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With the recent arrival of a US Navy aircraft carrier task force in the Middle East near Iran, President Donald Trump is set to have all the military assets in place needed to launch a war against Tehran by the end of this week. While a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough is still on Washington’s cards, Trump may soon have to pick one of the plans drawn up by the Pentagon to meet his desired outcomes – none of which have been made public. Washington has maintained diplomatic backchannels open...

After nearly two decades of efforts, the European Union and India have formally concluded negotiations in New Delhi for a free-trade deal, shoring up the 27-member bloc’s ambitions to diversify trade ties while navigating tariff pressure from Washington and a ballooning deficit with Beijing. The agreement, announced on Tuesday and praised by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen as “the mother of all trade deals”, is poised to reduce or eliminate tariffs on 96.6 per cent of the EU’s...

Since fleeing Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion, Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn has dominated the competition and is likely to become the first ever European-born wrestler to achieve sumo's highest possible rank.

Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar has been killed in a plane crash near Baramati, India, on Wednesday morning

Hong Kong authorities will consult the public later this year on building a pedestrian walkway for a waterfront selfie hotspot in Kennedy Town, with the options including small-scale reclamation works. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho, speaking at the Legislative Council on Wednesday, said authorities were considering whether they could use “small-scale reclamation” to build a pedestrian walkway or sea wall along New Praya. “To allow tourists at New Praya, Kennedy Town, to enjoy...

Since the European Cup became the Champions League in 1992-93, 77 teams have made it to the knockouts.

Since the European Cup became the Champions League in 1992-93, 77 teams have made it to the knockouts.

Since the European Cup became the Champions League in 1992-93, 77 teams have made it to the knockouts.

Since the European Cup became the Champions League in 1992-93, 77 teams have made it to the knockouts.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.

Hong Kong authorities will launch a pilot scheme to test firefighting drones, with the aim of deploying the equipment in operations once the technology has matured, the security minister has said. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung made the remarks on Wednesday while answering lawmakers’ questions on fire safety in the Legislative Council, following the Tai Po blaze in November, that claimed 168 lives. Tang said drones in Hong Kong are used only to analyse fire scenes, while mainland...

San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama says he is "horrified" after two fatal shootings by immigration agents in Minnesota.