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AMMAN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A Jordanian security officer was killed Thursday in a terrorist stabbing attack during his official duty in Amman, and another officer was wounded while arresting the attacker, according to the Public Security Directorate (PSD).The incident occurred at 12:20 p.m. (0920 GMT) when an assailant ambushed the officer and stabbed him with a sharp weapon, a PSD spokesperson said in a statement.The officer was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries shortly afterward.A security patrol intervened immediately and arrested the attacker. An officer in charge of the patrol suffered facial injuries during the confrontation and was also taken to hospital. His condition is stable, said the statement.Preliminary findings indicated that the attacker had intended and planned to carry out a terrorist attack against public security personnel, the statement added.

Sweden announced Thursday that it would reintroduce internal border controls within the Schengen Area for six months starting Nov. 12, citing "a serious threat to public order and internal security."In a statement, the Swedish government said its decision was based on an assessment of the

Global technology firm Microsoft is expanding its cloud infrastructure in Malaysia with a new cloud region in Johor Bahru, as it seeks to meet growing demand for cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services across the region.The investment is aimed at supporting the adoption of AI technologies

Bomb alerts affected at least four flights to and from Madrid on Thursday, according to reports from Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and news agency EFE.Citing Spain's air navigation service provider ENAIRE, RTVE reported that emails received around 9 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) warned of bombs on

Oman and Iran on Thursday stressed the importance of consolidating sustainable understandings to ensure maritime security, end the state of war and prevent renewed confrontations in the region.During a phone call, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and his Iranian counterpart,

Japanese retail chain Daiso launched its global distribution center (GDC), its biggest warehouse facility in the world, in Selangor state, marking confidence in Malaysia as a global logistical hub, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday.Such investments reflected Malaysia's ability

The European Commission on Thursday unveiled an education and skills package to reverse declining achievement in basic skills, address teacher shortages and help schools use artificial intelligence (AI) safely.The initiative comes as an EU analysis of PISA 2025 results shows that 33.9 percent of

ANKARA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye and Iran are investigating an incident involving the death of a Turkish soldier along the Türkiye-Iran border, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Thursday.The ministry's spokesperson Zeki Akturk said at a press briefing that Turkish soldier Yusuf Sait Unlu was wounded by gunfire on Oct. 31 while intervening in an illegal border crossing, and the soldier died on the same day despite medical interventions.The incident took place in the area overseen by the Engin Mayin Border Outpost on the Türkiye-Iran border, and the gunfire was assessed to have originated from the Iranian side, he added.Akturk said Türkiye launched judicial and administrative investigations immediately following the incident and held talks with the Iranian side at the scene on Tuesday, noting that the two sides are cooperating closely.

The Bank of England (BoE) announced on Thursday that it has decided to increase its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4 percent, according to a statement on its official website.The Monetary Policy Committee has voted by a majority of 8-1 to raise bank rate to 4 percent. One

Cambodia is set to launch the Mekong Dolphin Monitoring, Surveillance and Conservation Center by the end of this year, aiming to safeguard the country's endangered freshwater dolphin population, according to a news release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on

Afghan police confiscated more than 1 tonne of illicit narcotics, including 10 kg of methamphetamine, during a series of coordinated counter-narcotics operations across the country, the Ministry of Interior Affairs reported on Thursday.The seizures took place in the northern provinces of