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US strikes alleged drug boats, killing 2 in eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON – The US military on Friday struck an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, marking the first known strike of its kind...

New US strategy elevates Western Hemisphere, allies’ burden-sharing

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Friday released an unclassified version of its 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), placing defense of the US homeland and...

Venezuela’s acting president calls for new national political dialogue

CARACAS - on Friday called for the immediate convening of a broad meeting involving all political sectors of the country to launch a...

Iran condemns European Parliament’s ‘meddlesome, irresponsible’ resolution

TEHERAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned a "meddlesome and irresponsible" anti-Teheran resolution adopted by the European Parliament.On Thursday, the European Parliament...

7 killed as landslide, flash floods hit Indonesia’s West Java

JAKARTA – At least seven people were killed after a landslide accompanied by flash floods struck Cisarua sub-district in West Bandung Regency of Indonesia's...

Japan’s opposition parties criticize PM Takaichi’s lower house dissolution

TOKYO - Leaders of multiple Japanese opposition parties slammed on Friday as lacking "justification".Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday, marking...

Brazil’s Lula accuses Trump of attempting to create a new UN

BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that attempts to create a new United Nations and be its sole...

UAE: Russia, US, Ukraine meet in Abu Dhabi for first trilateral talks

ABU DHABI – A trilateral meeting between delegations from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine began on Friday evening at the Emirates Palace hotel...

Japan’s lower house formally dissolved for Feb 8 election

Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session, with a general election set for Feb...

To Lam re-elected Vietnam’s communist party chief

HANOI - To Lam has been re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, an official press release said on Friday.

Trump touts ‘massive’ US forces heading toward Iran

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States has a "massive" naval force heading toward Iran, while suggesting it may...

WSJ: White House considers full withdrawal of US troops from Syria

WASHINGTON - The White House is weighing a full withdrawal of US troops from Syria as Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa moves to assert control...

Trump says meeting with Zelensky was ‘very good’

DAVOS, Switzerland/MOSCOW/KYIV - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday in Davos that his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was "very good," adding...

Concerns about US armed seizure of Greenland ease, transatlantic rifts remain

WASHINGTON/OSLO/BRUSSELS/MOSCOW/HELSINKI - A freewheeling speech by US President Donald Trump in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos on Wednesday stunned the audience, putting transatlantic...

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