, following Israel's most intense airstrikes in nearly a year of conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Japanese Embassy in China Calls for More Security After School Boy Stabbed
Japan's ambassador to Beijing has asked for more security for Japanese nationals in China after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was killed this week in a knife attack that was the second to target school students.