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South Korea will send five Korean-flagged ships to the Saudi Arabian Red Sea port of Yanbu to help establish alternative oil supply routes to avoid the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a ruling MP said on Monday. Oil prices have surged amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, raising growth and inflation risks for South Korea, which relies on Middle Eastern crude for around 70 per cent of its imports. Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz – a critical route for global crude oil and gas –...

One of China’s most prestigious universities has apologised and withdrawn a mini-film made to celebrate its 130th anniversary amid accusations of gender bias. On March 31, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) released the film to mark its coming birthday. The institution was founded on April 6, 1896, by Sheng Xuanhuai, an important minister and an entrepreneur in the late Qing dynasty (1636–1912). The video, No 800 of Dongchuan Road, was named after the address of the vast Minhang campus of the...

Tracking “trucking hot spots” helps community advocates and city officials “determine what future truck routes in Detroit might look like,” says Eastside Community Network’s Marie Garcia.

Members of Elon Musk’s private security team were deputized as federal agents even though some lacked the required training, according to newly released emails.

More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.

Wales' picturesque landscape lends itself to sauna use, in a similar way to Finland, a business owner said.

Wales' picturesque landscape lends itself to sauna use, in a similar way to Finland, a business owner said.

Dorset Police said the event drew about 2,000 people and more than 100 vehicles.

Khademi becomes latest key figure from Iranian leadership to be confirmed killed by strikes

A marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale to new hunting grounds

Donald Trump has stepped up his threats against Iran and issued a hard deadline as he warned what two targets he will go after, as he vows to unleash 'hell' on the country

Life for Hong Kong-based Iranian biomedical researcher Behzad Nasiri Ahmadabadi is filled with anxiety as he spends each day waiting for a call from his family that may not come amid the conflict in the Middle East. The stress is similar for Iranian student Ali*, who spends his days scrolling through news reports from across the world to piece together events on the ground and lies awake at night thinking about what they mean. Young Iranians in Hong Kong are dealing with the conflict in a...