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Poll: Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s military action in Iran

WASHINGTON – A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released Friday showed that a majority of Americans disapprove of how US President Donald Trump is managing the...

Trump rules out talks, demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/TEHERAN - US President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will accept no agreement with Iran short of "unconditional surrender," one...

Japan’s ruling coalition proposes to ease rules on lethal arms exports

TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition on Friday submitted a proposal to revise the operational guidelines of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment...

Trump says he must be involved in selecting Iran’s next leader

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON -US President Donald Trump said he must be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader, the US news website Axios reported Thursday.In a...

Japan confirms new highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido

TOKYO - Japan's agriculture ministry has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Hokkaido, marking the northern prefecture's...

Middle East conflict continues to expand

Gulf states call on Iran to refrain from retaliatory strikes as turmoil deepensAmid incessant attacks and diplomatic restraints, the Middle East remained in turmoil...

WHO raises alarm over attacks on health care in Iran, Lebanon

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it has verified 13 attacks on health care in Iran and one in...

Indian Air Force’s fighter jet goes missing in northeastern India

NEW DELHI - A Sukhoi Su-30 MKI of the (IAF) on Thursday went missing in India's northeastern state of Assam, officials said. The...

Japan begins 18th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

TOKYO - Japan on Friday began the 18th discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled into the ocean.The discharge operation, which started Friday...

Venezuela resumes diplomatic relations with US

WASHINGTON - The US State Department announced on Thursday that the United States and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations.Venezuela severed...

Trump fires Noem as homeland secretary after rocky tenure

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday after months of controversy, including the fatal shootings of two...

EU stands by Madrid after Washington threat

The European Commission says it will fully safeguard the European Union's interests after the United States threatened to end trade relations with Spain in...

Japan high court upholds US Marine’s conviction for sexual assault in Okinawa

TOKYO - A Japanese high court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a to seven years in prison for sexually...

Iran warns US against ground invasion, says ready for it

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani on Thursday warned the United States against carrying out ground invasion against Iranian...

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