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Israel launches ‘preemptive’ strike against Iran

JERUSALEM – Israel launched a "preemptive" strike against Iran on Saturday morning "to remove threats to Israel," the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a...

Trump unhappy with Iran talks, mediator says deal ‘within reach’

WASHINGTON – The have made "substantial progress" toward a deal which "is within our reach", Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood...

Japanese rally against Takaichi’s attempt to revise constitution

TOKYO – A large number of Japanese citizens gathered on Friday evening in Tokyo to protest Prime Minister 's attempt to revise the country's...

Bolivian military plane crash kills 15, scatters cash cargo

LA PAZ - Fifteen people were killed and at least 30 more were injured on Friday evening after a Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft...

Kabul urges non-violent solution as Afghan-Pak border clashes kill 19

KABUL/ ISLAMABAD - At least 19 people were killed and 26 others injured in the eastern provinces of Khost and Paktika in Afghanistan following...

Mediator says Iran deal ‘within reach’ amid Trump’s unhappiness with talks

WASHINGTON – The have made "substantial progress" toward a deal which "is within our reach", Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood...

PM: Pak armed forces fully capable to crush any aggressive ambitions

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday morning that the country's armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive...

Defense ministry: Russia downs over 200 Ukrainian drones, 12 targeting Moscow

MOSCOW/ST. PETERSBURG - Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 167 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones between 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm Moscow time, 12 of...

Pakistani PM says armed forces have full capability to crush any aggressive ambitions

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday morning that the country's armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive...

ROK issues arrest warrant for drone maker over alleged flights into DPRK

SEOUL -- A court of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for an executive director of a drone manufacturer...

DPRK wraps up major party congress featuring new five-year plan by top leader

PYONGYANG - The Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), closed...

Japanese public figures warn of dangerous rightward drift under PM Takaichi

TOKYO -- Japanese scholars, opposition politicians and commentators voiced concern on Thursday over an increasingly right-leaning political trajectory under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, warning...

Report: 1 US national among 4 killed in Cuba’s speedboat shooting

WASHINGTON - At least one US national was killed and another injured following Wednesday's "highly unusual" shooting by Cuba's border guards at a US-registered...

Envoy seeks to smooth spat with Paris after no-show

The United States has backed away from a dispute with France that flared when Washington's ambassador refused to attend a meeting to which he...

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