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IOM: 53 migrants dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya

TRIPOLI -- Fifty-three migrants, including two infants, were dead or missing after their rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization...

Iran rejects zero enrichment, projects dual-track posture amid stalled talks with US

CAIRO/TEHRAN - Iran on Monday publicly rejected a core US demand to cease all uranium enrichment, while projecting a dual-track strategy of guarded diplomatic...

Trump threatens to block opening of new US-Canada bridge

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new bridge linking the United States and Canada amid...

Israel’s decisions to deepen control in West Bank raise Palestinian concerns over land, stability

RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/LONDON - Israel's recent decisions to deepen control over the West Bank and expand Jewish settlements there have raised broad Palestinian concerns over potential...

AI risks widening divide in ASEAN

The global boom in artificial intelligence may be a boon for some in Southeast Asia. But analysts are warning of the risks it poses...

Egypt urges deployment of intl force to monitor Gaza ceasefire

Egypt is pushing to fast-track the deployment of the international stabilization force tasked with advancing the ceasefire in Gaza amid reports of continued civilian...

Bangladesh secures reduced 19% US tariff, US material apparel exemption

Bangladesh has secured a reduced 19 percent US tariff under a trade agreement signed between the two countries on Monday, granting exemptions for some...

Attack on Russia will trigger ‘full-fledged military response’, Lavrov warns Europe

MOSCOW/KYIV -- Russia will respond with all available means in the event of an attack by Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in...

US military strikes alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 2

WASHINGTON - The US military struck one more alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing two people aboard, according to the...

Palace ready to help UK police in any inquiry into king’s brother Andrew

LONDON - Buckingham Palace said on Monday it was ready to support any police investigation into King Charles' younger brother after emails suggested ...

Poll commission: Bhumjaithai Party emerges as largest party in Thailand’s lower house

BANGKOK - has emerged as the largest party in Thailand's House of Representatives, according to preliminary results released by the country's Election Commission...

Seguro declares victory in Portugal’s presidential run-off

LISBON - Center-left Socialist Party candidate Antonio Jose Seguro declared victory in Portugal's second-round presidential election on Sunday.According to data from Portugal's Interior Ministry,...

Anutin says Bhumjaithai Party wins Thai election

BANGKOK - Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul announced at a press conference on Sunday that the has won...

Japan’s ruling coalition secures lower house majority in election

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) won more than a two-thirds majority in...

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