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British teens resist Australian-style social media ban

LONDON - British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media.They know it can feed them a diet of "brain...

Japan begins oil reserve release amid Mideast conflict

TOKYO - Japan began releasing oil from its reserves Monday to ease supply concerns amid and ensure stable distribution of petroleum products, local...

U Khin Yi elected new speaker of Myanmar’s lower house

YANGON - U Khin Yi, a member of parliament from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), was elected as the new Speaker of...

Official: Cross-border attacks kill 2, injure 5 in eastern Afghanistan’s Khost

KABUL -- Two people were killed, and five others sustained injuries as Pakistani forces launched cross-border attacks in the eastern Afghanistan Khost province on...

Australia faces credibility crisis over stance on US

Australia's support for the United States' military strikes against Iran has fueled skepticism both at home and abroad about its commitment to the rules-based...

2 unconscious after boats in protest against US base capsize in Japan’s Okinawa

TOKYO - Around 20 people were thrown into the sea, two of whom fell unconscious, after two boats used in a protest against the...

10 dead in hospital fire in east India

NEW DELHI - At least 10 people died, and a few others were injured when a fire broke out at a government-run hospital in...

Orban vows to preserve Hungary ‘island of security’ ahead of April elections

BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday pledged to keep Hungary an "island of security and calm" during a massive rally marking...

Zelensky says US sought Ukraine’s expertise on drone interception

KYIV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the United States has reached out to Ukraine several times regarding the expertise in intercepting Iranian-made...

Global efforts urged to meet UN objectives

Experts call for promoting educational equality, improving technology accessMore efforts are needed in the final five years before the deadline of the United Nations...

Trump says he demands 7 nations escort ships through Hormuz Strait

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/ABU DHABI - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has "demanded" about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a...

Ruling party: S. Korea to lift coal cap, boost nuclear output amid Iran crisis

SEOUL - South Korea's ruling said on Monday that ​the government will lift limits ‌on coal-fired power generation capacity and raise nuclear power...

Orban vows to preserve Hungary “island of security” ahead of April elections

BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday pledged to keep Hungary an "island of security and calm" during a massive rally marking...

KCNA: DPRK conducts firepower strike drill

PYONGYANG - A long-range artillery sub-unit of the Korean People's Army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () in the western area conducted...

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