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Japanese court hands life sentence to shooter of ex-PM Abe

TOKYO - A court in western Japan on Wednesday sentenced a man to life in prison for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

New Zealand 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...

Calls mount for release of Maduro

'Rogue behavior' of US condemned as intl solidarity urged for VenezuelaDiplomats, business and academic leaders in South Africa have called on the international community...

Canadian military models response to hypothetical US invasion

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces have developed a conceptual model responding to a hypothetical military invasion by the United States, local media reported...

White House says Air Force One turns around after malfunction

WASHINGTON - Air Force One, carrying US President Donald Trump en route to , Switzerland, returned to the Washington area on Tuesday after the...

Syria declares four-day ceasefire to support talks with SDF

DAMASCUS - Syria's Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday a four-day ceasefire across all operational sectors of the Syrian army, effective from 8:00 pm...

UN chief condemns Israeli demolition of UN compound in East Jerusalem

UNITED NATIONS/RAMALLAH - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned Israel's demolition of a UN compound in East Jerusalem, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for...

Trump says he will skip G7 summit, questions NATO’s value to US

WASHINGTON/DAVOS, Switzerland/OSLO - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will not attend an emergency Group of Seven summit proposed by French President Emmanuel...

Two train accidents rock Spain after deadly rail crash

BARCELONA, Spain - Two separate trains derailed in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia Tuesday evening, killing one driver and injuring 37, after a deadly...

UK defends Chagos deal after Trump’s ‘great stupidity’ accusation

LONDON - A 2025 deal between the UK and Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands "secures the operations of the joint US-UK base"...

Aussie parliament passes stricter gun control, hate crime laws

CANBERRA - Australian Parliament on Tuesday passed tougher gun control and hate crime laws in response to last month's shooting during a Jewish...

RIA Novosti: Russia’s strike ruins Ukraine’s eastern air command post

MOSCOW - Russia's armed forces destroyed the Ukrainian Air Force's Vostok (East) command post in a precise strike, the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency...

Japan plays down bond market meltdown, says keeping close watch

Japan’s chief government spokesperson played down the sudden meltdown in the Japanese bond market, as campaign pledge helped push yields on 40-year bonds...

Death toll rises to 26 in shopping mall fire in Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD - The death toll from a massive fire at a multi-storey commercial building in Pakistan's southern port city of has risen to...

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