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JAKARTA: Nine suspected illegal gold miners were killed after a landslide struck a mining site in the Koto VII district, Sijunjung regency, in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Thursday afternoon. West Sumatra Police spokesperson…

DUBAI :  Maritime tensions escalated near the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel anchored off the United Arab Emirates was reportedly seized and taken toward Iran, while another cargo ship near Oman sank following an attack, according to…

RIYADH: The Saudi capital has signed an agreement to establish the first regional headquarters of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) outside the United States, marking a significant milestone in the Kingdom’s professional and…

STOCKHOLM: Europe still stands behind a strong and united NATO alliance despite rising tensions with the U.S. over the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Friedrich Merz said. Speaking at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister…

LONDON: Wales witnessed a historic political shift as nationalist party Plaid Cymru emerged victorious in the latest Welsh elections, ending Labour’s control of Welsh politics for the first time since devolution began in 1999. According…

WASHINGTON: An American fighter jet shot out the rudder of an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday as it tried to breach the US blockade of Iran’s ports, the American military said in a social media post. The attack…

RIYADH: Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi foreign minister, received a call on Tuesday from his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi. They discussed the latest developments in the region, as part of ongoing coordination and consultations…

BEIJING: Iran has reiterated that it will only accept a “fair and comprehensive agreement” in ongoing negotiations with the United States, even as former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that “great progress” is being made toward ending…

WASHINGTON: Xinhua reported that more powerful people in MAGA are speaking out against US President Donald Trump over the Iran war, calling it a break with his campaign promises. The "Make America Great Again" (Maga) movement, which is…

TAIPEI: President Lai Ching-te informed the monarch of Eswatini that Taiwan has a right to interact with the world and that no nation can prevent it, as China denounced him as a "rat" and Beijing attempted to prevent it. Taiwan's…