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Iran blames US for stalemate

Pezeshkian says ‘bad faith, siege, and threats’ stopping talks as oil supply remains disruptedAmid the US-Iran ceasefire being unilaterally extended on Washington's terms and ongoing disruptions in the Strait...

Japanese lower house okays bill to set up national intelligence committee

TOKYO – on Thursday passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee,...

Philippine senator criticizes ICC ruling on Duterte case jurisdiction

MANILA - Philippine Senator Imee Marcos has criticized ruling upholding jurisdiction in the...

ICC confirms trial against former Philippine president Duterte

THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed all three counts of...

Peru defense, foreign ministers quit over dispute on US fighter jet purchase

LIMA – Peru's Defense Minister Carlos Diaz and Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela resigned...

Iran blames US for stalemate

Pezeshkian says ‘bad faith, siege, and threats’ stopping talks as oil supply remains disruptedAmid the US-Iran ceasefire being unilaterally extended on Washington's terms and...

Japanese lower house okays bill to set up national intelligence committee

TOKYO – on Thursday passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee, local media reported. The move has drawn questions and concerns...

Philippine senator criticizes ICC ruling on Duterte case jurisdiction

MANILA - Philippine Senator Imee Marcos has criticized ruling upholding jurisdiction in the case involving former president Rodrigo Duterte.In a statement released Wednesday,...

ICC confirms trial against former Philippine president Duterte

THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed all three counts of "crimes against humanity" against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and...

Terrorists kill 9, abduct foreign national at SW Pakistan mining site

ISLAMABAD – Nine people were killed and a foreign worker abducted after terrorists attacked a mining exploration site in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on...

S. Korean man arrested after protest at Japan’s infamous Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO – A South Korean man was arrested by Japanese police on Wednesday on suspicion of disrupting shrine rituals after staging a protest during...

Trump says there is ‘no time frame’ for ending conflict with Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday there is "no time frame" for ending the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.There was "no time pressure"...

Possible talks in limbo as Hormuz blockade persists

Tehran vows to ‘resist bullying’ despite Trump’s unilateral truce extensionThe United States and Iran remained far apart on their preconditions for talks on Wednesday,...

Iran says decision to rule out peace talks ‘definitive’ as Trump extends truce

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/LONDON - Tehran has called its decision not to take part in the second round of peace talks with the United States in Pakistan...

Minister: Attack on Iran’s cultural heritage ‘a great crime’

TEHRAN –  Over 140 Iranian historical monuments and sites were attacked during the war with the United States and Israel, Iran’s minister of cultural...

Hormuz tensions cloud talks

UN calls for restoration of maritime rights amid looming truce deadlineThe United Nations has called for the full restoration of freedom of navigation in...

Asian airlines brace for sky-high jet fuel prices

With the Middle East crisis heightening jet fuel supply risks, Asian airlines are taking action, to cope with supply instability and rising costs, from...

US announces ceasefire extension, but talks stall as Iran ‘sits out’

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that any move by the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would preclude...

Army chief: Lebanon to recover every inch of land under ‘Israeli occupation’

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/PARIS - Lebanon is determined to "regain every inch of its land under Israeli occupation," Lebanese Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal said Tuesday during an...

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