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Groups of collectors and craftsmen have developed around products of penny-pressing machines

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a press conference on Friday where he called the U.S. “double-faced” and its Indo-Pacific strategy “a failure.” Analysts, however, said that thus far, China has been put in a disfavored position in dealing with the tariff war that the Trump administration began. Click here for the full story in Mandarin.  

Turkey and Iran have recalled their ambassadors amid growing diplomatic friction, marking a new phase in regional power struggles since late 2024. This latest dispute follows Iranian criticism of Turkey’s Syria policy and comes after PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urged his group to disarm in February. In response, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned Iran against supporting proxy groups, suggesting such actions could backfire. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday.  Two young girls — who local media said are aged four and one — were missing after possibly being swept away by floodwaters from Friday's storm.  The deluge left hospital rooms underwater, turned neighborhoods into islands, and cut electricity to swaths of...

Officials say 3 of the 4 fires have been contained

Honoring resilience: Somali women commemorate International Women's Day with reflections on the past and resilience in the present

Residents of a community tell detainees they are free to go

Foreign ministers from Muslim nations gather in Saudi Arabia to address the situation in Gaza

The war in Ukraine and the terrorist attacks in Moscow have led to unprecedented pressure on migrant workers in Russia, both in the political sphere and among the Russian public. Thousands of Uzbeks working in Russia are now considering returning home to help with the construction of "New Tashkent" development projects.  Click here for the full story in Uzbek. 

The three-year-long war is at a critical juncture for Kyiv after Trump suspended U.S. military aid following his public falling-out with Zelenskyy last week.

Congress must act by midnight Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown

Doctors say the pontiff is not out of danger yet

A Norwegian is in custody in Switzerland and authorities in Poland are investigating a Polish suspect

Afghan women face growing despair as Taliban increase repressive measures

Protesters sent a message decrying widespread violence against women in the country

'It is not negotiation. It is commanding and imposition,' Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says

Most of the dead are civilians who were members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite sect