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hilippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers the opening statement during the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, 23 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia hosts security gathering amid Middle East turmoil

A day earlier Rubio said the United States wanted a diplomatic solution in the Middle East, but Tehran was not playing ball.

Demonstrators hold placards on the day of the protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023. Photo REUTERS

London police scuffle with far-right protesters as pro-Palestinian rally starts