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UN report condemns Israel’s ‘apartheid’ practices in West Bank

GENEVA/GAZA - A UN report on Wednesday condemned Israel for violating international law by implementing apartheid-like policies in the West Bank, where Israeli settlers...

Evacuations ordered amid catastrophic bushfire danger in Australia’s Victoria

MELBOURNE - Residents in four regions in the southeast Australian state of Victoria have been told to evacuate their homes by Friday morning as...

US seizure of Russian-flagged tanker ‘piracy of the 21st century’

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON/LONDON - The seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker by the United States violates international maritime law and UN conventions, a senior Russian lawmaker...

US quits 66 international organizations under Trump’s order

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing his country's withdrawal from 66 international organizations, which "no longer serve American...

US attack on Venezuela left 100 dead, interior ministry says

CARACAS/NEW YORK/UNITED NATIONS/ROME - The US attack against Venezuela has left 100 dead, Venezuela's Interior Ministry said Wednesday.Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife,...

Heatwave sweeps S. Australia, triggering bushfire alerts

MELBOURNE - An intense heatwave swept southern Australia on Wednesday, with temperatures in multiple locations soaring above 40 degrees Celsius.In downtown Melbourne, the mercury...

UK fossil fuel power use rises, testing 2030 clean grid plan

Britain increased the share of electricity generated from fossil fuels last year for the first time in four years, a reversal that highlights the...

Philippines lowers magnitude of southern quake to 6.4 from 6.7

MANILA - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology downgraded the magnitude of an offshore earthquake that struck Davao Oriental province in the southern...

Japan postpones H3 rocket launch to investigate previous failure

TOKYO - Japan has decided to postpone the launch of an H3 rocket that was scheduled for Feb 1, as the investigation of the...

Official: Skirmish over gold mine leaves casualties in Afghanistan’s Takhar

KABUL - A clash between locals and a gold-mining company has inflicted casualties in Chah Ab district of northern Afghanistan, confirmed Humayun Afghan, spokesman...

Saudi airforce raids hometown of STC’s leader in southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen - raided the hometown of Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), in Yemen's southern province of Al-Dhalea early...

Russia closely follows US military tracking of its oil tanker

MOSCOW -- Russia is closely following the developments regarding the Russian oil tanker "Marinera" tracked by the US military in international waters, where it...

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Baculin, Philippines, USGS says

MANILA - A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines' southern islands on Wednesday, said, and there were no immediate reports of damage...

Acting president: No foreign agent governing Venezuela

CARACAS - Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, on Tuesday condemned the US military capture of President and his wife, stressing that "there is...

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