This is the moment East Timor was officially declared ASEAN’s 11th member, what Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao called a ‘historic moment’. East Timor, which gained independence from Indonesia in 2002, is Asia’s youngest nation.
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Trump’s Admission Over Lebanon Pager Attacks Sparks Outrage
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The attacks on September 17–18, 2024, used booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies, killing 42 and injuring thousands, many of them civilians. The blasts struck crowded areas, harming shopkeepers, students,…
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Iran-Russia-China letter to UN on anti-Tehran sanctions reflects their ‘strategic solidarity’: Parliament speaker
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says a recent joint letter sent by Iran, Russia and China to the United Nations opposing a European bid to reinstate sanctions against the Islamic Republic demonstrates…
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Iranian rowers could have performed better: Farzam
TEHRAN – Afshin Farzam, head coach of Iran’s men’s rowing team, said that they could have performed better at the 2025 Asian Championships held in Vietnam last week.
Iran’s Amirreza Ebdali and Amirhossein Mahmoudpour won a bronze medal in…
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Omani interior minister to meet Iran’s top security official
The meeting between Omani Interior Minister Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi and Ali Larijani will focus on enhancing security cooperation, promoting economic development, and expanding strategic relations between the two countries.
Both sides are…
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Trump Says He Won’t Waste Time Meeting Putin Unless Ukraine Peace Accord Is Likely To Happen Soon
“I think it will hold,” Trump told reporters after meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a refueling stop in Doha aboard Air Force One while en route to Malaysia.
“Well, if it doesn’t hold, that would be…
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Week in Pictures: From elections in Ivory Coast to Russian strike in Kyiv
A global roundup of some of last week’s events.
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Kurdish PKK announces it is withdrawing fighters from Turkiye to Iraq | PKK News
The PKK had formally renounced its 40-year armed struggle in May and then held a symbolic ceremony in July at which it destroyed a first batch of weapons.
Published On 26 Oct 2025
The…
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad Back Palestinian Committee to Oversee Gaza Security
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The endorsement by Hamas and Islamic Jihad of a Palestinian-led technocratic committee marks a major shift in Gaza’s post-war governance. By agreeing to transfer internal security from Hamas to a…
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Trump in Malaysia: Dancing and a 'peace deal'
US President Donald Trump in Malaysia: Dancing and a ‘peace deal’
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