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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...

UN says fuel shortages push Cuba into humanitarian crisis

UNITED NATIONS - Fuel shortages in have triggered a humanitarian crisis with the island nation's health system approaching a critical point, a UN...

Shots fired at US consulate in Canada’s Toronto

OTTAWA - Toronto police said Tuesday they are investigating a shooting at the US consulate and searching for two suspects linked to the incident...

Tehran rules out US talks as Trump says Iran strikes to be over ‘soon’

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday said that talks with the United States are no longer on Tehran's agenda.Speaking to PBS...

Democrats vow to stall Senate until Trump team explains Iran war

Several Senate Democrats are threatening to force numerous war powers votes and otherwise disrupt the chamber unless Republicans agree to hold public hearings with...

DPRK slams US-ROK military drills as ‘further destroying’ regional stability

PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed the ongoing US-Republic of Korea military exercises as "further destroying the stability of...

Death toll rises to 7 in Indonesia’s waste mound collapse

JAKARTA - The death toll from a massive garbage avalanche at Indonesia's largest landfill rose to seven, the Jakarta Search and Rescue Office said...

Local officials protest Japan’s plan to deploy long-range missiles in Kumamoto

TOKYO - Local government officials in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, voiced protests on Monday after the Ministry of Defense transported a missile launcher and other...

Lebanese president calls for direct negotiations with Israel

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday called for direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel under international sponsorship as part of a new...

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