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Iran protests: Trump threatens US action, rules out sending troops

WASHINGTON – US President said on Friday that the United States would "get involved" if 's authorities "start killing people" during the country's...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge Japanese gov’t to uphold non-nuclear principles

TOKYO - The city assemblies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have adopted statements urging the Japanese government to adhere to the country's Three Non-Nuclear Principles,...

Australian bushfires raze homes, cut power to tens of thousands

SYDNEY - Thousands of firefighters battled bushfires in Australia's southeast on Saturday that have razed homes, cut power to thousands of homes and burned...

Trump says to make deal to acquire Greenland in ‘easy way’ or ‘hard way’

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Friday said a deal will be made for the United States to acquire Greenland in an "easy...

DPRK accuses ROK of flying drone in its airspace

PYONGYANG/SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) accused The Republic of Korea of violating its airspace by flying a drone on Sunday,...

Yemen’s STC announces self-dissolution, backs Saudi-backed dialogue

ADEN, Yemen – Yemen's pro-secession on Friday announced its self-dissolution and the closure of all its offices inside and outside the country, the state...

Trump meets US oil companies on investment in Venezuela’s oil industry

NEW YORK/CARACAS/WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Friday promoted his plan of securing investment of at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela's oil...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei urges unity, slams US in address

TEHRAN - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday urged people in Iran to preserve unity and said some protesters try to please the...

Trump says US to start land strikes against drug cartels

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States would begin carrying out land strikes against drug trafficking cartels."We've knocked...

Victoria faces ‘dangerous’ fire day as heatwave bakes Australia

Authorities have issued several evacuation orders in Australia’s Victoria state as wildfires burn out of control, with parts of the country’s heavily populated east...

Lawmaker: All victims of Jeju Air crash could have survived without concrete barrier

SEOUL - A South Korean government-commissioned report found that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a...

Trump signals he may let last US-Russia nuclear treaty expire

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has suggested he would allow the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia...