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Japan’s opposition parties criticize PM Takaichi’s lower house dissolution

TOKYO - Leaders of multiple Japanese opposition parties slammed on Friday as lacking "justification".Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday, marking...

Brazil’s Lula accuses Trump of attempting to create a new UN

BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that attempts to create a new United Nations and be its sole...

UAE: Russia, US, Ukraine meet in Abu Dhabi for first trilateral talks

ABU DHABI – A trilateral meeting between delegations from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine began on Friday evening at the Emirates Palace hotel...

Japan’s lower house formally dissolved for Feb 8 election

Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session, with a general election set for Feb...

To Lam re-elected Vietnam’s communist party chief

HANOI - To Lam has been re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, an official press release said on Friday.

Trump touts ‘massive’ US forces heading toward Iran

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States has a "massive" naval force heading toward Iran, while suggesting it may...

WSJ: White House considers full withdrawal of US troops from Syria

WASHINGTON - The White House is weighing a full withdrawal of US troops from Syria as Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa moves to assert control...

Trump says meeting with Zelensky was ‘very good’

DAVOS, Switzerland/MOSCOW/KYIV - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday in Davos that his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was "very good," adding...

Concerns about US armed seizure of Greenland ease, transatlantic rifts remain

WASHINGTON/OSLO/BRUSSELS/MOSCOW/HELSINKI - A freewheeling speech by US President Donald Trump in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos on Wednesday stunned the audience, putting transatlantic...

US House blocks resolution to bar Trump from using military force in Venezuela

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly rejected a Democratic-led resolution barring President Donald Trump from further using military force in...

US still owes WHO membership dues a year after withdrawal announcement

GENEVA - The United States, which announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) a year ago, has yet to pay its outstanding...

Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’, draws criticism for undermining UN

DAVOS, Switzerland/GAZA/BRUSSELS/LONDON/MOSCOW/JERUSALEM -formally launched his so-called "Board of Peace" on Thursday at a charter-signing ceremony during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.The move...

Gunman at large after three shot dead in eastern Australia

SYDNEY - A gunman remained at large on Thursday night after three people were shot dead west of Sydney in the Australian state of...

Japan’s cabinet approves decision to dissolve lower house

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister 's cabinet on Friday adopted a decision to dissolve the House of Representatives.Later in the afternoon, the lower house...

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