9+ hour, 43+ min ago   (251+ words) ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Sunday brushed aside a report that Iran acquired satellite images of a ​base in Jordan from Chinese entities before an attack that killed three US troops there in July. A…...

19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (143+ words) TEHRAN (AFP): Iran and the United Arab Emirates, whose relations have deteriorated since the start of the Middle East war, want to “turn the page”, the Iranian president said on Sunday. “For the first time since the war and the…...

19+ hour, 43+ min ago   (218+ words) DOONBEG, Ireland (AFP): President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday the United ​States could stay in Iran and “keep the oil,” drawing a parallel with a US push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. On a…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago   (194+ words) Europe has long been the primary target for US President Donald Trump’s tirades against traditional allies. However, Asia got a taste of this treatment last month when he cut short, at very short notice, the annual “Ulchi Freedom Shield” US…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (691+ words) NEW YORK (Reuters): Elena Rybakina delivered a devastating display to dethrone two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka with a 6-4 5-7 6-2 win in the U.S. Open final on Saturday, earning a third Grand Slam crown to accompany her ascent to world number one. The…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (446+ words) DUBAI: Bahrain said on Saturday that it would not take part in a proposed meeting between Gulf states and Iran in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz until diplomatic relations between Manama and Tehran had been restored. Citing Iranian…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (300+ words) Artificial intelligence continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, and Chinese large language models, known for their open-source nature, high quality and cost-effectiveness, have gained traction among users worldwide, including in the United States. This trend underscores the vitality of…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (586+ words) VIENNA (Reuters): The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation board ​of governors has passed a resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years for breaching its non-proliferation obligations, diplomats said on Wednesday. The resolution follows a…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (210+ words) ISLAMABAD: Asim Iftikhar has been appointed as Pakistan’s new Foreign Secretary, replacing Amina Baloch, whose tenure is set to conclude later this month. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the appointment of Asim Iftikhar as Foreign Secretary, according to official…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (537+ words) BARRANQUILLA (AFP): United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Colombia on Tuesday, the first stop on a Latin American tour designed to bolster pro-US leaders and cement influence over the continent. The recent election of Colombian President Abelardo…...