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Seoul expresses regret over Japan PM’s offering to war-linked shrine

SEOUL - South Korea on Tuesday expressed regret over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ritual offering to the notorious war-linked on the occasion...

Indonesia proceeds with giant sea wall plan to protect Java north coast

JAKARTA - Indonesian President held a meeting with key officials here on Monday to push forward plans for a giant sea wall aimed...

Starmer: Foreign Office hid Mandelson security vetting failure

LONDON - British Prime Minister said on Monday that Foreign Office officials overruled a recommendation from United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and granted...

Iran-US ceasefire nears expiry as Hormuz tensions cloud talks

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/LONDON - Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Monday that US "provocative actions" and ceasefire violations are major obstacles to continuing peace negotiations...

US labor secretary steps down amid misconduct probe

WASHINGTON – US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer stepped down on Monday amid an investigation into alleged misconduct."While my time serving in the Administration comes...

Japan’s new warship deal raises concern

Tokyo's pact with Canberra to spark bloc confrontation in region, experts sayAustralia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday to launch a $7 billion deal...

Japan officially eases arms export rules

TOKYO -- The Japanese government officially revised "the three principles on transfer of defense equipment and technology" and their implementation guidelines on Tuesday to...

Ukraine says it hits 2 Russian warships in Crimea

KYIV/MOSCOW - successfully struck two Russian naval vessels off the Crimean coast in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Monday.The...

Iran says US actions threaten continuation of peace talks

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/LONDON - Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Monday that US "provocative actions" and ceasefire violations are major obstacles to continuing peace negotiations...

Japan PM sends ritual offering to notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime...

Asia-Pacific warned of growing challenges

Asia-Pacific countries are confronting intensified economic, social and environmental risks amid climate change and geopolitical tensions, a United Nations agency warns, calling for joint...

Doubts cast over fresh US-Iran talks

Cargo ship seizure and tit-for-tat retaliation cloud prospects amid Hormuz impasseFears mounted on Monday that a tenuous truce between the United States and Iran...

Uncertainty remains ahead of expected US-Iran talks as mediation efforts continue

ISLAMABAD/PARIS/LONDON - As US forces have intercepted and taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship and Iran said it has currently no decision to...

Exit polls: Opposition coalition leads in Bulgaria parliamentary elections

SOFIA - The Progressive Bulgaria coalition, led by , is leading in Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections, according to exit polls released by the Bulgarian...

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