WASHINGTON, Feb 24 - U.S. President Donald Trump's first option with Tehran is always diplomacy but he is willing to use lethal force if necessary, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday as his top diplomat prepares to brief top congressional leaders on Iran later in the day.
MOSCOW, Feb 24 - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement warning of the risk of a direct clash between nuclear powers and the grave consequences such a clash could have.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 - U.S. military forces have captured a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean waters, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that it was the third such interdiction.
DUBAI, Feb 24 - A revolutionary court in Tehran has issued a death sentence for an Iranian man accused of \"enmity against god\", which if confirmed would be the first such sentence linked to mass protests in January, a source close to the man's family said.
The deployment of the missiles would significantly enhance Iran’s strike capabilities and pose a threat to US naval forces in the region, two weapons experts said.
Perceived wisdom has it that the longer a war goes on, the less enthusiastic a public becomes for continuing the conflict. After all, it is ordinary citizens who tend to bear the economic and human costs. And yet, as the war following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 - Tensions have heated up again between Islamabad and Kabul this week after Pakistan launched airstrikes on militant targets in Afghanistan.
GENEVA/BEIRUT, Feb 24 - Israel has warned Lebanon that it would strike the country hard, targeting civilian infrastructure including the airport, in the event that Hezbollah gets involved in any U.S.-Iran war, two senior Lebanese officials said on Tuesday.
Duterte faces three ICC counts of crimes against humanity.
This is the first time Japan has specified the timing of its deployment of surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni island.
Adams’ nomination by US President Donald Trump last year had sparked controversy due to reportedly misogynistic remarks the right-wing commentator has made, as well as his public support for Israel in 2024.
China's two highest-ranked generals have become ensnared in disciplinary investigations.
Punch's predicament has sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase with large crowds thronging Ichikawa City Zoo.
PETA called for Punch to be moved somewhere "he could live in a more natural environment”.
The countries signed a ceasefire agreement in late December but tensions on the border remain, with both sides trading accusations of truce violations.
The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia has been seen for much of its history as a cornerstone of the region’s relative stability.
NAIROBI, Feb 24 - More than 600 Kenyans lured to Cambodia by the promise of jobs who say they were kept there against their will in a trafficking scheme sought on Tuesday to force their government to bring them home.
Pakistan has seen rising tension with neighbouring Afghanistan in recent weeks.
DAP minister breaks ranks, says MACC must be cleared of all suspicion, not just shareholding.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Feb 24 - Gunmen ambushed a police vehicle and killed five officials in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said, as the South Asian nation struggles to quell a rising wave of militant attacks and faces renewed border tensions with neighbouring
But many concur that the online war has gone too far.
Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar - the newly appointed chairman of Malaysia’s opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional - has his work cut out for him, say analysts.
They said that vaccines containing foreign materials were separated and stored apart from other doses.
No one is allowed to possess, keep or sell the pangolin or serve it as food in Sabah.
China accounted for 23 per cent of arrivals in Thailand during Chinese New Year.
A few weeks ago, a post on X stopped thousands of Indians mid-scroll. A user recounted a conversation with a friend settled in Canada — educated, successful, with half a million dollars saved — who said, quietly but clearly: “I’m not coming back.” Not because he doesn’t love
HONG KONG/PANAMA CITY, Feb 24 - Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said on Tuesday Panama authorities had threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they defied orders to leave two strategic canal ports at the centre of a legal battle that has embroiled Beijing and
Using AI-generated images and simplified Chinese characters, a network of 3,000 fake accounts reportedly tried to sway Japan’s election.
Critics say Mr Adams’ exit clears the way for an envoy who understands Malaysia’s cultural complexities.
He said Chinese organised crime syndicates are targeting Americans with scams “every day”.
MOSCOW, Feb 24 - Russia is investigating Telegram founder Pavel Durov as part of a criminal case on the \"facilitation of terrorist activities\", state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB).
Ottawa is seeking deeper engagement with key regional powers amid a shifting geopolitical landscape.
Her eldest son died after a year-long battle with stage three lung cancer.
The quake briefly shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. According to Taiwan's weather administration, the quake had a depth of 66.8km.
Complaints about the doctor had been lodged by patients and clinicians over five years.
The quake had a depth of 66.8km, with the epicentre located 16.9km from Taipei.
Tokyo does not want to rock the boat ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s US visit in March.
Having seen its high-end air defenses shredded in last year’s war, Iran is now signaling a shift toward a cheaper, more survivable way of blunting future US and Israeli pressure. This month, the Financial Times reported that Iran has secretly agreed to a roughly US$591 million
NEW DELHI, Feb 24 - All seven people on board a Beechcraft air ambulance that crashed in the Indian state of Jharkhand on Monday were killed, officials said on Tuesday, including two crew members, the patient and his relatives.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te last year proposed the budget to counter China, which has ramped up military pressure to force the island to accept its claim of sovereignty.
When handling domestic political affairs, it can be harder for a prime minister to govern with a large parliamentary majority than with a small one, because discipline becomes difficult to impose on one’s own party. But when it comes to foreign affairs, there can be no doubt
There is now an agreement to schedule discussion on the government’s proposal on March 6.
After a string of serious crashes involving long-distance buses in recent years, Malaysia is pulling out the stops to improve safety and convenience for passengers.
