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Iran insists on control of Hormuz under any deal with US

TEHRAN - Iran insisted on Friday on its right to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz and enrich uranium under any peace deal with the United States, after President Donald Trump said a draft accord was ready.

Indonesian students decry ‘wasteful’ state spending

JAKARTA - Hundreds of Indonesian students rallied in Jakarta on Friday to protest against the spending priorities of President Prabowo Subianto’s government, and to oppose this week’s decision to raise petrol prices.

‘Backrooms’: Internet ‘creepypasta’ is year’s most unsettling horror film

The innovative studio A24 has not disappointed again. Kane Parsons’ Backrooms (2026) might be one of the most unique horror films we have seen lately. Based on a 2019 creepypasta (horror Internet myth), it frightens viewers not with jump scares...

‘All of us are migrants,’ pope says on last day in Spain

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain - Pope Leo XIV told migrants at a reception centre on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Friday that “all of us are migrants”, on the final day of a weeklong visit to Spain focused on the plight of irregul...

British ‘art giant’ David Hockney dies at 88

LONDON - British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died at the age of 88, his publicist said on Friday.

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Russian foreign minister exaggerates Russia-China relations, ignores nuances
Chinese officials look to limit social media and screen time in China
Exclusive: Second Iranian ship suspected of carrying missile ingredient leaves China
VOA Mandarin: China revises PLA regulations prioritizing war readiness