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In an interview, Trump said Gulf states had urged him to delay further strikes on Iran, acknowledged the war's political cost, and discussed Obama and his plans for a Democratic-controlled Congress.

Macroeconomic issues are occupying the thoughts of leading Japanese multinationals as they adjust strategies in China, but few say they worry that diplomatic tensions will cost them opportunities in one of their largest overseas markets. Big names, from Panasonic to Hitachi, used a major trade show in Shanghai this week to highlight their commitment to China and parade their offerings. While nimbly navigating geopolitical headwinds, they are also looking forward to possible exchanges between...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Thursday Russia and Ukraine agreed to expand the next round of talks to include European nations and that Washington was working toward what Kushner called the war’s “largest prisoner exchange.” “We are also working toward what would be the largest prisoner exchange of the war, potentially reuniting thousands of people with their families,” Kushner said on social media platform X following talks

The army has taken control of most of Tigray's main towns - it is unclear if the TPLF is capable of fighting back.
Tyner, 41, enlisted in the US Army in 2008 and previously served in Afghanistan, Qatar, and Iraq. The headquarters where he was stationed is designed to command NATO land forces during a conflict.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia expressed its condolences to Turkiye after four military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in the eastern province of Malatya. In a statement posted on X, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed the Kingdom’s “sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy” to the families of those who died and to the government and people of Turkiye. The Kingdom also expressed solidarity with the victims’ families and with the Turkish government and people. Turkiye’s defense mi

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Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drones heading for Riyadh as the rebel group claims attacks on energy facilities.

Indonesia’s fresh drills this month on its first and only aircraft carrier have refocused attention on the issue of whether the costly, ageing vessel is being put to good strategic use. The KRI Sriwijaya-100, commissioned two months ago, should be deployed for power projection and military operations far from Jakarta’s shores, analysts say, warning that underutilisation risks turning the military asset into “a sitting duck”. The Indonesian navy conducted helicopter operation drills aboard the...

Saudi-led coalition intercepts flurry of suspected Houthi drones targeting oil and military infrastructure.

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WASHINGTON: Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out amid a spy scandal surrounding Nvidia’s now-former CEO Jensen Huang, two people familiar with the situation said on Thursday. A growing number of lawmakers criticized Lutnick for the administration’s refusal to add dozens of Chinese companies to a key US trade blacklist, and over whether the government was properly overseeing Nvidia’s exports to China. Criticism of Lutnick’s
The Brave1 defense innovation cluster, together with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, has tested reconnaissance drones of the Mavic type from nine Ukrainian manufacturers to assess whether the aircraft meet the military’s actual needs and the conditions of the modern battlefield.

NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council on Thursday renewed its sanctions on Yemen and moved to cut off supplies of dual-use components and chemicals the Houthi militia uses to build drones and missiles. A resolution unanimously adopted by council members also strongly condemned the group’s military escalation inside Yemen and its cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia. The resolution, adopted by the council by consensus (meaning without a vote as there were no formal objections), demanded that the
The president claimed that the US controls the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, and that the blockade it imposed on Iran is severely damaging its economy.
According to the broadcaster, these signals run counter to recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, who said he saw no need to resume a military campaign against Iran

LONDON: An American Army officer who was arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of spying for Russia had not handed over any information to Moscow and he is expected to be charged in Britain in the coming days, a US official said Thursday. After the British charges are filed against Lt. Col. Brandon Tyner, expected on Sunday or Monday, the intention is then to prosecute him under the US military justice system, the official said. No information made it into Russian hands, the official sai

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France calls Israel’s entry ban on left-wing leader ‘demagogic’ French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned Israel’s decision to bar left-wing officials, including Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the La France Insoumise party, from entering the country in a post on X on Thursday. "This demagogic decision, coming from a government that has repeatedly violated international law, plays into the hands of those who, like La France Insoumise, make a living out of exploiting the Israeli-Palestini
Russian authorities have registered the deaths of more than 11,000 foreigners from nearly 100 countries in the war against Ukraine.

RIYADH: The Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and China’s special envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun, discussed regional security, diplomatic efforts to ease tensions and the protection of vital shipping routes on Thursday. The talks during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Riyadh focused on continuing Houthi attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, and their implications for regional stability, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The officials also

Death toll from Israeli strike on Nasser Medical Complex rises to seven A Palestinian has died from injuries sustained in Thursday’s Israeli air strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, bringing the death toll to seven, Al Jazeera reported, citing the hospital. Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli air strike at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, during a funeral on 12 November 2026 (AFP)
According to KAN, Somaliland leaders had expressed concern that, following Israel's elections, the country's attitude towards Somaliland may change for the worse.

There are mounting concerns across Europe that recent hoax threats and cyber attacks could be part of a massive hybrid warfare campaign. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative. She says that Russia's aim is to "increase its power at the expense of European countries and the easiest way to do that is to constantly wage this dirty war against European countries, using illegal and unethical means, because Ru

There are mounting concern across Europe that recent hoax threats and cyber attacks could be part of a massive hybrid warfare campaign. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative. She says that Russia's aim is to "increase its power at the expense of European countries and the easiest way to do that is to constantly wage this dirty war against European countries, using illegal and unethical means, because Rus
Jared Kushner on Ukraine: The potential of Ukraine is incredible. The postwar plans that we're working on are really incredible.
Jared Kushner on Ukraine: People would like to see this war end. This is what we're hearing from people.
Jared Kushner on Ukraine: We cannot conclude this deal without the Europeans being at the table. We've been telling Putin that we believe that's very important.

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Zelensky: We will exchange POWs. It will be the biggest exchange of war prisoners. Our soldiers will come home.

Pro-Palestinian group seeks ban on Israeli real estate fair in Paris Pro-Palestinian activists have asked a French court to ban an Israeli real estate fair in Paris marketing Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, AFP reported on Thursday. The Franco-Palestinian NIDAL association filed an emergency motion with a court against the 9th Icube real estate and investment salon, arguing that the fair violates human rights. The event is scheduled for Sunday at the European C

Japan aims to become harder to defeat militarily and less vulnerable to economic pressure from China under plans to overhaul its three key security documents by the end of the year. Analysts said the proposed revisions could make it more difficult for China to achieve its military objectives or use financial leverage on Japan, but that their impact would depend on Tokyo’s ability to translate its plans into practical capabilities. Some also said that stronger Japanese defences could prompt...

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and France commenced their 27th joint coo...
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: Spain is governed from Spain, not from Washington, not from Moscow, not from Buenos Aires, and not from Tel Aviv. From Spain. We will not allow our country to become the backyard of any far-right international movement.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Vice President JD Vance to shift his focus away from the Iran war and instead devote himself to fighting what the president says is corruption and crime in Democratic-controlled cities and states. Vance, who served as the lead negotiator for a short-lived truce in the eight-month old war, has been blunt in blaming the war — and the economic reverberations it has caused — for Republicans’ sweeping losses in last week’s midterm elections in
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: You do not have to be Ukrainian or Palestinian to defend peace in the world, an end to genocide and respect for international law.
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: Has Trump been an alternative or a change of government in the United States, or has he been regression? Was Bolsonaro in Brazil an alternative, or was he regression? Has our friend Milei been an alternative in Argentina, or has he been regression? What you do not want for the world, do not want for your own country.

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Q: If the Iranians kill a senior American official, what will happen to them? Trump: They will not exist very long any longer.
Iranian state media claimed on Tuesday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had carried out strikes destroying "enemy navigation systems" on Didamar island.