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Finland ends drone alert amid regional fears of Ukraine war spillover
Finnish defence authorities scramble fighter jets; defence chief warns of more alarms as Russian war persists.
Deadly attack on Pakistan outpost puts Afghanistan ceasefire at risk
Two assaults in the northwest region have killed more than 20 people in recent days.
Israeli settler attacks activist during tour on settler violence
A group of Israeli settlers attacked Israeli rights activists in the occupied West Bank.
How Xi-Trump summit failed to yield Iran war breakthrough
US officials have nudged China to do more on the blocked Hormuz strait. President Xi doesn't appear to have budged.
This is the Palestinian Nakba, measured in land taken
On May 15, Palestinians mark 78 years since the Nakba. The count of land Israel has taken keeps growing today.
India hikes fuel prices as Iran crisis bites
The world's third-largest oil importer announced increased fuel prices and austerity measures due to the energy crisis.
Three years of the West Bank’s ‘third Nakba’
Displacement and violence haunt Palestinian Bedouins, forced from their homes repeatedly since the Nakba of 1948.
Trump and Xi move towards business-first relationship after Beijing summit
The two leaders did not resolve differences on key issues like Iran and Taiwan, despite push to extend truce.
Xi praises US ‘milestone’ visit and relationship, offers Trump roses
Xi praised the new 'constructive and strategic' relationship with the US, before Trump concluded his China trip.
US seeks indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro
The potential charges relate to Cuba's 1996 downing of humanitarian planes, US media outlets report.