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Fighting intensifies in N. Syria as Kurdish forces’ withdrawal deal falters

DAMASCUS - Military tensions between Syria's interim authorities and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sharply escalated on Saturday across northern , as clashes...

Philippine landfill landslide death toll reaches 36 as last missing worker found

MANILA - The body of the last remaining missing person in the Jan. 8 landfill landslide in the central Philippine city of Cebu was...

Iraq takes full control of airbase following US withdrawal

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Defense Ministry said on Saturday that the Iraqi army has taken full control of the Ayn al-Asad Airbase in western...

Flash flooding prompts evacuations in northern Sydney as houses impacted by landslide

SYDNEY - A landslide impacted three houses in northern Sydney as life-threatening flash flooding prompted evacuation orders on Saturday night.Residents of the Narrabeen Lagoon...

Trump’s tariffs threat over Greenland sparks EU pushback

BRUSSELS - US President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on eight European countries unless Denmark accept a deal over Greenland has drawn...

8 killed in Austria avalanches on ‘black Saturday’

VIENNA - Avalanches have claimed eight lives in Austria's Styria and Salzburg regions, the country's largest newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported, calling today the "black...

Uganda’s Museveni wins presidential election

KAMPALA - Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday secured a seventh five-year term after winning the country's presidential election.According to final results announced...

Mercosur, EU sign free trade agreement in Asuncion

ASUNCION - The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) on Saturday signed a in Paraguay's capital city of Asuncion, marking...

Iran’s supreme leader says US-backed ‘sedition’ defeated as schools set to reopen

TEHERAN - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that the country had defeated the United States and Israel "once again" and had...

Value of Laos-Vietnam trade soars to almost US$3 billion

The value of trade between Laos and Vietnam reached almost US$3 billion in 2025, directed and supported by the two countries’ parties and governments.Member...

Zelensky says Ukraine needs permanent security guarantees

KYIV/MOSCOW - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Ukraine needs permanent security guarantees, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.Zelensky told a press conference that...

Venezuelan defense minister says 47 soldiers killed in US attack

CARACAS - Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said on Friday that 47 soldiers of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Forces were killed in the...

New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica’s ice sheet

WASHINGTON – Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast , uncovering an exuberant landscape of...

US aviation agency warns of ‘military activities’ over Latin America

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday alerted airlines to potential risks, advising them to "exercise caution" over Mexico and...

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