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Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes,’ as he plays down war

The U.S. president again compared the death toll of 18 U.S. service members to the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, whic...

Flock says its cameras make US safer - so why are they being sabotaged?

The AI-powered cameras have been vandalised across the US, as citizens object to the growing surveillance network.

Industry minister urges US to ease tariffs on hard-to-source steel mill equipment

South Korea's industry minister urged the United States on Saturday to ease tariffs on equipment that Korean companies w...

Hyundai Steel kicks off $5.8b Louisiana steel mill

ASCENSION PARISH, Louisiana -- Hyundai Steel broke ground Friday on a $5.8 billion steel mill in Louisiana, marking a ma...

Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says

Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains ...

Anthropic IPO launch shifts toward mid-October

The shift pushes back what some investors have said could be a $2 trillion listing.

How some grey-market crypto ATMs in Hong Kong can turn users into fraud victims

Inside a tiny self-service laundromat in Quarry Bay in the east of Hong Kong Island, next to a wall of washing machines,...

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.

US State Department approves sale of bombs, guidance kits, tank engines to Riyadh

The total cost estimate stands at about $5.75 billion

US diesel prices hit record $5.85 a gallon

US diesel prices hit record $5.85 a gallon The price of diesel hit a new record Friday in the United States, as disrupti...

Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries'

Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries' Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson...

Russian forces drive Ukrainian army out of Novogrishino in DPR — expert

Andrey Marochko added that the settlement has turned into a grey zone

Senior EU official cancels Serbia trip over planned tribute to Mladic

EU's Marta Kos cancels Serbia visit, condemning Ratko Mladic 'glorification' as incompatible with European values.

China’s Xi seeks to bring large CEO delegation on U.S. visit

Xi rarely travels abroad with corporate executives, many of whom fell out of favor after Beijing's regulatory crackdowns...

Kiev’s threats against civil aviation aimed at disrupting Russia-US contacts — envoy

Rodion Miroshnik said there is "an unceasing drive, primarily on the part of Europeans, to severe any contacts between R...

Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers

The Israeli army had helped plan the delivery of food aid on 1 April 2024, but things went wrong from the beginning and ...

‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike

Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military t...

Silver linings: in Southeast Asia, ageing is big business

Helen Fung’s home felt empty. After her husband died last October, she found herself rattling around a house in Singapor...

Lai aims for Asian asset hub status

Defense budget lifts the veil on missile projects

Minister blasts China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy at PIF

UK says Falklands ‘are British,’ as Milei asserts claim

Agency warns of Chinese scams targeting the youth

Taiwan assists Chinese lawyer who fled country

Prosecutors indict ex-navy sergeant on spy allegations

Book discusses strategy to face rising Chinese threat

US-China meeting likely to focus on each country’s domestic needs: expert

Power site work on schedule: premier

Volkswagen board backs 50,000 further job cuts

Nvidia to buy AI start-up Hugging Face for US$13bn

Lite-On Tech to invest in liquid cooling

China’s superdam is becoming an upstream water bomb

Nepal’s young PM faces gravest test after flood catastrophe

Look east for lessons in democratic resistance

‘I wouldn’t call it a war’: Vance on Iran

Minister wants all Palestinians out of Gaza

Singapore’s air quality hit as Indonesia fires worsen

Donovan’s Deep Dives: Democracy changed how Taiwan moves

Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’

US President Donald Trump has repeated an earlier warning that the US may attack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon".

Tunisia police arrest journalist Mohamed Yousfi, critic of Kais Saied

Tunisia police arrest journalist Mohamed Yousfi, critic of Kais Saied Tunisian police have arrested prominent journalist...