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Canada slams Trump’s threat to stall cross-border bridge opening

OTTAWA/WASHINGTON - Canadian political and business leaders have voiced strong opposition to US President Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the nearly...

Kremlin blames US pressure on ‘critical’ Cuba fuel shortage

MOSCOW - Russia said on Monday that Cuba is facing a dire fuel shortage and accused the United States of trying to suffocate the...

Japan to pick prime minister on Feb 18 after election

TOKYO - Japan will convene a special parliamentary session on Feb 18 to choose the prime minister following Sunday's House of Representatives election, local...

ROK raids 18 locations in probe into civilian drone flights into DPRK

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea (ROK)'s joint military-police investigative body on Tuesday raided 18 locations in its probe into allegations of ROK's unauthorized...

Coupang obstructed S. Korean probe into data breach, ministry says

staff obstructed a South Korean government probe into a massive breach of customer data by deleting sensitive information, the ministry carrying out the...

IOM: 53 migrants dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya

TRIPOLI -- Fifty-three migrants, including two infants, were dead or missing after their rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization...

Iran rejects zero enrichment, projects dual-track posture amid stalled talks with US

CAIRO/TEHRAN - Iran on Monday publicly rejected a core US demand to cease all uranium enrichment, while projecting a dual-track strategy of guarded diplomatic...

Trump threatens to block opening of new US-Canada bridge

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new bridge linking the United States and Canada amid...

Israel’s decisions to deepen control in West Bank raise Palestinian concerns over land, stability

RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/LONDON - Israel's recent decisions to deepen control over the West Bank and expand Jewish settlements there have raised broad Palestinian concerns over potential...

AI risks widening divide in ASEAN

The global boom in artificial intelligence may be a boon for some in Southeast Asia. But analysts are warning of the risks it poses...

Egypt urges deployment of intl force to monitor Gaza ceasefire

Egypt is pushing to fast-track the deployment of the international stabilization force tasked with advancing the ceasefire in Gaza amid reports of continued civilian...

Bangladesh secures reduced 19% US tariff, US material apparel exemption

Bangladesh has secured a reduced 19 percent US tariff under a trade agreement signed between the two countries on Monday, granting exemptions for some...

Attack on Russia will trigger ‘full-fledged military response’, Lavrov warns Europe

MOSCOW/KYIV -- Russia will respond with all available means in the event of an attack by Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in...

US military strikes alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 2

WASHINGTON - The US military struck one more alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing two people aboard, according to the...

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