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Israel's Netanyahu vows to restore security as violence surges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to restore security "on all fronts" after surging violence that included rocket fire from Lebanon and Syria and two more deaths on Monday.

Apparent leak of secret US documents poses 'serious' risk: Pentagon

The apparent leak of highly sensitive US documents -- many of them related to the Ukraine conflict -- presents a "very serious" risk to US national security, the Pentagon said Monday.

What we know: Leak of classified US documents

The apparent leak of a trove of highly classified US documents -- including many related to the Ukraine conflict -- has triggered a criminal investigation as well as a multi-agency effort to assess the potential fallout.

West Bank violence kills Palestinian teen, British Israeli mother

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Monday claimed the lives of a Palestinian teenager and a British-Israeli mother who succumbed to injuries from a West Bank gun attack that earlier killed her two daughters.

N.Ireland marks 25 years of peace, but police come under attack

Northern Ireland on Monday marked the 25th anniversary of its landmark 1998 peace accords, but the fragility of the province's truce was underlined as masked youths pelted police vehicles with petrol bombs during sectarian disorder.

'Here to stay': Israeli settlers rally at West Bank outpost

Carrying Israeli flags and accompanied by soldiers, thousands of determined demonstrators rallied in the West Bank on Monday, pushing for more settlements to be set up in the occupied Palestinian territory.

West Bank violence claims lives of Palestinian teen, British Israeli mother

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Monday claimed the lives of a Palestinian teenager and a British-Israeli mother who succumbed to injuries from a West Bank gun attack that earlier killed her two daughters.

Bomb blast kills at least four in southwest Pakistan

A bomb blast in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan killed at least four people and wounded 15 others on Monday, officials said.

Blinken to visit Vietnam, Japan as Asia tensions flare

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam later this week in the latest bid to build relations with a growing US partner as tensions flare with China over Taiwan, the State Department said Monday.

At least four killed by bomb in southwest Pakistan

At least four people were killed and 15 others injured Monday by a bomb blast in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said.

China ends Taiwan war games aimed at 'sealing off' island

China declared it had "successfully completed" three days of war games around Taiwan on Monday, after it deployed dozens of aircraft to launch simulated strikes and an aerial blockade of the self-ruled island.

Taiwan's frontline islanders resigned in face of Chinese military might

At a beach on a windswept Taiwanese archipelago just a few miles from mainland China, Lin Ke-qiang offers a gloomy prediction: should war ever break out with Beijing, his island does not stand a chance.

China rehearses 'sealing off' Taiwan, US deploys naval destroyer

China simulated "sealing off" Taiwan during a third day of wargames around the self-ruled island on Monday, as the United States deployed a naval destroyer into Beijing-claimed waters in a show of force.

Ukraine conflict on Lula's agenda in delayed China visit

Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing next week to discuss trade and Ukraine mediation, having overcome the pneumonia that forced him to postpone the trip.

Sunak, Biden to mark 25 years since N.Irish peace deal

Northern Ireland on Monday marks the 25th anniversary of its landmark 1998 peace accords, with the UK province mired in political dysfunction and security concerns which threaten to overshadow the historic milestone.

Chinese shopping app Temu wows US amid TikTok fears

Shopping online at Temu, Laurie Silva paid just $1.25 for earrings and $15 for a cardigan -- she is among millions of US consumers the Chinese platform is wooing with low-cost bargains and a dizzying array of products.

China to stage Taiwan live-fire drills

China was due to hold live-fire drills on Monday to round off three days of military exercises in response to Taiwan's president meeting with the US House speaker.

Thousands rally in Georgia against government

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied Sunday in the Georgian capital Tbilisi as the Black Sea nation's government faces mounting accusations of backsliding on democracy.

Kuwait gets its seventh government in three years

Kuwait announced a new government on Sunday, its seventh in three years of deep political crisis between parliament and the executive.

Saudi delegation in Yemen for peace talks with rebels

A Saudi delegation was in Yemen's capital on Sunday to negotiate a potential new truce with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels who control the city, diplomats said, as Riyadh sought a way out of the war.

Saudi delegation in Yemen for peace talks: diplomats

A Saudi delegation was in the rebel-held capital of Yemen on Sunday to negotiate a potential new truce with Iran-backed Huthi rebels, diplomats said, as Riyadh seeks a way out of the war.

The Ukrainian troops collecting the enemy's dead

An enemy soldier's badly decomposed remains, still in his green uniform and black boots, had lain for months on the edge of a northeastern Ukraine village but a special unit was about to gather them.

China simulates Taiwan strikes in second day of 'Joint Sword' drills

Chinese fighter jets and warships simulated strikes on Taiwan Sunday as they encircled the island during a second straight day of military drills launched in response to its president meeting the US House speaker.

Taiwanese celebrate freedom in the face of China's war games

Retired lecturer Donald Ho was out for his morning stroll in a busy downtown park Sunday, anxious about what Chinese jets and ships holding war games around Taiwan meant for freedom in the self-ruled island.

China's drills around Taiwan: key questions

China has launched three days of military drills intended to intimidate self-ruled Taiwan after a US visit by Taipei's President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing.

Israeli army launches strikes in Syria after rocket fire

Israel launched artillery strikes on Syria Sunday morning after several rockets were fired from there and landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli army announced.

Irish Joe: Immigrant roots central to Biden's political identity

When a British journalist once asked Joe Biden for an interview, the US president responded with a joke.

China in second day of 'Joint Sword' military drills encircling Taiwan

China was conducting a second day of military drills around Taiwan on Sunday, in what it has called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker.

Israel protesters keep up the pressure on Netanyahu

Israeli demonstrators crowded Tel Aviv late Saturday for another protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to reform the judiciary, despite the process being put on hold.

China launches three days of military drills around Taiwan

China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker.

Syria rockets fired after Israel calls up reservists

Rockets were fired from Syria late Saturday after Israel began calling up police and army reservists following attacks that killed three people, including an Italian tourist, and earlier rocket fire from Lebanon.

Saudi delegation in Iran after historic deal

A Saudi delegation arrived in Tehran Saturday to discuss reopening its diplomatic missions in the Islamic republic, two days after a historic meeting in Beijing between their foreign ministers.

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