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Belarus rejects Western troop deployments along its borders

MINSK - Belarus firmly opposes any deployment of Western military contingents along its borders, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said Thursday following a briefing for...

Russia denies proposing $12t projects to US in exchange for lifting sanctions

MOSCOW - Russian special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev denied on Thursday that Russia was offering the United States projects worth $12 trillion in exchange...

Iran, Russia hold joint drill as Trump hints at 15-day deadline

CAIRO - Naval forces of Iran and Russia held a joint drill on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean,...

KCNA: DPRK’s Ninth Party Congress opens in Pyongyang

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

UK royals face biggest challenge in decades with Andrew’s arrest

Until Thursday morning, it had been nearly four centuries since the arrest of a senior British royal.On his 66th birthday, the late Queen Elizabeth...

DPRK top leader attends ceremony presenting rocket launchers

PYONGYANG -- Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended a ceremony of presenting large-caliber multiple rocket launchers in...

Death toll rises to 16 in Pakistan’s Karachi building explosion

ISLAMABAD - The death toll from a gas explosion at a residential building in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has risen to 16,...

Jose Balcazar elected as new Peruvian president

LIMA - Peru's Congress on Wednesday elected lawmaker Jose Balcazar as its new leader, who assumes the country's presidency under constitution.Balcazar was sworn in...

Russia, Iran deepen nuclear, military ties as US pressure mounts amid ongoing talks

CAIRO - Moscow and Tehran are stepping up cooperation on multiple fronts, particularly in nuclear energy and military operations, as Iran seeks a nuclear...

Australia’s largest mosque calls for more security after receiving threatening letters

SYDNEY - The operator of Australia's largest mosque said on Thursday that it needs additional security after receiving three threatening letters within one month.The...

DPRK top leader attends ceremony of presenting rocket launchers

PYONGYANG -- Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended a ceremony of presenting large-caliber multiple rocket launchers in...

Trump criticizes Britain over Diego Garcia lease amid Iran tensions

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Britain's lease of Diego Garcia, a key US-British military base in the Indian Ocean Chagos...

Moscow: US trying to push Russia out of the global energy market

MOSCOW-- The United States is "trying to push us out of global energy markets," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said."The Trump administration announced...

S. Korea’s ex-president Yoon sentenced to life in prison on insurrection

SEOUL - South Korea's former president was sentenced to life in prison on charges of insurrection stemming from his declaration of emergency martial...

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