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Reports: Japan prepares to release national oil reserve

TOKYO - The Japanese government has instructed its national oil reserve storage sites to prepare for a possible release of crude oil, as the...

Asia-Pacific braces for oil crisis amid Mideast tensions

Asia-Pacific economies are taking urgent steps, from capping domestic fuel price hikes to suspending petroleum product exports, to ensure energy security as oil prices...

Putin, Trump discuss Iran conflict, Ukraine settlement in phone call

MOSCOW / WASHINGTON -- Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Monday evening, Russian presidential aide Yuri...

Iran’s IRGC pledges allegiance to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI/RIYADH - Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran's new supreme leader, Iran's Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday.In a statement,...

Yemen’s Houthis welcome Iran’s new supreme leader, say appointment shows unity

SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group on Monday welcomed the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, as Iran's new supreme leader, describing the...

ROK-US joint military exercises begin amid protests

SEOUL – Republic of Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off their annual Freedom Shield (FS) joint military exercises, drawing protests from...

Israeli army says it killed 5 senior Iranian commanders in attack on central Beirut

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that it killed five senior commanders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds...

ROK, US kick off joint military exercises, raising regional tension

SEOUL – The Republic of Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off joint military exercises, raising regional tensions amid concerns from neighboring...

Cuban president slams Trump’s Florida summit as ‘reactionary and neocolonial’

HAVANA - Cuban President has criticized the summit convened in Florida by the United States, describing it as a "reactionary and neocolonial" gathering."The...

Protesters in over 50 US cities demand end to war on Iran

NEW YORK -- People have taken to the streets in more than 50 cities across the United States over the weekend to protest against...

Iran’s IRGC pledges allegiance to new supreme leader

CAIRO/WASHINGTON - Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran's new supreme leader, Iran's Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday.In a statement,...

Minister: Afghanistan seeks peaceful resolution through talks with Pakistan

KABUL - Afghanistan's Minister of Defense has said that the country has no desire to escalate hostilities with Pakistan and prefers a peaceful...

Iran will not allow ‘enemies’ to seize its territory, Pezeshkian says

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/DUBAI/MANAMA/WASHINGTON - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that Iranians would not allow the "enemies" to seize even a single inch of the...

M’sia’s Transport Ministry announces no findings in latest MH370 search

KUALA LUMPUR - The ongoing search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight in a new area of the southern Indian Ocean has not led...

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