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Middle East rocked by heaviest attacks since Iran-US ceasefire
TEHRAN, July 13 — The Middle East has been rocked by US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, as fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz threatened to derail efforts to permanently end the war. As
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What comes next? South Korea eyes ‘golden window’ as AI chip boom promises unprecedented tax windfall
SEOUL, July 13 — South Korea will use a tax revenue windfall from artificial intelligence chipmakers as a strategic source of investment, President Lee Jae Myung said today, describing a “golden window” of opportunity. Global demand for advanced memory chips
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EU weighs trade ban Israeli settlements amid mounting pressure
BRUSSELS, July 13 — EU foreign ministers today discussed imposing an import ban on products from Israeli settlements, after pressure from a raft of member states. “Everybody agrees that the situation in the West Bank is really intolerable,” EU foreign
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South Korea trials ‘AI legal secretary’ to help public officials navigate the law
SEOUL, July 13 — The South Korean government has developed an “AI legal secretary” service that public servants can refer to when reviewing legal grounds in the course of policy planning and implementation, and put it into operation on a
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Spain’s ex-PM faces backlash over ‘no French players’ remark ahead of World Cup semi-final
MADRID, July 13 — Spain’s conservative ex-prime minister Mariano Rajoy faced criticism at home and in France yesterday after saying the neighbouring country’s national football team had “no French players”. The comment, published in an opinion piece in Spanish online
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Israel elections to be held on Oct 27 in defining test for Netanyahu
JERUSALEM, July 13 — Israel will hold national elections on October 27, the last date allowed by law, its parliament said yesterday, with the vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership since the Gaza war
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Asean calls for ‘concrete’ progress from Myanmar on stalled peace plan
BANGKOK, July 13 — Southeast Asian foreign ministers pressed their Myanmar counterpart for “concrete” progress on a stagnant Asean peace plan for the country during a meeting in Bangkok yesterday, top Thai and Philippine diplomats said. The meeting between foreign
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US unleashes fresh wave of strikes on Iran amid Hormuz crisis
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The US military announced a fresh wave of strikes against Iran yesterday, saying it aimed to “continue degrading” Tehran’s ability to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The latest salvo began at 2100 GMT (5am
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Trump leads tributes after key ally Lindsey Graham dies at 71, leaving big gap in his inner circle
WASHINGTON, July 12 — US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest political allies and among the most recognisable conservative voices in Washington, has died aged 71 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden
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Qatar’s former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies aged 74
ISTANBUL, July 12 — Qatar’s former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died today morning at the age of 74, the country’s Amiri Diwan announced. The Amiri Diwan announced his death in a statement posted on the X platform,
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