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Member of Israel’s War Cabinet says he’ll quit the government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the...

Richemont shares climb 6% on record full-year sales, new CEO

Shoppers line up to enter a Cartier store on Canton Road in the...

Devastating floods sweep German town turning roads into rivers as city sends out emergency alerts after heavy rain

DEVASTATING floods have battered parts of a German state as heavy rains turned...

Kate Middleton Portrait On Display at New Royal Exhibition

After much anticipation, the Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography exhibition opened at...

Authorities make more arrests in Indian Kashmir to deter protests

Security forces detained 30 people overnight in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, local officials said on Tuesday, seeking to keep a tight lid...

Indonesia police search for inmates after Papua jail set ablaze

 Indonesian police were hunting on Tuesday for more than 250 inmates who fled a jail in Papua that had been set ablaze a day...

Kazakh advocate of Muslim rights in China set free in plea bargain

 A Kazakh rights activist who campaigned against the detention of ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in special camps in China has pleaded guilty to...

Police regain control in Indonesia’s Papua region after protests

Indonesia’s police chief said on Monday that authorities in the easternmost Papua region were regaining control after protesters set fire to tires and torched...

Japanese, South Korean foreign ministers to meet in Beijing on Wednesday

 Japan’s foreign minister Taro Kono will meet his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, in Beijing on Wednesday, a Japanese foreign ministry official said on...

Thai official dismisses Muslim insurgent demand on detainees

A Thai deputy prime minister dismissed on Monday a demand made by a Malay Muslim group to free those detained over alleged links to...

Malaysian PM urges Britain to ‘break with Europe’ on palm oil

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday called on Britain to engage with palm oil growers to incentivise sustainable production, rather than pursuing boycotts...

India says committed to ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons for now

 India has stuck to its commitment of ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons but future policy will depend on the situation, the defense minister...

Shared Afghanistan interests create opening for U.S.-Iran back channel

Western intermediaries are trying to persuade arch foes Iran and the United States to cooperate on bolstering security in Afghanistan as U.S. President Donald...

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing urges love in response to growing protests

Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, urged people to “love China, love Hong Kong and love yourself” on Friday in a bid to calm...

North Korea fires missiles, derides South Korea’s Moon as ‘impudent’

North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea’s president as “impudent”...

India plans to ease Kashmir clampdown in next few days

India will lift restrictions on people’s movements and communication links in Kashmir in the next few days, the government said on Friday, responding to...

Pakistan observes ‘Black Day’ for Kashmir as India celebrates independence

Pakistan observed a ‘Black Day’ on Thursday to coincide with India’s Independence Day celebrations, in protest at New Delhi’s decision to revoke special status...

Hong Kong readies for more protests as Trump and others seek peaceful resolution

 Hong Kong braced on Thursday for more mass demonstrations through the weekend, with the weeks-long crisis escalating after pro-democracy protests forced the cancellation of...

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