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UN: Aid convoy enters Syria’s Kobani as blockade ends

UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Monday a 24-truck convoy carrying life-saving assistance entered the blockaded Syrian city of Kobani, only hours before...

10 missing after ferry carrying 344 sinks in S Philippines

MANILA -- Ten people remained missing after an inter-island ferry with 344 people onboard sank early Monday in waters off Basilan province in the...

Modi says India, EU agree trade pact after two decades of talks

India and the European Union have agreed on a free trade agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, capping nearly two decades of...

ROK military: DPRK fires projectile toward East Sea

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea's military said the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday fired at least one unidentified projectile toward...

NATO boss Rutte slaps down calls for European army prompted by Trump fears

BRUSSELS - NATO boss Mark Rutte on Monday dismissed calls by some leading European politicians for a separate European army, prompted by doubts over...

Hundreds feared missing or dead trying to cross the Mediterranean, says IOM

GENEVA - Hundreds of people are feared dead or missing after attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, with reports of multiple shipwrecks in the...

ROK’s civilian drone flights into DPRK: 2 suspects summoned for questioning

SEOUL -- Two civilian suspects were summoned for questioning on Tuesday over allegations of the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s unauthorized civilian drone flights into...

Bushfire threat raised as Melbourne braces for hottest day in 17 years

SYDNEY - A major 's southeast raised bushfire threats, with Melbourne forecast to record its hottest day in nearly 17 years on Tuesday, and...

Millions of Americans, digging out after deadly snowstorm, face days of bitter cold

Tens of millions of Americans were digging out on a bitterly cold Monday in the aftermath of that dumped a foot of snow...

Kremlin says US-Russia-Ukraine talks to continue next week

MOSCOW - will continue next week, with no exact date set yet, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.Referring to the recent trilateral...

US: Carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln deployed to Middle East

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN/ABU DHABI -- The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Middle East, the US Central Command said on X...

Israel releases 9 Palestinian detainees following remains recovery

GAZA - Israel on Monday released nine Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip, who arrived at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip,...

ICC to resume proceedings on Philippine ex-leader Duterte on Feb 23

THE HAGUE -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Monday that the confirmation of charges hearing for former Philippine president Rodrigo Roa Duterte will...

France’s lower house passes bill banning social media for under-15s

PARIS - France's National Assembly approved on Monday legislation that bans children and teenagers under 15 from using , citing concerns over its impact...

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