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Apr 14, 20242 min read
Iran ally Venezuela follows 'worrying events' in Middle East
CARACAS - The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is following the "worrying events" in the Middle East, it said on...


Apr 13, 20241 min read
Qantas reroutes Perth-London flights on Middle East tensions
SYDNEY - Australia's Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) said on Saturday it had temporarily rerouted flights between Perth and London on concerns...


Apr 13, 20242 min read
Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel soon, warns: 'Don't'
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he expected Iran to attack Israel "sooner, rather than later" and warned Tehran not...


Apr 12, 20243 min read
Factbox-US, Japan, Philippines strike deals on defense, investment at leaders' summit
WASHINGTON -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. unveiled a...


Apr 11, 20244 min read
He once sold tea, now India's Modi seeks his own 'tryst with destiny'
NEW DELHI - Narendra Modi often says he likes to think big, dream big and act big. Having sold tea at a railway station as a boy...


Apr 11, 20244 min read
Biden and Japan's Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and...


Apr 10, 20241 min read
Factbox-US, Japan to strike deals on defense, space at leaders' summit
WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make new agreements with U.S. President Joe Biden when he visits the White House...


Apr 10, 20242 min read
Philippines president says trilateral summit with U.S., Japan to include South China Sea cooperation
MANILA - The upcoming trilateral summit between the United States, Philippines and Japan will include an agreement to maintain security...


Apr 10, 20242 min read
Biden says Netanyahu's approach to war in Gaza is a 'mistake'
WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza is a "mistake," U.S. President Joe Biden said in...


Apr 7, 20242 min read
UAE property tycoon withdraws from sanctions-hit Belarus, collaborates with Kushner
The Emirati real estate developer behind Dubai's signature skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, has initiated the sale of property assets he...


Apr 7, 20243 min read
Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage, Egypt to host new truce talks
JERUSALEM/CAIRO -Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza,...


Apr 7, 20243 min read
US, China need 'tough' conversations, Yellen tells Chinese Premier Li
BEIJING -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday that the ability to have difficult conversations...
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