Middle East and North Africa
- Qatar, Pakistan, Iran's nuclear programme, Japan, Foreign policy, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, US foreign policy, US news, Nuclear weapons, United Nations, World news, Middle East and North Africa, Iran
Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict
Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diploma…
- Japan, US foreign policy, US news, Nuclear weapons, World news, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Israel
US ambassador to skip Nagasaki bomb commemoration over Israeli exclusion
City’s mayor says Israel not invited because of risk of protests at event honouring victims of 1945 nuclear bl…
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Yemen’s Houthis release video of hijacked cargo ship – video
Footage showing armed men dropping from a helicopter and seizing a cargo ship in the Red Sea has been released…
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize cargo ship in Red Sea and call Israeli vessels ‘legitimate targets’
Footage shows masked gunmen jumping on to Galaxy Leader, which Israel says is British-ownedSee all our Israel-…
- Drones (military), Japan, Technology, Politics, Defence policy, Saudi Arabia, Business, World news, Aerospace industry, Ministry of Defence, Military, Weapons technology, UK news, Italy, Middle East and North Africa, Manufacturing sector
Saudis ask to join UK, Italy and Japan’s joint air combat programme
UK-backed move could help spread cost of developing fighter jet and drones, but may prove controversialSaudi A…
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How brutal heat is breaking records everywhere from the US to Japan
Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in th…
- Japan, Carlos Ghosn, Automotive industry, Renault, Business, Nissan, World news, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa
Disgraced Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn sues former employer for $1bn
Executive who jumped bail in Japan and escaped to Beirut has filed claim in Lebanese courtCarlos Ghosn, the di…
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DeSantis to meet UK foreign secretary with eye on US presidential bid
Florida governor lines up four-nation tour in attempt to boost credentials as credible leader on world stageRo…
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Marseille, Alexandria and Istanbul prepare for Mediterranean tsunami
Risk of significant tsunami within next 30 years is nearly 100%, Unesco says, as it urges coastal cities to be…
- Japan, Europe, Carlos Ghosn, Automotive industry, Renault, Business, Nissan, World news, Lebanon, Asia Pacific, France, Middle East and North Africa
France issues international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn
Warrant issued over £15m in suspect payments for ex-Nissan chief who jumped bail in Japan and fled to LebanonF…
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Gurrumul, Omar Souleyman, 9Bach and DakhaBrakha: the best global artists the Grammys forgot
From the Godfathers of Arabic rap to the father of Ethio-jazz, Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan guides a to…
- Japan, Joe Biden, US news, World news, Asia Pacific, China, Middle East and North Africa, Russia, Donald Trump
Joe Biden talks tough on putting the world to rights. But can he deliver?
The new US president faces a series of intractable foreign policy problems that won’t be solved by signing exe…
- Japan, Europe, Infectious diseases, Coronavirus, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, France, South Korea, Middle East and North Africa, Science
France to ease Covid rules as Asian countries consider stricter measures
Macron set to announce path out of lockdown, as Japan and South Korea react to rise in casesCoronavirus – late…
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Coronavirus live news: face masks to be mandatory across Paris as R number rises to 1.4 in France
Measure brought in to curb surging coronavirus infections in French capital; Europe sees increase in infection…
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‘It is about our survival’: UAE’s Mars mission prepares for launch
Arab world’s first interplanetary mission will see probe orbit planet for a Martian year to study its climateT…
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Global report: leaders urge free vaccines as France allows staycations
French drugmaker criticised for giving US priority; Gordon Brown says Covid-19 solution is globalCoronavirus –…
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Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 90,000 as US says isolation measures are working
Boris Johnson still in intensive care; US protective equipment stockpile nearly empty; virus could push 500m p…
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Coronavirus live news: Spain death toll passes 10,000 with record single-day rise of 950
Iran passes 50,000 cases and 3,136 deaths; Russia and Afghanistan record single-day records; Cambodian governm…
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Spain defends response to coronavirus as global cases exceed 500,000
China shuts its borders to foreign visitors, and Russia closes all bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest up…
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Coronavirus cases pass 100,000 globally as Iran threatens force to restrict travel
WHO calls on countries to make containing spread their highest priority, as Trump signs emergency spending bil…