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Lawmaker: All victims of Jeju Air crash could have survived without concrete barrier

SEOUL - A South Korean government-commissioned report found that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a...

Trump signals he may let last US-Russia nuclear treaty expire

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has suggested he would allow the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia...

Missile strike damages infrastructure in Russian border city of Belgorod

MOSCOW - The Russian border city of Belgorod on Thursday night came under a , Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel....

Search continues for dozens feared trapped after landfill collapse in central Philippines

MANILA -- Search and rescue operations continued Friday for at least 38 missing people feared trapped after a landfill in the collapsed on...

Netanyahu meets candidate to head Gaza ‘Peace Council’, stresses disarmament

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met here on Thursday with Nikolay Mladenov, a candidate to lead a proposed new executive body for...

Top DPRK leader says to be always with Putin, Russia

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has said he will unconditionally respect and support all policies...

Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘very hard’

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened again to strike Iran "very hard" if its authorities "start killing people" protesting in the...

Syrian army launches heavy strikes on Kurdish militia positions as civilian toll rises

DAMASCUS/UNITED NATIONS/ANKARA/BAGHDAD - The Syrian army on Thursday launched heavy shelling against positions of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Sheikh Maqsoud...

US Senate moves to limit Trump’s war powers after Venezuela strike

WASHINGTON/CARACAS/BOGOTA/SINGAPORE - The US Senate on Thursday advanced a resolution aimed at limiting US President Donald Trump's ability to take further military action against...

UN: US may lose voting rights at UN General Assembly at certain point

UNITED NATIONS/PARIS - The United States may lose its voting rights at the UN General Assembly at some point if it does not pay...

NASA mulls ending space mission early after medical emergency

NASA is considering ending a mission on board the International Space Station early after an astronaut suffered a medical emergency.The US space agency said...

Yemen’s STC accuses Saudi Arabia of ‘detaining delegation’

ADEN, Yemen - Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of "arbitrarily detaining a senior delegation" sent to Riyadh for political...

Japan opposition parties criticize Takaichi for steering country toward ‘war state’

TOKYO - A series of moves by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, including erroneous remarks on Taiwan and a sharp increase in defense spending,...

Trump: Expecting to meet Colombian president in White House soon

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is expecting to meet Colombian President in the White House soon, after Washington's...

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