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Iran able to ‘handle situation’: China

China said it believed Iran could “handle the situation well and spare the region further turmoil” while safeguarding its sovereignty

Four killed and 12 injured in rocket attacks in Myanmar

A rocket attack by Myanmar anti-coup fighters killed four people and wounded 12, including cadets from the military’s elite officer

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 33,797

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that at least 33,797 people have been killed in the territory during

33 killed in Afghanistan flash flood

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days,

World cannot afford another war: UN secretary-general

The international community cannot afford another war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, commenting on Iran’s latest drone and missile attack

Somalia arrests 8 pirates behind MV Abdullah hijacking incident

At least 8 pirates have been apprehended on the East Coast of Puntland, a Federal state in northeastern Somalia, just