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Tokyo high court decides to dissolve ex-Unification Church

TOKYO -- The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's order to dissolve the religious group previously known as the Unification Church.The...

Russia thwarts assassination plot against defense executive

MOSCOW -- Russia said Tuesday it had thwarted a planned attack on a senior executive at a defense-industrial enterprise in the western city of...

Israel says its troops ‘operating in southern Lebanon’

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli troops are "operating in southern Lebanon" on Tuesday as Israel continued its strikes against Lebanon's group Hezbollah, according to an Israeli...

Iran claims heavy American casualties as US disputes figures

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/RIYADH/KUWAIT CITY/JERUSALEM - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released figures on US casualties during the first two days of what it described as...

Israeli troops ‘operating in southern Lebanon’

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israeli troops on Tuesday crossed the borderline to operate in southern Lebanon as Israeli strikes against Lebanon's Hezbollah group continue, Lebanese security...

Armed man shot dead by police after women assaulted in inner-Sydney

SYDNEY - An armed man has been shot dead by police at a residential complex in inner-Sydney following reports he had assaulted two women.The...

PM: Britain not joining US, Israeli ‘offensive strikes’ on Iran

LONDON/MOSCOW/MADRID/BERLIN/PARIS/ANKARA - Britain is not joining the US and Israeli "offensive strikes" on Iran, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday.Speaking to the British...

UN reiterates call for halt in fighting between Afghanistan, Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS -- Cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan were ongoing on Monday, and the UN Mission in Afghanistan reiterated its call for a...

Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s request to delay start of tariffs refund process

NEW YORK - A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a request by the administration of President Donald Trump to delay the start of...

Dutch govt accepts French offer for nuclear weapons cooperation

THE HAGUE - The Dutch government on Monday accepted France's offer to discuss closer cooperation on nuclear weapons, the country's defense and foreign ministers...

Uranium supply deal among key pacts signed between India, Canada

NEW DELHI -- India and Canada on Monday signed a long-term deal worth $1.9 billion for uranium supply aimed at expanding nuclear energy generation...

5 police officers killed in Ukrainian strike in Kherson region

MOSCOW - Five police officers were killed and six others injured following a Ukrainian attack in the Kherson region, Russian authorities said on Monday.According...

Trump: US attack on Iran can ‘go far longer’ than 4 to 5 weeks

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN/RIYADH/KUWAIT CITY/JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US military campaign against Iran has the "capability to go far longer"...

Israel strikes near Beirut city center, first such attack since 2024 ceasefire

BEIRUT - Israeli airstrikes hit the Jnah and Bir Hassan areas in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday evening, the first strikes near central Beirut...

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