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Macron says social media curbs for youth will be G-7 priority

French President Emmanuel Macron said one of his priorities for the Group of Seven presidency will be protecting children from the harmful effects of...

Japan’s ruling LDP taps scandal-hit ex-minister for key party post

TOKYO - Japan's ruling (LDP) on Thursday named former economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who was implicated in a slush fund scandal, as its...

Canada revises express entry immigration rules, adds military roles

TORONTO - Canada introduced new immigration priority categories on Wednesday to bring in skilled workers in fields ranging from research and health care to...

Australia to ban citizen from returning to country under rarely-used terror laws

SYDNEY - Australia ‌said on Wednesday it would ‌temporarily ban one of its citizens held in a Syrian camp from returning to the ​country,...

Zelensky says progress made on military issues at Geneva peace talks

KYIV/GENEVA/MOSCOW/BUDAPEST - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the latest between Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Geneva had made progress...

Putin: Russia considers new restrictions against Cuba unacceptable

MOSCOW - Russia has always supported Cuba and considers new restrictions against the country unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday during a meeting...

8 skiers dead after avalanche in US Northern California

SACRAMENTO - Eight skiers have been killed and one remains missing following an avalanche on Tuesday in Nevada County, US Northern California, local authorities...

France says 1.2 million bank accounts exposed in database breach

PARIS - The French Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Wednesday that the national database of bank accounts, containing information on about 1.2...

Russia, Iran deepen nuclear, military ties as US pressure mounts

CAIRO - Moscow and Tehran are stepping up cooperation on multiple fronts, particularly in nuclear energy and military operations, as Iran seeks a nuclear...

S. Korean court to deliver verdict in ex-president Yoon’s insurrection trial

SEOUL - The Seoul Central District Court is set to deliver its verdict Thursday in former impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol's insurrection trial stemming from...

Report: US withdrawing all troops from Syria

WASHINGTON - The United States is withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from , The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three...

Takaichi’s reelection as Japan’s PM confirmed

TOKYO – , leader of Japan's ruling was elected as the country's 105th prime minister on Wednesday by members of parliament.A special session...

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for president twice, dies at 84

WASHINGTON – Charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of...

ROK says 3 civilians send drones to DPRK 4 times

SEOUL -- Three civilians from the Republic of Korea (ROK) sent drones to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) four times since the...

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