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Iran accuses US Israel of meddling as foreign minister speaks to UN, SCO chiefs

TEHERAN/MOSCOW - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls on Thursday night with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Secretary-General of the...

Trump warns of tariffs on nations not backing his Greenland plan

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Friday that he may impose tariffs on countries that do not support his plan for the United...

Japan’s main opposition CDPJ, Komeito announce new centrist party name

TOKYO - The leaders of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and Komeito announced Friday the new party they have agreed...

Tropical storm Nokaen raises lahar risk near Philippines’ Mayon volcano

MANILA - The first of this year, tropical storm Nokaen, locally named Ada, may trigger lahars and muddy streamflows around Mayon Volcano on...

S. Korea’s Yoon gets 5 years in prison on arrest obstruction charges

SEOUL - South Korea's former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on arrest obstruction charges, live footage showed Friday.The...

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council appoints new prime minister

ADEN, Yemen - Yemen's ruling Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Thursday appointed Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani as the country's new prime minister, following...

Danish PM says differences with US over Greenland persist

OSLO - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday described recent talks with the United States on Greenland as difficult, noting that Washington's ambition...

Trump says he is backing Palestinian leaders to govern Gaza during transition

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/GAZA/RAMALLAH/UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Board of Peace for Gaza has been established and that he is backing...

Over 4.7m accounts deactivated under Australia’s social media ban for children

CANBERRA - Over 4.7 million accounts belonging to children were deactivated in the first days of Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the...

Gaza truce plan ‘enters 2nd phase’

Parties to the Gaza ceasefire deal have announced that the truce is moving into its second phase, despite continued violations, the displacement of Palestinians,...

Thai PM orders legal action against contractor linked to 2 fatal crane accidents

BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday ordered the transport ministry to terminate its contracts and pursue legal action against a contractor...

Venezuela not afraid of diplomacy with US, says acting president

CARACAS/WASHINGTON - said on Thursday that the government is not afraid of engaging in diplomatic dealings with the United States, following an earlier...

US sanctions 13 entities, 11 individuals allegedly linked with Iran

WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM/TEHERAN/UNITED NATIONS/ISTANBUL/BERLIN - The US Department of the Treasury is imposing sanctions on 13 more entities and 11 more individuals allegedly linked to Iran,...

Cold snap to test Asia weather records as temperatures dive

A blast of frigid Arctic air is set to sweep across Asia next week, pushing temperatures toward potentially record lows and likely boosting heating...

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