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A missile fired from Yemen, where Huthi rebels have frequently conducted attacks they claim are in retaliation for Israel’s offensive in Gaza, was intercepted by the Israeli military on Thursday. “Following the sirens that sounded a...

Top Japanese power generation company JERA said Thursday it had signed an initial agreement aimed at buying liquified natural gas from a huge pipeline project in Alaska, after Tokyo agreed to increase US purchases as part...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet on Tuesday with United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in Egypt, the first such meeting since Tehran suspended cooperation with the agency two months ago. “During a trip...

A major arms fair opens Tuesday in London without the presence of Israeli government officials due to worsening diplomatic relations between Britain and Israel over the Gaza conflict. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration excluded the...

Google said on Tuesday that it would comply with the South Korean government’s demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, paving the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local...

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying 114 passengers returned to Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon after it was denied permission to land in Kathmandu due to suspension of international flight operations amid ongoing youth protests in Nepal. “Our BG0371 flight,...

The Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu has issued an urgent notice advising all Bangladeshi nationals currently in Nepal to remain indoors and avoid travel amid widespread unrest following recent protests. The embassy urged all Bangladeshis, both inbound...

Nepal’s veteran prime minister resigned on Tuesday after youth protesters demanded he quit, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed. The protests, which began on...

GPS interference affecting aviation over the Baltic Sea region has risen sharply since 2023 and now occurs almost daily, Sweden’s Transport Agency said on Thursday, pointing the finger at Russia. The number of interference incidents with...

A French ceramics museum was burgled overnight Wednesday to Thursday, with losses estimated at 9.5 million euros, local authorities said. Two pieces of Chinese porcelein were stolen from the Adrien Dubouche National Museum in the central...