Explainer-China, health system top issues as Solomon Islands holds national election
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The Solomon Islands holds a national election on Wednesday, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with...
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Factbox-What options does Israel have to strike back at Iran?
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his immediate war cabinet are considering what action to take following...
- Apr 16
- 3 min
Factbox-Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have?
Lebanon's Hezbollah is one of the most heavily armed non-state groups in the world, and a formidable actor in the Iran-backed "Axis of...
- Apr 16
- 3 min
Factbox-Airlines suspend flights due to Middle East tensions
Global airlines faced disruptions to flights on Monday after Iran's missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed options for...
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Singapore PM Lee to hand power to successor Wong on May 15
SINGAPORE -Long-time Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday he would hand over power to his designated successor,...
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Iran says there was no pre-arranged deal on its response to Israel
DUBAI -No pre-arranged agreement was made with any country prior to Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel, Iran's Foreign Ministry...
- Apr 16
- 1 min
US military destroyed 80 drones, 6 missiles launched from Iran, Yemen, US Centcom says
CAIRO - U.S. forces, supported by U.S. European Command destroyers, on Saturday and Sunday destroyed more than 80 one-way attack...
- Apr 16
- 2 min
UN chief calls for maximum restraint after Iran's attack on Israel
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned members not to further escalate tensions with reprisals against Iran,...
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Netanyahu says smart response needed to Iranian attack
Tel Aviv, April 16 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly said at a private meeting with ministers from his Likud...
- Apr 15
- 3 min
At polarised UNSC meet on Iran attack, only consensus is Middle East tensions shouldn’t escalate
United Nations, April 15 - After hearing a warning at the polarised Security Council’s emergency meeting from Secretary-General Antonio...
- Apr 15
- 1 min
US not seeking war with Iran: National Security spokesman
Washington, April 15 - The US does not want to go to war with Iran, a White House national security spokesman has said. Appearing on...
- Apr 14
- 3 min
Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all of the...
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