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Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting
Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing has sparked controversy in Taiwan, with critics accusing her of being too clos…
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Islamabad prepares to host historic negotiations between Iran and the US
In Pakistan’s capital, the army has been deployed, a public holiday has been declared and the streets are eeri…
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes
Israeli PM says he will continue to attack Hezbollah ‘with full force’ after attacks that killed more than 300…
- Asia Pacific, China, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Who can claim victory if Iran ceasefire holds? An early winner is China
Beijing’s powerbrokers are credited with winning Iran over, although one analyst says they were ‘pushing an op…
- Delhi, Food security, Fuel poverty, Gas, Global development, India, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, South and Central Asia, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
‘I’ve not had proper food for days’: migrant workers leave India’s cities as Iran war fuel crisis deepens
Gas shortages and rising food prices mean many who came to the capital for work cannot afford to eat. Going ho…
- Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire
Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for …
- Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire
Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for …
- Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
US-Iran ceasefire: has Tehran played Trump? – The Latest
The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire thanks to a last-minute diplomatic interventio…
- Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
US-Iran ceasefire: has Tehran played Trump? – The Latest
The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire thanks to a last-minute diplomatic interventio…
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
At least 254 killed after Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes
‘Largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began prompts warnings Iran could pull out of ceasefi…
- Donald Trump, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?
Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting infl…
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Tropical Cyclone Vaianu may bring life-threatening winds to New Zealand, forecasters warn
Category 3 cyclone is moving south of Fiji towards New Zealand, with winds at centre in excess of 150km/hTropi…
- Asia Pacific, Business, Energy industry, Iran, Marco Rubio, New Zealand, Oil, Pacific islands, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, Winston Peters, World news
New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands ‘significant …
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Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100
UN assists in emergency vaccination drive as country battles worst surge in cases in years amid fall in vaccin…
- Aid, Bangladesh, Food security, Global development, Global education, Global health, Human rights, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
In the Rohingya refugee camps, we really want you to keep the gas running | Ajas Khan
Aid cuts mean the ethnically-cleansed refugees from Myanmar face a return to cooking over toxic flames, or kee…