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Rebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18 months ago. The armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army kidnapped Phillip Merhtens in February last year after he landed a small commercial plane in a remote, mountainous area. The group has tried to

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian says he will participate in the United Nation General Assembly’s annual session next week for the main objective of standing up for the Iranian nation’s rights. The Iranian president is scheduled to leave Tehran for New York on Sunday to take part in the 79th session of the UNGA and will

With Moldova facing a critical EU membership public referendum and presidential elections on October 20, the country’s Western development partners gathered in Chisinau for the fifth ministerial conference of the Moldova Support Platform to confirm their support for the former Soviet republic that is moving towards European Union membership. Several agreements were concluded with the

Israeli soldiers have killed 1,151 Palestinians working in Gaza’s health sector during the regime’s onslaught on the besieged enclave, the Palestinian health ministry has announced. A total of 986 were named in a new report published by the ministry, while personal data for the remaining 165 was still being verified. The delay in the verification

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu that ties between Tehran and Moscow will continue to expand along a permanent and lasting path. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with Shoigu in the capital Tehran on Tuesday afternoon, emphasizing the history of constructive relations between the two sides. The president

JERUSALEM — Lebanon’s health minister said at least nine people were killed and more than 2,800 others wounded when pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded Tuesday in an operation being blamed on Israel. Small amounts of explosives had been added to the pagers after they were shipped from the manufacturer, Gold Apollo, based in Taiwan,