Rescuers extract Buddhist monk from flooded cave after harrowing 4-day ordeal (PHOTOS)
A Buddhist monk on a spiritual pilgrimage in a cave got a lot more than…More
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Iran confirms attack on its cargo ship anchored off Yemen, vessel sustained ‘minor damage’
Iran has confirmed that its cargo vessel MV Saviz, anchored off Yemen in the Red…More
Taiwan to hold drills simulating ‘enemy invasion’ amid rising tensions with Beijing
Taiwan will conduct military exercises envisioning an attack from Mainland China, part of yearly war…More
Australian PM Morrison calls on EU to release 3.1mn vaccine doses after Brussels denies blocking shipments
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morison has asked the European Union to release a shipment of…More
Iranian ‘spy ship’ damaged in ‘attack’ along major Red Sea shipping route – reports
An Iranian ship that Israel and Saudi Arabia have accused of acting as a base…More
Sudanese ministers vote to repeal decades-old Israeli boycott law as part of normalization move
The government of Sudan has voted to abolish a 1958 law that banned all diplomatic…More
Iran hails ‘constructive’ nuclear deal talks but dismisses offer of $1bn asset release to halt uranium enrichment
Iran has rejected US proposals to suspend its 20% uranium enrichment in return for unfreezing…More
EU flags ‘deep worries’ over Turkey’s human rights stance, praises approach to Syrian refugees after ‘frank’ talks with Erdogan
The EU has warned Turkey against backsliding on human rights issues while praising its acceptance…More
Dutch police detain suspect over thefts of Van Gogh & Frans Hals paintings from museums shuttered by coronavirus
Police in the Netherlands have arrested a suspect linked to two separate heists of paintings…More
‘Opportunity should not be wasted’: Iran envoy urges US follow through on Biden pledge as indirect nuclear deal talks kick off
Indirect talks have begun in Vienna between Iran and the US in an attempt to…More