Catherine Connolly, an independent and vocal critic of the Israeli regime, has claimed Ireland’s presidency in a landslide win over her center-right opponent.
Official results released on Sunday showed overwhelming…

Catherine Connolly, an independent and vocal critic of the Israeli regime, has claimed Ireland’s presidency in a landslide win over her center-right opponent.
Official results released on Sunday showed overwhelming…

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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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,…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

A global roundup of some of last week’s events.

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.
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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…