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Gold soars towards $5,600 as Trump rattles sabre over Iran
Gold prices soared to a fresh record near $5,600 Thursday, while oil rallied after Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with his threatened military strike on Iran.
North Korea fires ballastic missile towards Sea of Japan
South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff also said it had detected a "projectile" being fired towards what Seoul calls the East Sea.
Firefighters order evacuation as heatwave bakes Australia
Authorities issued an immediate emergency evacuation warning for hundreds of people in four country towns at risk from the fire in the Otways region southwest of Melbourne.
Hezbollah chief says any attack on Iran also targets group
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Monday that any attack on the group's backer Tehran would also be an attack on the militants, and warned that any new war on Iran would ignite the region.
US aircraft carrier has arrived in Middle East
The carrier and its accompanying ships were ordered to the region as Iran cracked down on mass protests. While President Donald Trump has since backed away from military action against Tehran, he has insisted all options remain on the table.
US to slap full tariffs on Canada if it seals China...
The United States will impose 100-percent tariffs on Canadian imports should Ottawa finalize a new trade deal with China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, amplifying a similar threat from President Donald Trump a day earlier.
Israel agrees to ‘limited reopening’ of Rafah crossing
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the reopening would depend on "the return of all living hostages and a 100% effort by Hamas to locate and return all deceased hostages", Netanyahu's office said on X.
Military intervention in Iran ‘not the preferred option’: French minister
Military intervention in Iran, where authorities launched a deadly crackdown on protesters that killed thousands, is not France's preferred option, its armed forces minister said Sunday.
Indonesia landslide kills eight, more than 80 missing
Triggered by heavy rainfall, it struck two villages in Java’s West Bandung region at around 2:30 am (1930 GMT Friday) and buried residential areas.
Death toll in Pakistan mall fire rises to 67
Investigators are yet to announce what caused the fire, six days after the blaze gutted the three-storey Gul Plaza on January 17.
