DUBAI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Iran sees no reason to be concerned that a new security pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is directed against Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. Baghaei said the pact showed a shift in regional countries’ approach to security, wi
MANILA, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The United States is not disengaging from Asia and is instead “digging in” to maintain a favourable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, but wants its partners to shoulder more responsibility for their defence, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday. Seeking to counter
SEOUL, Aug 10 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday urged the Defence Ministry to relocate a military airbase in Gwangju city by mid-2028 in order to accelerate the construction of a semiconductor manufacturing hub in the area. The remark came after his administration unveiled p
DHAKA, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A major fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, killed 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers, officials in Dhaka said on Monday. * The fire broke out on Sunday in the Musa Sanaiya industrial area. * Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is monitoring
SYDNEY, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Australian police have ended a homicide investigation that began with two members of the public on a Sunday drive finding a dumped suitcase on the side of the road in a remote town, opening it up and finding what appeared to be remains of a human body. Instead, forensic ex
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin’s wake have swept through several provinces in China’s east, drenching the coastal region and flooding streets in Shanghai, the country’s second most populated city. Dolphin packed maximum sustained winds of 151 km/h
BANGKOK, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A gunman was arrested after firing shots at a local government office on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital on Monday, officials said, just days after a teenager’s killing rampage at a school in the same province reignited debate over gun control. The provincial police c
EASTERN UKRAINE (AP) — The commander leading Ukraine’s drone war says his country’s recent strikes in Crimea are the first phase of a campaign aimed at rendering the peninsula — illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 — unusable as a staging ground for Russian forces. Maj. Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, one of
LONDON (AP) — Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial joke candidate who wears a garbage can on his head. Count Binface, a self-described intergalactic space warrior, has landed in the center of the U.K.’s political universe ahead of a special election Th
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ renewed call for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and dismissed the need for the organization’s special envoy on Myanmar, according to the foreign affairs
By Steve Gorman Aug 9 (Reuters) – Many evacuees among the tens of thousands forced to flee a cluster of wildfires near Spokane, Washington, were allowed back to their homes on Sunday as firefighters stepped up efforts to extinguish the remaining hot spots. Despite another round of hot, dry weather o
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is undergoing medical tests and procedures and was expected to be under observation for two days, his aide said on Monday. Anwar is “undergoing examinations and procedures set by a team of medical experts”, Press Secretary Tunku
By Yimou Lee, Yi-Chin Lee and David Lague PENGHU, Taiwan, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s military simulated repelling a Chinese air landing assault on the strategically vital Penghu Islands on Monday, and will later in the day “throttle” mobile internet for the first time during annual war games. The 1
(AP) – Israel has rejected a proposed Gaza deal announced by President Donald Trump, drawing a clear line in the sand: Israel will not pull back until Hamas is genuinely disarmed. At a Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed what he called the “15-point document,” emphasizing th
By Nayera Abdallah, Steve Holland and Enas Alashray DUBAI/WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions, including compensation and an en
LONDON (AP) — The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang was extradited to Ireland from Dubai on Sunday to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the U.S. The Irish Air Corps plane carrying
Aug 9 (Reuters) – Russian forces have taken control of the two villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, state-run RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing the Russian Defence Ministry. The ministry report on Telegram said Russian forces had seized Vasyutinske, a few kilometers east of the “fo
Aug 9 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have resumed attacks on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, a Yemeni military spokesperson said. Footage shown by Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV showed the launch of several ballistic missiles and drones, which Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said
JERUSALEM, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Israel’s military on Sunday closed the West Bank village of Taybeh to non-residents, saying it aimed to prevent growing attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers across the West Bank. The order, the military said, only applies to Israelis and not to Palestinians. A spo
DUBLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Irish prosecutors charged alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan with directing a criminal organisation at a special court sitting late on Sunday following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates. Kinahan was remanded in custody. (Reporting by Padraic Halpin, ed
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the Mediterranean coast, which will be used as joint Russia-Syrian training centers under a new agreement between the two countries, Syria’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. Russia was the top political and mi
WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – After months of U.S. military strikes on Iran, sanctions and a blockade, President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration is watching economic pressure mount on Iran, according to an interview with Axios. “We are low keying it,” Trump was quoted as saying d
TORONTO, Aug 9 (Reuters) – The Canadian federal government said on Sunday it would assist British Columbia as raging wildfires forced thousands of people to evacuate by providing shelter and accommodation for residents displaced in regions around Summerland and Peachland. The Bald Range wildfire, wh
Israelis Warned To Conceal Jewish Symbols Ahead of Pro-Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ Protests in Greece By The Media Line Staff Israel’s Foreign Ministry warned Israelis in Greece on Sunday to conceal Jewish symbols and avoid large gatherings as anti-Israel demonstrations were planned at 91 locations ac
Herzl’s Family Circle Closes in Jerusalem, but Zionism’s Future Remains Unwritten The reinterment of the Zionist leader’s grandparents brought five generations of family history to Mount Herzl and reopened a living debate over what his vision now requires of Israel and the Jewish world. By Gabriel C
Senate Passes Lindsey Graham Sanctions Bill Targeting Russia, Iran By The Media Line Staff The US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia and Iran, passing a bill named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham that targets major buyers of Russian oil and gas while expandi
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region. The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown P
Aug 9 (Reuters) – Syria and Russia reached a memorandum of understanding to settle the future of Russian bases at Tartous and Hmeimim following 18 months of intensive negotiations, the Syrian foreign ministry said on Sunday, according to the Syrian state news agency. The ministry said the Syrian sta
By Heejin Kim Aug 9 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed in Russia to fight for Pyongyang’s ally, while calling on South Korea to provide support for its air defence. Zelenskiy said on X on Saturday that “a decision has been
VATICAN CITY, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Sunday said innocent people are being killed and wounded in Ukraine and Russia, and called for an end to the conflict. “Tragic incidents are multiplying, causing an ever-growing number of civilian victims, including children,” the pontiff said before worsh
