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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - (Photo by IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE / AFP)

Iran’s Khamenei vows defiance against US subjugation efforts

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a united national front to confront what he described as US efforts to subjugate the Islamic republic.

The remarks come two months since ...

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Vietnam evacuates 300,000 as Typhoon Kajiki approaches coast

HANOI: Vietnam plans to evacuate more than 300,000 people and has cancelled over a dozen domestic flights as Typhoon Kajiki approaches.

More than 325,500 residents in five coastal provinces will be moved ...

Foreign Affairs Advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government Mohammad Touhid Hossain (R) posing alongside Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during a bilateral meeting in Dhaka. - (Photo by Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP)

Bangladesh and Pakistan strengthen ties but war apology remains unresolved

DHAKA: Bangladesh and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen their long-strained bilateral relations through increased trade and cultural exchanges.

The agreement marks a significant step between two nations ...

ARCOM agency chief Martin Ajdari - (Photo by Xavier LEOTY / AFP)

France regulator cannot block dead streamer’s channel on foreign platform

PARIS: France’s broadcast regulator has confirmed it lacks the authority to block the online channel of a streamer who died during a live broadcast.

ARCOM agency chief Martin Ajdari stated that because ...

Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah - Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Sultan of Brunei to visit Malaysia for state visit and annual consultation

PUTRAJAYA: The Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, will undertake a state visit to Malaysia from tomorrow until Thursday at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.

The visit ...

Singapore’s Health Minister Ong Ye Kung - (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / POOL / AFP)

Singapore to classify etomidate as Class C drug from September 1

SINGAPORE: Singapore will officially classify etomidate as an illegal Class C controlled substance from September 1.

The anaesthetic agent has become increasingly abused through electronic vaporisers according ...

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EU transfers US$11.8 billion from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

MOSCOW: The European Union transferred 10.1 billion euros (US$11.8 billion) in income from frozen Russian central bank assets to Ukraine between January and July this year.

Brussels uses these funds to ...

Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman - Tribunnews website

Indonesia must build from villages to match big nations, says minister

JAKARTA: Indonesia must develop its villages boldly to achieve parity with major global powers according to Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman.

He emphasised that true national advancement ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov - (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov / POOL / AFP)

Russia accuses West of blocking Ukraine peace talks amid diplomatic tensions

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Western nations of attempting to obstruct peace negotiations aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict.

Lavrov made these remarks during a Sunday ...

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Spain’s August heatwave breaks records as most intense ever

MADRID: Spain’s recent sixteen-day heatwave has been declared the most intense ever recorded in the country’s history.

The State Meteorological Agency confirmed that provisional readings from August third ...