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UN expert: Torture has become Israel’s state doctrine against Palestinians

GENEVA/RAMALLAH - A United Nations (UN) independent expert said on Monday that Israel has long carried out systematic torture against Palestinians, which has now...

Cyclone set to threaten Australia’s LNG, iron ore operations

A cyclone that menaced last week now threatens to disrupt energy and mining operations in the country’s west.Currently a low-pressure system, Narelle is...

Defense ministry: Russia downs 67 drones over 12 regions in 7 hours

MOSCOW - Russia's air defenses destroyed 67 Ukrainian drones over 12 regions in seven hours on Monday, the said. The ministry said that...

Death toll rises to 66 from Colombian plane crash

BOGOTA - The death toll has risen to 66 from a military aircraft crash on Monday in the southwestern Colombian province of Putumayo, the...

Canadians turn away from US travel as tensions rise

The number of Canadians traveling to the United States has declined steadily since early 2025, as political tensions, economic pressures and shifting consumer behavior...

DPRK senior official ‘doesn’t want to see’ Japanese PM in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG - A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said she does not "want to see the prime minister of...

Iran denies having talks with US, calls them ‘meaningless’

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO/LONDON/BAGHDAD - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday denied having negotiations with the United States, the country's official IRNA news agency reported, reversing US...

2 killed after Air Canada plane hits ground vehicle at NY’s La Guardia Airport

NEW YORK - The pilot and the co-pilot were killed and two others injured after an Air Canada Express plane flying from Montreal collided...

Air Canada Express plane hits ground vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

NEW YORK - An Air Canada Express plane flying from Montreal collided with a ground vehicle upon landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, media...

WMO: Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance

GENEVA - The Earth's climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as concentrations drive continued warming of...

White House border czar: ICE agents to assist in airport security amid DHS shutdown

WASHINGTON - White House border czar said Sunday that (ICE) agents will assist at busy airport security checkpoints amid a Department of...

Lao National Assembly elects Thongloun Sisoulith as president

VIENTIANE -- The first session of the 10th Lao National Assembly elected Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's...

Europe sees wave of protests against US, Israeli strikes on Iran

LONDON - Thousands of protesters took to the streets in London on Saturday, joining a growing wave of demonstrations across Europe against US and...

Ministry: Russia strikes Ukrainian energy facilities, drone sites

MOSCOW - Russian forces have launched strikes on energy infrastructure and military-related targets in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.According to the ministry,...

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