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Bombs away for Trump, self-proclaimed peace president
Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts.
Trump says Venezuela's Maduro captured in 'large scale' US strike
President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.
Saudi-backed forces make advances in Yemen's Hadramawt: military officials
Saudi-backed troops on Saturday made advances in Yemen's resource-rich Hadramawt province, military officials said, as confrontations between forces backed by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have triggered a deep rift between the two Gulf allies.
US bombs Caracas, Maduro captured: Trump
President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.
Iran security forces member stabbed, shot dead at protest: agency
A member of an Iranian paramilitary force was killed during a demonstration in the country's west, the Mehr news agency reported on Saturday, the seventh day of protests that have spread to more than two dozen cities.
Venezuela accuses US of 'aggression' as explosions rock Caracas
Venezuela accused the United States of an "extremely serious military aggression" after explosions rocked the capital Caracas in the early hours of Saturday following a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald Trump.
Ukraine hosts talks with security allies in Kyiv
Ukraine is hosting security advisers for crunch talks on Saturday as Kyiv insists negotiations are zeroing in on a deal, while Russia claims a deadly New Year strike torpedoed the efforts.
UN chief calls on Israel to reverse NGOs ban in Gaza
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Friday for Israel to end a ban on humanitarian agencies that provided aid in Gaza, saying he was "deeply concerned" at the development.
Yemen separatists launch two-year independence transition as strikes kill 20
Yemen's UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to independence Friday despite reporting 20 deaths in airstrikes from a Saudi-led coalition trying to roll back their weeks-long offensive across the country's south.
Yemen separatists announce two-year independence transition in shock move
Yemen's UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to an independent state on Friday after seizing swathes of territory in a lightning offensive that triggered deadly airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition.
Milei eases tax evasion rules to draw out 'mattress dollars'
Argentine President Javier Milei on Friday signed into law a so-called "tax innocence" bill, which aims to encourage people to bank dollars stashed under mattresses or in offshore accounts by forgiving a degree of tax evasion.
Russia scores highest Ukraine gains since first year of war
Russia's battlefield gains in Ukraine last year were the highest since 2022, an AFP analysis showed, as Kyiv was set to host security advisors from allied states on Saturday despite Moscow's unrelenting strikes.
Iran's protests: What we know
Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at least six people killed in clashes with security forces.
Ukraine says 19 wounded in Russian strike on Kharkiv housing area
A Russian strike Friday on residential buildings in the major Ukrainian city of Kharkiv wounded 19 people, Ukrainian officials said.
Budanov: Enigmatic spy chief set to become Zelensky's top aide
Kyrylo Budanov, set to become Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's new chief of staff, is a secretive figure who rose from relative obscurity to become head of Kyiv's formidable spy agency.
Trump says US will 'come to their rescue' if Iran kills protesters
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, prompting Tehran to warn that intervention would destabilise the region.
Orsted files lawsuit against US suspension of wind turbine leases
Danish offshore wind energy firm Orsted said Friday its US joint venture had filed a lawsuit challenging the suspension of the lease for its nearly-completed project off the coast of New England.
South Koreans now free to read North's newspaper, once banned as seditious
Packed with missile tests, propaganda hailing the great leaders and tirades against the United States, North Korea's top newspaper was long considered so incendiary that South Korea banned its citizens from reading it.
Maduro elusive on US attack, open to dialogue
President Nicolas Maduro Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but said he was open to cooperation with Washington after weeks of American military pressure.
Trump blames bruised hand on aspirin, denies falling asleep
US President Donald Trump blamed aspirin for large bruises on his hand and denied falling asleep while attending public meetings in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday.
Best of frenemies: Saudi, UAE rivalry bursts into view
For years, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia projected geopolitical and economic power across the Gulf and beyond, seemingly in tandem.
North Korean leader's daughter in first visit to symbolic mausoleum
The North Korean leader's daughter Kim Ju Ae has made her first visit to a mausoleum housing her grandfather and great-grandfather, state media images showed Friday, further solidifying her place as her father's successor.
New York mayor Mamdani pledges left-wing success after taking office
Zohran Mamdani promised Thursday to show left-wing politics can succeed as he took over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with US President Donald Trump.
Fresh clashes kill six in Iran cost-of-living protests
Protesters and security forces clashed in three Iranian cities on Thursday, with six people reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out.
Nigeria kicks off new tax regime vowing relief for low earners
Nigeria on Thursday launched a new tax regime that officials said will expand the tax base, ease the tax burden on low-income earners and small businesses, and streamline collection and administration.
Leftist Mamdani begins first day as New York mayor
Zohran Mamdani, the young star of the US left, started his first day as New York mayor on Thursday for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump.
Israel confirms ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza
Israel on Thursday said 37 humanitarian agencies supplying aid in Gaza had not met a deadline to meet "security and transparency standards", and would be banned from the territory, despite an international outcry.
Russia blames Ukraine for deadly New Year drone strike
Russia on Thursday said Kyiv was behind a deadly drone strike on a hotel in the Moscow-held part of Ukraine's southern Kherson region that killed at least 20 people celebrating the New Year.
Yemen separatists say Saudi-backed forces to deploy in seized territories
Separatists from Yemen's Southern Transitional Council said on Thursday that Saudi-aligned government forces would enter territories seized by the UAE-backed group, in a step that appeared unlikely to satisfy Riyadh after it repeatedly demanded their full withdrawal.
Israel says it 'will enforce' ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza
Israel said on Thursday that 37 international NGOs operating in Gaza had not complied with a deadline to meet "security and transparency standards," in particular disclosing information on their Palestinian staff, and that it "will enforce" a ban on their activities.
Near record number of small boat migrants reach UK in 2025
The second-highest annual number of migrants arrived on UK shores in small boats since records were started in 2018, government statistics confirmed on Thursday.
Leftist Mamdani takes over as New York mayor under Trump shadow
Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump.