No one has the power to evict Gazans: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza, saying that no one has the power to evict Palestinians from war-torn Gaza. AFP reports. Speaking at a press conference at Istanbul airport before departing for Malaysia on Sunday, Erdogan said that Gaza, the West Bank and East […]

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President files lawsuit against Iraqi Prime Minister

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, accusing him of not paying salaries to civil servants in the autonomous Kurdistan region, a move that has further exposed divisions within Iraq’s top leadership. President Rashid, who is himself a Kurd, filed a lawsuit last month against Prime Minister […]

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550 Palestinians and 18 Israeli hostages released in five phases

Hamas has released three more Israeli prisoners. They were released from a location in the Deir al-Balah area of ​​central Gaza in the fifth round of prisoner exchanges as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on Saturday. The freed prisoners are Eli Sharabi, Or Levi and Ohad Ben Ami. They were handed […]

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Wooing Chinese tourists, Thai leader says she has ‘Chinese blood in her’

Thailand’s prime minister, seeking to allay security concerns among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, said she had “Chinese blood in her” and that she had personally looked into security protocols in place to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens. Security in Thailand has become a trending topic of conversation among Chinese nationals, by far the largest […]

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Hong Kong to complain to WTO on U.S. tariff decision

The Hong Kong government will proceed with launching a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the United States’ decision to levy an additional 10 per cent tariff on products from the city, an escalation analysts say is important but unlikely to sway the Trump administration. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau […]

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Japan PM Ishiba, after meeting Trump, voices optimism over averting tariffs

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed optimism on Sunday that his country could avoid higher U.S. tariffs, saying President Donald Trump had “recognised” Japan’s huge investment in the U.S. and the American jobs that it creates. At his first White House summit on Friday, Ishiba told public broadcaster NHK, he explained to Trump how many […]

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