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Philippines Orders Casinos to Tighten Monitoring of Government Gamblers

New Delhi, June 6 -- MANILA - The number that tells the story best is not a jackpot. It is 600,000 - the count of names that Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR had on its restricted persons list befor... Read More


Hamas Returns to Cairo With Gaza's Future Hinging on a Disarmament Question Nobody Has Answered

Khalil al-Hayya, June 6 -- The question that has shadowed every round of Gaza negotiations since last October arrived in Cairo with Hamas on Friday evening, carried in the delegation's luggage as sure... Read More


US Downs Four Iranian Drones Near Strait of Hormuz, Strikes Radar Sites at Qeshm

DUBAI, June 6 -- The first warning that the truce had failed again came from a radar screen, not a negotiating table. US air defense crews tracked four Iranian drones turning toward the Strait of Horm... Read More


Hezbollah Rejects Washington Ceasefire as 'Surrender,' Vows to Fight as Long as Occupation Persists

India, June 4 -- The ink on Washington's ceasefire announcement was barely dry when Hezbollah dismantled it. Naim Qassem, the secretary-general of the Iran-backed movement, issued a written statement... Read More


Berri Guarantees Hezbollah Ceasefire Compliance, Puts Burden on Israel Ahead of Washington Talks

India, June 1 -- The man who holds the lever to Hezbollah's ceasefire posture made his position plain on Sunday: he can deliver. But he will not go first. Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the... Read More


US-Iran Negotiations Reach Tense Turning Point, Threat of New Airstrikes

India, May 23 -- The United States and Iran appear closer to a possible diplomatic breakthrough after weeks of escalating military threats, oil market panic, and fears of a wider regional war that cou... Read More


Iran Says Tehran and Washington Closer to Resolving Differences, Nuclear Diplomacy Gains Momentum

India, May 23 -- Iran said Saturday that Tehran and Washington have moved closer toward resolving major disagreements, signaling fresh diplomatic momentum in one of the world's most closely watched ge... Read More


Trump Freezes Iran Strike After Gulf Pressure and Tehran's New Nuclear Proposal

India, May 20 -- US President Donald Trump has suspended a planned military strike on Iran after Gulf leaders reportedly urged Washington to give diplomacy one final chance, dramatically reducing fear... Read More


US Air Force Lost 42 Aircraft in Iran War, Pentagon Faces Explosive Questions Over $85 Billion Conflict

India, May 20 -- The scale of US military losses during the war against Iran is coming into sharper focus after a Congressional Research Service report revealed that the United States lost or suffered... Read More


Vance Says Iran Conflict Will Not Become 'Forever War,' Trump Pushes Fragile Ceasefire Strategy

India, May 20 -- US Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that the conflict with Iran would not spiral into another prolonged American military campaign in the Middle East, attempting to calm growing f... Read More