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Mexico eyes keeping free trade pact, scrapping tariffs in talks with US

MEXICO CITY - Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Monday his country will propose the continuation of the (USMCA) on free trade and...

4 confirmed dead after fishing boat collides with cargo ship off northeastern Japan

TOKYO - Four people have been confirmed dead after a fishing boat capsized following a collision with a cargo ship off early on...

Afghan official: Pakistan airstrike hits hospital in Kabul, killing 400

KABUL/ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's air force carried out an airstrike late Monday night targeting a drug addiction treatment hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul,...

Region urged to expel aggressors

US calls for help in keeping Strait of Hormuz accessible as strikes continueMore than two weeks after the US and Israeli strikes against Iran...

Asia braces for sweeping tariffs

Washington's aggressive trade probes condemned as unilateral and unfairAsian economies are bracing for sweeping Section 301 trade probes by the United States that could...

Iran denies seeking truce, says war must end without repeat attacks

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD/DUBAI - Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Tehran has neither sought a ceasefire nor negotiations with the United States, rejecting...

Trump rebukes allies for reluctance to join Strait of Hormuz escort

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/BERLIN/LISBON/ATHENS/BUCHAREST - US President Donald Trump on Monday complained that US allies are reluctant to answer his call to join a White House-proposed multinational...

Israel begins ground operations against Hezbollah strongholds in S. Lebanon

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli forces launched ground operations on Monday against Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, opening a new...

Restarted reactor at Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuke plant delays commercial operation

TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) told Japan's nuclear regulators on Monday that it will push back the planned commercial operation of...

British teens resist Australian-style social media ban

LONDON - British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media.They know it can feed them a diet of "brain...

Japan begins oil reserve release amid Mideast conflict

TOKYO - Japan began releasing oil from its reserves Monday to ease supply concerns amid and ensure stable distribution of petroleum products, local...

U Khin Yi elected new speaker of Myanmar’s lower house

YANGON - U Khin Yi, a member of parliament from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), was elected as the new Speaker of...

Official: Cross-border attacks kill 2, injure 5 in eastern Afghanistan’s Khost

KABUL -- Two people were killed, and five others sustained injuries as Pakistani forces launched cross-border attacks in the eastern Afghanistan Khost province on...

Australia faces credibility crisis over stance on US

Australia's support for the United States' military strikes against Iran has fueled skepticism both at home and abroad about its commitment to the rules-based...

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