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S. Korea’s Yoon gets 5 years in prison on arrest obstruction charges

SEOUL - South Korea's former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on arrest obstruction charges, live footage showed Friday.The...

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council appoints new prime minister

ADEN, Yemen - Yemen's ruling Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Thursday appointed Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani as the country's new prime minister, following...

Danish PM says differences with US over Greenland persist

OSLO - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday described recent talks with the United States on Greenland as difficult, noting that Washington's ambition...

Trump says he is backing Palestinian leaders to govern Gaza during transition

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/GAZA/RAMALLAH/UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Board of Peace for Gaza has been established and that he is backing...

Over 4.7m accounts deactivated under Australia’s social media ban for children

CANBERRA - Over 4.7 million accounts belonging to children were deactivated in the first days of Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the...

Gaza truce plan ‘enters 2nd phase’

Parties to the Gaza ceasefire deal have announced that the truce is moving into its second phase, despite continued violations, the displacement of Palestinians,...

Thai PM orders legal action against contractor linked to 2 fatal crane accidents

BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday ordered the transport ministry to terminate its contracts and pursue legal action against a contractor...

Venezuela not afraid of diplomacy with US, says acting president

CARACAS/WASHINGTON - said on Thursday that the government is not afraid of engaging in diplomatic dealings with the United States, following an earlier...

US sanctions 13 entities, 11 individuals allegedly linked with Iran

WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM/TEHERAN/UNITED NATIONS/ISTANBUL/BERLIN - The US Department of the Treasury is imposing sanctions on 13 more entities and 11 more individuals allegedly linked to Iran,...

Cold snap to test Asia weather records as temperatures dive

A blast of frigid Arctic air is set to sweep across Asia next week, pushing temperatures toward potentially record lows and likely boosting heating...

Venezuelan shot in another federal agent action in US Minneapolis

LOS ANGELES - A US federal agent shot and injured a Venezuelan man Wednesday night in Minneapolis, the largest city in the state of...

2 dead as crane topples on Thailand’s Rama II Road

BANGKOK - Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries after a construction crane collapsed onto a highway in Thailand on Thursday, authorities...

Japan’s opposition parties eye merger as snap election looms

Japan’s largest opposition party and a former ruling coalition partner are in discussions to cooperate more deeply in an upcoming election, with an eye...

US, Denmark, Greenland to set up working group amid ‘fundamental disagreement’

WASHINGTON/GENEVA/BERLIN/LONDON/OSLO - The United States, Denmark and Greenland have agreed to establish a "high-level working group" to explore possible areas of compromise since a...

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