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Lee orders unauthorized civilian drone flights into DPRK probe

SEOUL - South Korean President on Tuesday ordered thorough investigations into unauthorized civilian drone flights into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).Lee...

Britain launches nationwide consultation on children’s social media use

LONDON - The British government has launched a nationwide consultation on children's use of social media and mobile phones amid growing concerns that excessive...

Syrian military expands in northeast as attacks test deal with Kurdish-led forces

DAMASCUS - Forces of the on Monday expanded deployments across northern and eastern Syria after attacks blamed on armed groups linked to the...

Top DPRK leader dismisses cabinet vice-premier

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), dismissed Vice-Premier of the Cabinet Yang Sung Ho at an...

Australia shuts dozens of east coast beaches after shark attacks

SYDNEY - Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast, including in Sydney, closed on Tuesday after four shark attacks in two days, as heavy...

Communist Party of Vietnam opens 14th National Congress

HANOI - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) opened its 14th National Congress at the National Convention Center in the capital city of Hanoi...

Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate

PARIS/OSLO - US President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize,...

Iran’s president says recent unrest part of US-Israeli plot

TEHERAN/JERUSALEM - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the recent unrest and "bitter events" in his country were part of a joint US-Israeli initiative...

Hamas says ‘fully ready’ for power handover procedures

GAZA/RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS - Hamas said Monday that it is "fully ready" to transfer administrative powers to a newly-formed Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with governing...

Man critical following third Sydney shark attack in 2 days

SYDNEY - A man is in a critical condition following a third at beaches across Sydney within two days.Emergency services were called to...

S. Korean ex-president Yoon’s legal team files appeal against obstruction of arrest sentence

SEOUL - South Korea's former president 's legal team filed an appeal Monday against the first-instance verdict on his obstruction of arrest charges, YTN...