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Kremlin says Ukraine talks may continue in Istanbul

MOSCOW -- Participants in the Ukraine talks are considering Istanbul as a possibility to continue negotiations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday."For now, I...

Spain withdraws ambassador to Israel as diplomatic rift deepens

MADRID - Spain has formally withdrawn its ambassador to Israel, leaving the Spanish Embassy in Tel Aviv to be headed by a charge d'affaires,...

Iranian president lists preconditions for ending war with US, Israel

TEHERAN/WASHIGNTON/JERUSALEM/ABU DHABI - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that "the only way" to end its war with the United States and Israel...

Report: US forces in S. Korea preparing to relocate THAAD interceptors to Middle East

SEOUL -- US forces in South Korea were preparing to relocate interceptor missiles of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to the...

Probe: US missile behind strike on Iranian elementary school that killed over 160

WASHINGTON - An ongoing military investigation has preliminarily determined that a US Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed over 160...

8 countries condemn Israel over Al-Aqsa Mosque access restrictions

ABU DHABI - Foreign ministers from eight countries on Wednesday condemned Israel for closing the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to Muslim worshippers,...

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...

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