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Oman: Iran and Sweden complete prisoner exchange
Iran and Sweden have completed a prisoner swap, according to the government of Oman, which mediated the process.Citizens from both countries were flown to Muscat, the capital of the...
Ukrainian forces strike Russian airbase with at least 70 drones, targeting Su-34 jets used to drop glide bombs
Ukraine targeted an airbase in Russia's Rostov region with at least 70 drones, an official said.Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, confirmed the attack to The...
China wants a fleet of aircraft carriers for pride and power, and it’s building it at a breakneck pace
China's newest aircraft carrier is a substantial capability jump as it builds a modern blue-water navy.Carriers are important to China's national identity and vision of being a great power.Carriers...
Marcus Thuram appeals to French voters to reject National Rally
Marcus Thuram appeals to French voters to reject National RallyLast Sunday, the French public was left shocked after the nation’s president Emmanuel Macron called a snap election set to...
Philippines seeks UN confirmation of its vast continental seabed in the disputed South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of its undersea continental seabed in the South China Sea, where it...
Germany is not obstructing new EU Russia sanctions, Scholz says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed his reservations about the current proposal on new EU sanctions against Russia, but does not see the German government as an obstacle to an...
Scholz calls Swiss-hosted Ukraine talks an early step to forge peace
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaks during a TV interview after the conclusion of the G7 summit. The heads of state and government of the industrialized nations USA, Canada, Great...
French protesters are standing up to the far right ahead of the country’s snap elections
PARIS (AP) — Antiracism groups will join French unions and a brand-new left-wing coalition in protests in Paris and across France on Saturday against the surging nationalist far right...
A usually joyous Muslim holiday reminds families in Gaza of war’s punishing toll
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha the way it's supposed to be: with large family...
Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Following the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, Muslims from around the world congregated Saturday at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia...
