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Operation suspended at TEPCO’s just-restarted nuke plant as alarm goes off

TOKYO - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company () said Thursday it suspended operation at the just-restarted reactor of a nuclear power plant in Niigata...

US hard-line stance sowing divisions

On the first anniversary of his second term, US President Donald Trump held a news conference at the White House on Tuesday, covering issues...

Mexican president says to keep shipping oil to Cuba as humanitarian aid

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed her government's commitment to supporting on Wednesday, confirming oil shipments to the island will continue...

Australia’s conservative coalition ends political alliance

CANBERRA – 's two most prominent conservative political parties have ended their long-standing alliance amid a disagreement over hate speech laws introduced in response...

Trump drops Feb 1 tariff plan, cites Greenland deal framework

DAVOS, Switzerland/STRASBOURG, France/PARIS/OSLO - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that talks with Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mark Rutte...

EU-Mercosur trade deal faces delay as EU lawmakers send it for judicial review

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to refer the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)...

People feared buried as New Zealand storms trigger landslide

Rescuers are searching for people buried by a large landslide at a campsite in Mount Maunganui after a tropical storm swept through ’s North...

ROK investigators raid homes of suspects in alleged drone infiltration into DPRK

SEOUL – A Republic of Korea joint military-police investigation team on Wednesday executed search and seizure warrants against three civilian suspects in connection with...

UN report flags critical global water shortages

UNITED NATIONS - A United Nations (UN) report released on Tuesday warned that the world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy."The report,...

S. Korea’s ex-PM Han sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding insurrection

SEOUL - South Korea's former prime minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday was sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding and abetting the insurrection...

NZ PM Luxon calls November 7 poll, promises economic prosperity

WELLINGTON - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called a general election for November 7 and kicked off his re-election campaign on Wednesday asking voters...