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Four killed in gunfire exchange with Cuban coast guards

HAVANA -- Four people were shot dead and six others injured by Cuban border guards early Wednesday as they entered Cuban waters on a...

Tariffs, rift dominate State of Union speech

Divisions mark address as polls reveal declining approval ahead of midtermsUnited States President Donald Trump used his 2026 State of the Union address to...

Japanese PM under fire over gifts to ruling LDP lawmakers

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew criticism from opposition parties on Wednesday after admitting to distributing congratulatory gifts worth tens of thousands...

Report: US seeks indefinite nuclear deal with Iran

WASHINGTON/CAIRO - US president's special envoy Steve Witkoff has said the Trump administration is demanding that any future nuclear deal remain in effect indefinitely,...

Australian trade minister pushing for removal of US tariffs

CANBERRA - Australia's trade minister said on Thursday that he will negotiate with US counterparts to have tariffs on Australian goods removed., minister for...

Sources: Heavy cross-border fire erupts between Pakistani, Afghan forces amid rising tensions

ISLAMABAD - Heavy two-way firing erupted on Tuesday evening between Pakistani and Afghan forces at multiple locations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Pakistani security sources...

UK to enforce travel permit requirement on foreign visitors

LONDON - Starting on Wednesday, visitors to Britain from 85 countries must obtain an electronic permit in advance of their trip or they will...

Trump says US gets 80m barrels of oil from Venezuela

WASHINGTON - US President said Tuesday that the United States has received more than 80 million barrels of oil from Venezuela since the...

Trump says prefers to solve Iran confrontation via diplomacy

WASHINGTON/CAIRO - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he prefers to solve Iran confrontation through diplomacy."We are in negotiations with them. They want...

South Korea baby bump enters second year as weddings rebound

South Korea’s fertility rate rose for a second consecutive year in 2025, a rare bright spot for a country that has long struggled...

Thailand says Cambodia fires grenade near border, Cambodia denies

BANGKOK - Thai Army spokesman Winthai Suvaree announced that a border patrol was fired upon by Cambodian forces Tuesday morning while conducting a...

Iran stresses keenness to reach nuclear deal as US deploys more warplanes

CAIRO -- Senior Iranian officials on Tuesday stressed Iran's willingness to reach a nuclear deal with the United States, while Washington continues to escalate...

Kremlin warns of secret UK, French plans to equip Ukraine with nuclear arms

MOSCOW/UNITED NATIONS, - Russia accused the United Kingdom and France of threatening the entire nuclear non-proliferation regime after intelligence uncovered that the two countries...

A dozen US F-22 warplanes land in Israel amid regional tensions

JERUSALEM / GAZA -- Twelve US F-22 stealth fighter jets landed at an Israeli air force base in southern Israel on Monday as part...

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