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Russia: Tokyo-Kyiv military ties undermines Ukraine peace prospects

MOSCOW - Japan's involvement in supplying weapons to Ukraine undermines prospects for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and will be regarded by Moscow as hostile actions, the Russian...

Iraq to summon US diplomat over deadly strike on military clinic

BAGHDAD - Iraq will summon the US charge d'affaires to protest the deadly airstrike...

US airport wait times stretch past 4 hours as shutdown cripples staffing

WASHINGTON - Wait times at US airport security checkpoints have reached the longest levels...

Germany unveils 8b-euro climate plan to reduce fossil fuel reliance

BERLIN - The German government on Wednesday adopted a climate plan that includes an...

Aussie govt blocks entry for Iranian visa holders

CANBERRA - The Australian government has moved to block the entry of temporary visa...

Iraq to summon US diplomat over deadly strike on military clinic

BAGHDAD - Iraq will summon the US charge d'affaires to protest the deadly airstrike earlier in the day against an Iraqi military medical facility,...

Aussie govt blocks entry for Iranian visa holders

CANBERRA - The Australian government has moved to block the entry of temporary visa holders from Iran amid the ongoing conflict in the .Tony...

Netanyahu: Israel creating expanded ‘buffer zone’ in S. Lebanon

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel is creating an expanded buffer zone in southern Lebanon.The goal is to...

Vietnam moves major media, academies under Party administration

HANOI - The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) approved the transfer of five government-affiliated agencies to become public service units under its...

Japan’s reusable rocket experimental vehicle aborts first flight test

TOKYO - The (JAXA) aborted the scheduled first flight test of its small reusable rocket experimental vehicle RV-X on Wednesday due to an...

White House threatens to ‘unleash hell’ on Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/UNITED NATIONS/ABU DHABI/MANAMA - US President Donald Trump will "unleash hell" if Iran refuses to make a deal over the ongoing US-Israeli war against...

Confusion reigns over truce talks

US says it has sent 15-point plan but Iranian official dismisses claimThe United States said it had delivered for a month-long ceasefire to...

Survey: Australians oppose joining Mideast conflict

Australia joined a United Kingdom-led joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, becoming one of the latest United States allies to...

Mideast: Strikes continue amid differing accounts of talks

Iran has received a message from Washington through mediators about possible talks between the two warring countries, a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official said...

DPRK top leader calls ROK ‘most hostile’ state, slamming US for ‘state-sponsored terrorism’

PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader said his country will regard the Republic of Korea as its "most...

Fukushima plant discharges over 55,000 tons of nuke wastewater in fiscal 2025

TOKYO - Japan's crippled has discharged 55,011 tons of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean in fiscal 2025, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO)...

NYT: US sends 15-point peace plan to Iran via Pakistan

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/BEIJING/TEHRAN/MANAMA/VIENNA - The United States has sent Iran a 15-point peace plan, via Pakistan, in an attempt to end the war with Iran, now...

President: Iran reserves inalienable and natural right to defend territory

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO/LONDON/BAGHDAD - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iran reserves the "inalienable and natural" right to defend its territory.Pezeshkian made the remarks...

S. Korea lodges strong protest against Japan’s claims over Dokdo in new textbooks

SEOUL - The South Korean Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lodged a strong protest over Japan's approval of new high school textbooks that include renewed...

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