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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...

Zelensky: Ukraine proposes postponing trilateral talks

KYIV/DUBAI/VIENNA - Ukraine has discussed with the United States the possibility of postponing the next trilateral meeting with Russia and changing its location due...

EU countries approves 2040 target to cut net emissions by 90%

BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) countries on Thursday gave final approval to an amendment of the , setting a binding intermediate target to cut...

8 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon

BEIRUT/PARIS - Eight people were killed and an unspecified number wounded on Thursday morning in multiple Israeli airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, Lebanon's...

DPRK top leader praises navy’s nuclear armament

PYONGYANG -- Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), expressed satisfaction with the country's navy nuclear armament while visiting...

US submarine sinks Iranian warship in international waters near Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters."An American submarine sunk an...

Hezbollah vows resistance, claims attacks on Israeli military targets

BEIRUT/PARIS - Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Wednesday that the group will continue its resistance against Israel, describing the confrontation as an "existential defense."Qassem...

Japanese startup fails in third rocket launch attempt in a row

TOKYO - Japanese startup Space One Co launched a small rocket on Thursday in western Japan, but the mission failed on its third attempt...

Ukraine says next meeting with US, Russia expected in 2 days

KYIV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the next trilateral meeting with the United States and Russia is expected to take place on...

Europe voices dissent over US military actions

Spain denies support to Washington amid trade threats as France urges talksDays into the US and Israel's joint military strike on Iran, leaders from...

US submarine sinks Iranian warship in intl waters near Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters."An American submarine sunk an...

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