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Guterres marks end of UN mission in Iraq
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday marked in Baghdad the end of the United Nations' political mission in Iraq, which supported the country's transition following the US-led invasion. At Baghdad's request, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) will shut down its operations after 22 years of assisting the country in its transition following the 2003 invasion and occupation that toppled longtime ruler Saddam Hussein. "UNAMI was honoured and humbled to walk side-by-s ... read more |
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NKorean leader's sister sports Chinese foldable phone; as Kim vows to root out 'evil'Seoul (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 The North Korean leader's powerful sister Kim Yo Jong has been spotted with a likely Chinese-made foldable phone, as Pyongyang's elite skirt sanctions to get their hands on the latest gadgetry from abroad. ... more 
North Korea fires artillery salvo in military training, South saysSeoul (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 North Korea fired 10 artillery shells from a multiple rocket launcher system this week, South Korea's military said Wednesday. ... more 
South Korea shouldn't take sides in China, Japan spat: presidentSeoul (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 South Korea's leader said Wednesday that his country wouldn't take sides in an escalating war of words between Japan and China, calling for the two sides to "coexist". ... more 
How anti-China disinformation shaped South Korea's year of crisisSeoul (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt to impose martial law last year plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades, providing fertile ground for disinformation to grow. ... more |
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FM says 'no undeclared nuclear enrichment facility' in IranTehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the country had no undeclared uranium enrichment sites and that all of its facilities were monitored by the UN's nuclear watchdog. ... more 
South Korea proposes first military talks with North in yearsSeoul (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 South Korea proposed on Monday talks with Pyongyang to avoid border clashes, the first such offer in seven years as Seoul seeks to ease military tensions with the nuclear-armed North. ... more 
UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verificationVienna (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 The UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday called on Iran to allow it to verify its enriched uranium inventories, especially its sensitive stockpile of highly enriched uranium that was "long overdue", according to a confidential report seen by AFP. ... more 
Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensionsMoscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 Russia on Tuesday offered to discuss with the United States allegations from Washington that it had carried out secret underground nuclear tests, in a bid to ease tensions between the world's top two nuclear superpowers. ... more 
US military slams 'destabilizing' North Korea missile launchWashington (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 The US military said on Friday it was "consulting closely" with allies and partners following North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch. ... more |
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Iran president warns Tehran may face evacuation due to drought
Tehran (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned in a speech broadcast on Friday that the capital Tehran may need evacuating because of water shortages if it doesn't rain before the end of the year. "If it doesn't rain, we'll have to start rationing water in Tehran between late November and early December", Pezeshkian said in a speech broadcast on state TV. "Even if we do ration it and it still doesn't rain by then, we'll run out of water, we'll have to evacuate Tehran." It was not immediately cle ... read more 
N. Korea warns of more 'offensive action' after latest missile launchSeoul (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 North Korea's defence minister warned Saturday of more "offensive action", as Washington and Seoul criticised Pyongyang's latest ballistic missile launch. ... more |
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North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile: Seoul military Seoul (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 North Korea fired a ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, around a week after US President Donald Trump approved South Korea's plan to build a nuclear-powered submarine. ... more 
Experts warn explosive nuclear testing would trigger escalationWashington DC (UPI) Nov 6, 2025 President Donald Trump's calls to ramp up nuclear weapons testing last week have put nuclear watchdogs and world leaders on alert while experts say the United States has little to gain. ... more
Putin says Russia considers resuming nuclear tests after Trump commentsMoscow (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would consider resuming nuclear tests if the United States did so, convening a security council meeting after US President Donald Trump's comments on testing. ... more
Iran commemorates storming of US embassy with missile replicas, fake coffinsTehran (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 With replicas of missiles on display and effigies of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hanging from a crane, thousands of Iranians commemorated on Tuesday the 1979 storming of the US embassy in Tehran. ... more
South Korea says North fired artillery rockets during Hegseth visitSeoul (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 North Korea fired multiple artillery rockets an hour before US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the border separating it from the South, Seoul's military told AFP on Tuesday. ... more |
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