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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...

Gaza truce plan ‘enters 2nd phase’

Parties to the Gaza ceasefire deal have announced that the truce is moving into its second phase, despite continued violations, the displacement of Palestinians,...

Thai PM orders legal action against contractor linked to 2 fatal crane accidents

BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday ordered the transport ministry to terminate its contracts and pursue legal action against a contractor...

Venezuela not afraid of diplomacy with US, says acting president

CARACAS/WASHINGTON - said on Thursday that the government is not afraid of engaging in diplomatic dealings with the United States, following an earlier...

US sanctions 13 entities, 11 individuals allegedly linked with Iran

WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM/TEHERAN/UNITED NATIONS/ISTANBUL/BERLIN - The US Department of the Treasury is imposing sanctions on 13 more entities and 11 more individuals allegedly linked to Iran,...

Cold snap to test Asia weather records as temperatures dive

A blast of frigid Arctic air is set to sweep across Asia next week, pushing temperatures toward potentially record lows and likely boosting heating...

Venezuelan shot in another federal agent action in US Minneapolis

LOS ANGELES - A US federal agent shot and injured a Venezuelan man Wednesday night in Minneapolis, the largest city in the state of...

2 dead as crane topples on Thailand’s Rama II Road

BANGKOK - Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries after a construction crane collapsed onto a highway in Thailand on Thursday, authorities...

Japan’s opposition parties eye merger as snap election looms

Japan’s largest opposition party and a former ruling coalition partner are in discussions to cooperate more deeply in an upcoming election, with an eye...

US, Denmark, Greenland to set up working group amid ‘fundamental disagreement’

WASHINGTON/GENEVA/BERLIN/LONDON/OSLO - The United States, Denmark and Greenland have agreed to establish a "high-level working group" to explore possible areas of compromise since a...

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's administration is suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said on...

Iran shuts down airspace as US carrier strike group moves to Middle East

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO/LONDON/TEHERAN - A US carrier strike group is moving from the South China Sea to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, multiple sources...

Official: ROK considers restoring military agreement with DPRK

SEOUL - is reviewing whether to restore the suspended Sept 19 military agreement with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said national...

Iran urges world to condemn US threats

Trump accused of inciting unrest as China opposes external interferenceIran has urged the international community to condemn United States President Donald Trump's escalating rhetoric...

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