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US House blocks resolution to bar Trump from using military force in Venezuela

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly rejected a Democratic-led resolution barring President Donald Trump from further using military force in...

US still owes WHO membership dues a year after withdrawal announcement

GENEVA - The United States, which announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) a year ago, has yet to pay its outstanding...

Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’, draws criticism for undermining UN

DAVOS, Switzerland/GAZA/BRUSSELS/LONDON/MOSCOW/JERUSALEM -formally launched his so-called "Board of Peace" on Thursday at a charter-signing ceremony during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.The move...

Gunman at large after three shot dead in eastern Australia

SYDNEY - A gunman remained at large on Thursday night after three people were shot dead west of Sydney in the Australian state of...

Japan’s cabinet approves decision to dissolve lower house

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister 's cabinet on Friday adopted a decision to dissolve the House of Representatives.Later in the afternoon, the lower house...

Report: Iran officially counts 3,117 deaths in Dec-Jan unrest

TEHERAN - Iran's state television IRIB reported on Wednesday that 3,117 people were killed during recent unrest, citing the country's Forensic Medical Organization.The figure...

Six more bodies found at plane crash site in Indonesia

JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers on Thursday recovered six more bodies at the crash site of an ATR 42-500 aircraft on the slopes of Mount...

Three killed in drone attack on Russian port

MOSCOW - A drone attack on the Taman port, located on the Black Sea coast in Russia's southwestern Krasnodar Krai region, killed three people...

Israel: Hamas suspects targeted, 11 Palestinians killed across Gaza

GAZA/JERUSALEM - Eleven Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday across Gaza amid escalating tensions, according to Palestinian sources.An Israeli drone strike targeted...

Malaysia weighs social media rule change after Grok AI uproar

Malaysia is reviewing its rules for regulating social media platforms after an outcry over sexualized images of people generated by Elon Musk’s artificial...

Operation suspended at TEPCO’s just-restarted nuke plant as alarm goes off

TOKYO - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company () said Thursday it suspended operation at the just-restarted reactor of a nuclear power plant in Niigata...

US hard-line stance sowing divisions

On the first anniversary of his second term, US President Donald Trump held a news conference at the White House on Tuesday, covering issues...

Mexican president says to keep shipping oil to Cuba as humanitarian aid

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed her government's commitment to supporting on Wednesday, confirming oil shipments to the island will continue...

Australia’s conservative coalition ends political alliance

CANBERRA – 's two most prominent conservative political parties have ended their long-standing alliance amid a disagreement over hate speech laws introduced in response...

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