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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...

White House names members of Gaza peace board chaired by Trump

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM - The White House on Friday officially announced the names of the members of the Board of Peace for Gaza in a statement.US...

Syrian interim leader issues decree affirming Kurdish rights as tensions escalate

DAMASCUS - Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday issued a decree affirming the cultural, linguistic and civic rights of Syrian Kurds, as tensions...

Iran accuses US Israel of meddling as foreign minister speaks to UN, SCO chiefs

TEHERAN/MOSCOW - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls on Thursday night with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Secretary-General of the...

Trump warns of tariffs on nations not backing his Greenland plan

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Friday that he may impose tariffs on countries that do not support his plan for the United...

Japan’s main opposition CDPJ, Komeito announce new centrist party name

TOKYO - The leaders of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and Komeito announced Friday the new party they have agreed...

Tropical storm Nokaen raises lahar risk near Philippines’ Mayon volcano

MANILA - The first of this year, tropical storm Nokaen, locally named Ada, may trigger lahars and muddy streamflows around Mayon Volcano on...

S. Korea’s Yoon gets 5 years in prison on arrest obstruction charges

SEOUL - South Korea's former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on arrest obstruction charges, live footage showed Friday.The...

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council appoints new prime minister

ADEN, Yemen - Yemen's ruling Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Thursday appointed Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani as the country's new prime minister, following...

Danish PM says differences with US over Greenland persist

OSLO - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday described recent talks with the United States on Greenland as difficult, noting that Washington's ambition...

Trump says he is backing Palestinian leaders to govern Gaza during transition

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/GAZA/RAMALLAH/UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Board of Peace for Gaza has been established and that he is backing...

Over 4.7m accounts deactivated under Australia’s social media ban for children

CANBERRA - Over 4.7 million accounts belonging to children were deactivated in the first days of Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the...

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