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SEOUL | Xinhua | U.S. forces in South Korea were preparing to relocate interceptor missiles of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to the Middle East, a local newspaper said Wednesday. An unidentified high-ranking South Korean government official was quoted by Dong-A Ilbo as saying that the THAAD …

SANAA | Xinhua | More than 10 days after the United States and Israel launched large-scale attacks on Iran, Yemen’s Houthi movement, one of Tehran’s main regional allies, has largely remained on the sidelines, despite issuing repeated threats and expressions of solidarity with Iran. Analysts say the restraint suggests that …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  With China’s annual legislative and political consultative sessions, known as the “two sessions,” underway in Beijing, foreign envoys and international journalists are closely watching the event for signals on the world’s second-largest economy’s development trajectory and its global implications. They describe the gathering, during which the …

  US-Israel war on Iran heightens fears on air travel safety Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | There were 51 accidents in 2025 among 38.7 million flights, according to the annual safety report of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Of these, eight were fatal, most prominently the crash of …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  China maintained a tough stance against various crimes in the past year and pledged to continue that momentum into the new year, according to the country’s top judiciary officials. Chief Justice Zhang Jun and Procurator-general Ying Yong on Monday submitted the work reports of the Supreme …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Two weeks into the war that claimed his parents, Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been named his father’s successor, the country’s Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday. With Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) immediately pledging allegiance, the appointment …

BEIJING | Xinhua | As China’s annual “two sessions” get underway, “new quality productive forces,” a signature concept proposed by President Xi Jinping, has emerged as a key theme set to shape the nation’s future economic development. While taking part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the Jiangsu …

AIRO | Xinhua | Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday. In a statement, the assembly confirmed Mojtaba Khamenei’s election as the country’s third supreme leader, citing “the decisive vote of the respected representatives” of the assembly. …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military has destroyed 42 Iranian navy ships and paralysed Iran’s communications over the last three days. He made the claims while addressing leaders from 12 Western Hemisphere countries at the “Shield of the Americas Summit” in Doral, …

 How Netanyahu has manipulated America into waging his long-planned war against Iran COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | The ongoing America-Israel war against Iran, which we can alternatively call “Operation Epic Foolishness” in line with Trump’s code naming, is nothing but a Netanyahu project. While many explanations, or indeed excuses, can …