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Donald Trump has postponed strikes on Iranian power plants for five days, citing “productive talks” aimed at reducing Middle East hostilities, Al Jazeera reported.
Rising US actions against Iran-aligned groups have pulled Iraq into a wider regional confrontation, worsening political tensions and deepening the country’s economic woes.
Experts warn that threats to punish broadcasters over Iran war coverage reflect wider efforts associated with Trump to reshape free speech, raising concerns about press freedom and self-censorship.
China defended ongoing land reclamation in the Paracel (Xisha) Islands, saying the work aims to improve living conditions and the local economy and reiterating its sovereignty claim.
A Rohingya father in Klang says he has seen his two-year-old only twice from afar after his wife gave birth inside a Malaysian immigration detention centre following the family’s arrest.
An IRGC spokesman publicly mocked President Trump, repeating his television-era catchphrase “You’re fired!” in a taunt reported by Al Jazeera, highlighting renewed rhetorical friction between Tehran and Washington.
Al Jazeera published images showing the aftermath in southern Lebanon’s al-Shihabiya after an Israeli attack, highlighting renewed violence along the Israel-Lebanon border and its wider implications.
Japan says one of two nationals detained in Iran has safely returned home in good health, officials confirmed after the foreign minister announced the release.
The South China Morning Post reports President Trump has moved from diplomacy and sanctions changes to threats against Iran’s civilian infrastructure over the Strait of Hormuz crisis, prompting concerns about escalation.
Al Jazeera reports Israeli settlers staged a second night of attacks in West Bank towns amid Israel’s broader push to expand control over Palestinian territories, escalating tensions in the occupied territory.
Hong Kong activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung told a West Kowloon court that China’s 2018 constitutional amendment enshrining Communist Party leadership represented a ‘regression’ away from constitutional democracy.
Israel and the United States launched extensive strikes across Iran, including Tehran, as President Donald Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum neared expiry. The actions raise risks of wider regional escalation and global economic impacts.
The Pentagon has requested $200 billion in new funding, a move many see as indicating the associated conflict will be prolonged, with wide fiscal and strategic implications.
Han Shen Lin, director of the China Office at the Asia Consultative Group, says China is likely to stay neutral in the Iran conflict, pursuing a cautious, long‑term strategy to protect its strategic and economic interests.
Tensions have spiked as Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — or face strikes on power plants — approaches, with US-Israel military action now in its 24th day.
Customs data show China cut exports of gallium and germanium to Japan to zero in early 2026 while increasing rare-earth magnet shipments, a move that could signal targeted trade pressure amid diplomatic friction.
A US-led initiative is proposing an ammunition production facility in the Philippines under PIPIR, prompting critics to warn it could make Manila a logistics hub for US military activity.
President Prabowo said Indonesia will not pay the reported US$1 billion joining fee for permanent membership of the Trump-linked “Board of Peace,” pledging instead to contribute peacekeeping troops amid domestic criticism.
Hong Kong prosecutors have added a terrorism-related conspiracy charge under the national security law against two men accused in an alleged three-year-old bomb plot and moved to transfer the case to the High Court.
EIN Presswire reports that Li Ka-shing’s firm is in a dispute with Panama over ports along the Panama Canal, including Balboa Port, amid a reported US-backed effort by Panama to assert control.