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Trump drops Feb 1 tariff plan, cites Greenland deal framework

DAVOS, Switzerland/STRASBOURG, France/PARIS/OSLO - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that talks with Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mark Rutte...

EU-Mercosur trade deal faces delay as EU lawmakers send it for judicial review

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to refer the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)...

People feared buried as New Zealand storms trigger landslide

Rescuers are searching for people buried by a large landslide at a campsite in Mount Maunganui after a tropical storm swept through ’s North...

ROK investigators raid homes of suspects in alleged drone infiltration into DPRK

SEOUL – A Republic of Korea joint military-police investigation team on Wednesday executed search and seizure warrants against three civilian suspects in connection with...

UN report flags critical global water shortages

UNITED NATIONS - A United Nations (UN) report released on Tuesday warned that the world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy."The report,...

S. Korea’s ex-PM Han sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding insurrection

SEOUL - South Korea's former prime minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday was sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding and abetting the insurrection...

NZ PM Luxon calls November 7 poll, promises economic prosperity

WELLINGTON - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called a general election for November 7 and kicked off his re-election campaign on Wednesday asking voters...

Tepco to restart first nuclear reactor since 2011 Fukushima disaster

Japan’s largest utility will restart its first nuclear power plant since the , a watershed moment in the global return back to atomic energy.Tokyo...

Moscow committed to diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis

MOSCOW - Russia is committed to finding a diplomatic solution to , and to helping reduce tensions in all areas, including around Venezuela and...

Iraq seeks to host US-Iran dialogue in Baghdad

BAGHDAD - said on Tuesday that his government is communicating with both Iran and the United States to explore establishing a dialogue platform...

Japanese court hands life sentence to shooter of ex-PM Abe

TOKYO - A court in western Japan on Wednesday sentenced a man to life in prison for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

New Zealand PM Luxon calls November 7 poll, promises economic prosperity

WELLINGTON - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called a general election for November 7 and kicked off his re-election campaign on Wednesday asking voters...

Calls mount for release of Maduro

'Rogue behavior' of US condemned as intl solidarity urged for VenezuelaDiplomats, business and academic leaders in South Africa have called on the international community...

Canadian military models response to hypothetical US invasion

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces have developed a conceptual model responding to a hypothetical military invasion by the United States, local media reported...

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