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A Panama-flagged tanker called White Pearl has caught fire near Assaluyeh on Iran's Gulf coast. "Twenty-two of the ship's crew have been rescued by Iranian rescue teams after the ship's captain requested assistance from the port…

The United States has sanctioned the former governor of Lebanon's central bank, Riad Salameh, and four others close to him, saying his "corrupt and unlawful actions have contributed to the breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon." Members…

Five Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Turkey's defence ministry said the conflict took place in Zap region, where Turkey has been carrying out a…

Pakistan's outgoing prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and the leader of the opposition will meet to pick a caretaker leader to oversee a general election due by November, a government official said. Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz…

Ecuador presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed at a campaign event. Report says some 30 shots had been fired at an event in the north of the capital, Quito. Video…

Poland will hold a parliamentary election on Oct. 15, a vote that will determine Warsaw's relations with the European Union at a time when it faces rising tensions on its eastern border. The president said that the result of the vote in…

Canada has imposed new Iran-related sanctions targeting seven people who Ottawa accused of being involved in activities threatening international peace and security, according to a statement from the Canadian foreign ministry. The…

At least seven people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on residential buildings in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, Officials say two missiles hit the town the second as rescuers were searching for victims of the…

Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed against his conviction and three-year sentence on corruption charges, his lawyer said. Naeem Panjutha said the petition challenging the weekend conviction had been filed in…

Saudi Arabia called on its citizens to quickly leave Lebanese territory and to avoid approaching areas where there have been armed clashes, the Saudi embassy in Lebanon said in a statement posted late on Friday on X, formerly known as…