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PM: Pak armed forces fully capable to crush any aggressive ambitions

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday morning that the country's armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive...

Defense ministry: Russia downs over 200 Ukrainian drones, 12 targeting Moscow

MOSCOW/ST. PETERSBURG - Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 167 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones between 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm Moscow time, 12 of...

Pakistani PM says armed forces have full capability to crush any aggressive ambitions

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday morning that the country's armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive...

ROK issues arrest warrant for drone maker over alleged flights into DPRK

SEOUL -- A court of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for an executive director of a drone manufacturer...

DPRK wraps up major party congress featuring new five-year plan by top leader

PYONGYANG - The Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), closed...

Japanese public figures warn of dangerous rightward drift under PM Takaichi

TOKYO -- Japanese scholars, opposition politicians and commentators voiced concern on Thursday over an increasingly right-leaning political trajectory under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, warning...

Report: 1 US national among 4 killed in Cuba’s speedboat shooting

WASHINGTON - At least one US national was killed and another injured following Wednesday's "highly unusual" shooting by Cuba's border guards at a US-registered...

Envoy seeks to smooth spat with Paris after no-show

The United States has backed away from a dispute with France that flared when Washington's ambassador refused to attend a meeting to which he...

Iran-US nuke talks conclude in Geneva after ‘significant progress’

GENEVA -- The Iranian and US delegations wrapped up their new round of nuclear talks in Geneva "after significant progress in the negotiation," said...

Singapore fertility rate posts ‘significant’ drop to record low

Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to 0.87 in 2025, marking a record low that a top official warned could profoundly reshape the city-state’s society...

‘Deal with US within reach if not making nuke weapons main focus’

TEHRAN - A senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that if not making nuclear weapons by Tehran is the...

Third round of indirect Iran-US nuclear talks begins in Geneva

GENEVA/WASHINGTON/CAIRO - The third round of indirect Iran-US nuclear talks under the mediation of Oman began in Geneva, Switzerland, according to local media reports...

Kim Jong-un says DPRK-US ties depends on Washington’s attitude

PYONGYANG -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has said the building of DPRK-US relations depends entirely on the United...

Zelensky: Meeting between Ukraine, US, Russia expected in early March

KYIV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Wednesday that the next round of talks between delegations from Ukraine, the United States and Russia is...

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