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Singapore (AFP) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a measured tone towards China at a major defence forum on Saturday, noting "rightful alarm" over Beijing's military build-up but saying Washington sought...

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday his country's forces had pushed deeper into Lebanon, even as military delegations from both countries held landmark security...

Singapore (AFP) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a comparatively soft tone towards China at a major defence forum on Saturday, saying there was "rightful alarm" over Beijing's military build-up but...

Paris (France) (AFP) - Global betting revenue for the upcoming World Cup is likely to be "in excess of $50 billion", betting expert Darren Small told AFP, for an event...

Singapore (AFP) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is the headline speaker at Asia's premier defence summit, which began on Friday with top Chinese officials notably absent despite weighty questions over...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - Whether he was faced with inscrutable words like "hwyl," "potto" or "pluchea," California teenager Shrey Parikh's confident nod never faltered as he methodically spelled his...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - How do you choose just 30 artifacts from millions to encapsulate 250 years of American history?That's the question the government-funded Smithsonian Institution posed itself as...

Tehran (AFP) - The United States and Iran accused each other of violating an ongoing truce on Thursday following an exchange of fire, three months after the Middle East war...

Tehran (AFP) - The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday in their most serious clash since an April ceasefire began, rattling ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to...

Geneva (AFP) - Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday. The...