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Australia shuts dozens of east coast beaches after shark attacks

SYDNEY - Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast, including in Sydney, closed on Tuesday after four shark attacks in two days, as heavy...

Communist Party of Vietnam opens 14th National Congress

HANOI - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) opened its 14th National Congress at the National Convention Center in the capital city of Hanoi...

Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate

PARIS/OSLO - US President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize,...

Iran’s president says recent unrest part of US-Israeli plot

TEHERAN/JERUSALEM - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the recent unrest and "bitter events" in his country were part of a joint US-Israeli initiative...

Hamas says ‘fully ready’ for power handover procedures

GAZA/RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS - Hamas said Monday that it is "fully ready" to transfer administrative powers to a newly-formed Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with governing...

Man critical following third Sydney shark attack in 2 days

SYDNEY - A man is in a critical condition following a third at beaches across Sydney within two days.Emergency services were called to...

S. Korean ex-president Yoon’s legal team files appeal against obstruction of arrest sentence

SEOUL - South Korea's former president 's legal team filed an appeal Monday against the first-instance verdict on his obstruction of arrest charges, YTN...

Japan PM Takaichi says general election set for Feb 8

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday announced her plan to dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan 23 for a ...

14th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam convenes preparatory session

HANOI - The preparatory session of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) took place in the capital city of...

TEPCO to postpone restart of Japan’s biggest nuclear plant over safety concerns

TOKYO - announced Monday that it decided to postpone the restart of the No 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in...

Gazans receive Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ with deep skepticism

GAZA/BUDAPEST - Residents of the Gaza Strip voiced concern and skepticism after US President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new "Board of...

Australian parliament honors victims of Bondi terror attack

CANBERRA - Australia's federal parliament has paid tribute to the victims of the after being reconvened to debate new laws proposed in response...

Iraq claims full withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from federal territories

BAGHDAD - Iraq announced on Sunday the full withdrawal of international coalition advisors from all military bases and command centers in Iraq's federal government-controlled...

White House expands power, raises concern

Experts question effect on checks and balances amid weakened CongressAs the current US administration nears the one-year mark, experts are voicing concern over the...

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