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Britain releases 1st batch of Mandelson files over Epstein-related scandal

LONDON - The British government on Wednesday published an initial batch of documents related to Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the United States,...

Chile’s new president Jose Antonio Kast takes office

SANTIAGO - Jose Antonio Kast took office on Wednesday as Chile's new president for the 2026-2030 term, succeeding Gabriel Boric.The 60-year-old lawyer and former...

Iranian president’s son says new supreme leader ‘safe and sound’

TEHRAN/BERLIN/WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/COLOMBO - Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound," said Yousef Pezeshkian, son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday.Some friends...

South Korea’s Jeju Air crash tied to cost cut, audit finds

South Korea’s deadliest aviation disaster on home soil — which killed all but two of the 181 people aboard in December 2024 —...

DPRK destroyer test-fires strategic cruise missiles

PYONGYANG - A destroyer of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () test-fired strategic cruise missiles on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency...

Thousands rally in Tokyo to protest Japanese PM Takaichi’s dangerous policies

TOKYO - Nearly 10,000 people gathered in central Tokyo on Tuesday night to protest the dangerous policies pursued by the government of , including...

Major NATO drill gets underway in northern Nordic region

HELSINKI -- Some 25,000 military personnel from 14 NATO member states are taking part in Exercise Cold Response 2026 in northern Norway, Finland and...

German Chancellor: No joint plan to end US-Israeli war against Iran

BERLIN/TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/COLOMBO - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that there is "clearly no joint plan" to bring a swift and convincing end to...

Kabul ‘regrets’ US decision to label Afghanistan as ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’

KABUL - The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday described the United States' recent decision to label as a "state sponsor of...

UN warns of ‘toxic rain’ danger from oil depot strikes in Mideast

GENEVA - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday that 10 days of war in the are upending lives across the region and beyond, with...

DPRK strongly denounces acts of aggression by US, Israel against Iran

PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday strongly denounced the acts of aggression by the United States and Israel against...

Zelensky says next round of trilateral talks may be held next week

KYIV / MOSCOW / ANKARA -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that the United States has proposed holding another round of talks involving...

Lebanese govt: Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 570; nearly 760,000 displaced

BEIRUT - The death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 570, with 1,444 others wounded since the escalation began on...

German Chancellor: ‘No joint plan’ to end US-Israeli war against Iran

BERLIN/TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/COLOMBO - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that there is "clearly no joint plan" to bring a swift and convincing end to...

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