Muscat: As Iran and the US held indirect negotiations in the Omani capital Muscat to defuse their tensions after months of suspension, Tehran is seeking guarantees on the ‘effective and verifiable’ lifting of economic sanctions on the country, Iranian…

Gaza: Two Palestinians were killed and another was wounded by Israeli fire across the Gaza Strip on Friday, while army forces destroyed a residential building in the southern city of Khan Younis, in continued violations of a ceasefire in effect since …

Pacitan: Buildings were damaged and at least 36 people were injured after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck south of Indonesia’s Java Island early Friday, according to the state-run news agency Antara. The earthquake’s impact was significant, affectin…