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US must accept peace plan: Iran

Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after US president Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was

Australia says will join France, United Kingdom mission in Hormuz

Australia will join a ‘strictly defensive’ mission led by France and Britain to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, defence minister Richard Marles said Wednesday. Australia will contribute a

No end to war in sight as Iran, US reject talks terms

Iran said Monday it had demanded the release of its frozen assets and the end of a US blockade of its ports, after president Donald Trump angrily rejected Tehran’s terms

Lebanese health ministry says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south

Lebanon’s health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel’s army had issued an evacuation order despite a

Myanmar authorities’ decision of mass prison sentence cut trims Suu Kyi’s sentence

Myanmar’s coup-chief turned president cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth on Thursday, a blanket measure a source close to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi said would further shorten her

17 people killed, seven rescued off Libya after week at sea

The Libyan Red Crescent said Wednesday that a patrol boat recovered 17 bodies and rescued seven people during an operation to assist a stranded vessel off the North African country.

Peace efforts stall, US examines Iran proposal

Efforts to end the Middle East war appeared at a standstill on Tuesday, with the US considering Tehran’s latest offer to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran saying Washington

North Korean leader Kim reaffirms support for Russia’s Ukraine war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, vowing to help Moscow achieve victory in its ‘sacred’ war, state media reported on Monday.