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20 killed, 11 arrested in attack on Niamey airport

NIAMEY - Niger's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) on Thursday neutralized at least 20 mercenaries and arrested 11 others in response to an attack...

Foam overflows from manhole near US base in Japan, raising chemical leak concerns

TOKYO - White foam was seen overflowing from a manhole near a US base in on Thursday, prompting local authorities to investigate a...

Palestinian VP blames Israel for rising West Bank violence

RAMALLAH - Palestinian Vice-President on Thursday called on the international community to take firm action against Israel over its treatment of Palestinians.In a...

Danish PM denies agreement between NATO, US over Greenland

PARIS/BERLIN/WARSAW - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday denied that there was an agreement between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the...

Trump orders reopening of Venezuelan airspace to commercial flights

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he has directed his administration to reopen Venezuelan airspace to commercial flights, a move he said...

Trump says he has held conversations with Iranian leaders

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN/MOSCOW - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has had conversations with Iranian leaders and plans to continue discussions."I have had...

Iraq rejects foreign interference after Trump’s comments over ex-PM

BAGHDAD – The Iraqi presidency on Thursday voiced its rejection of any foreign interference in the country's political affairs, noting all domestic matters are...

Vietnam, EU upgrade ties to comprehensive strategic partnership

HANOI - on Thursday upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership during the official visit to Vietnam by European Council President Antonio...

11 more bodies found after deadly ferry accident in S. Philippines

MANILA - Eleven more bodies have been recovered as local residents joined the search for missing passengers of a sunken ferry off Basilan province...

Iran to consider any US military action as ‘act of war’

TEHERAN/CAIRO/BAGHDAD - A senior advisor to warned on Wednesday that the Middle Eastern country will consider any military action by the United States...

Major Russian oil firm, US investor sign agreement on sale of overseas assets

ST PETERSBURG -- Lukoil, a major Russian oil company, has signed an agreement with US investment firm Carlyle on the sale of Lukoil International...

Media: 2 dead after AT-6 plane crashes in Thailand’s Chiang Mai

BANGKOK - An AT-6 military aircraft crashed in Chiang Mai's Chom Thong district in Thailand on Thursday, leaving two dead, local media reported. The...

Cambodia-Thailand border committee meeting concludes with no consensus

PHNOM PENH -- The three-day Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) secretariat meeting over border issues wrapped up on Thursday without reaching any consensus, said...

South Korea says US trade friction unrelated to Coupang probe

South Korea’s top diplomat said Donald Trump’s recent threat to raise tariffs on goods from its US ally is not connected to an ongoing...

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