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US deploys more troops as Iran asserts Hormuz control

Hopes of de-escalation in the latest war to engulf the Middle East appeared to fade on Thursday, with the United States sending more combat forces for potential deployment on...

Japan starts releasing state oil reserves to blunt impact of ME tensions

TOKYO - Japan began releasing oil from state reserves on Thursday to cushion the...

Russia: Tokyo-Kyiv military ties undermines Ukraine peace prospects

MOSCOW - Japan's involvement in supplying weapons to Ukraine undermines prospects for a peaceful...

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...

Asia-Pacific braces for oil crisis amid Mideast tensions

Asia-Pacific economies are taking urgent steps, from capping domestic fuel price hikes to suspending petroleum product exports, to ensure energy security as oil prices...

Iran’s IRGC pledges allegiance to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI/RIYADH - Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran's new supreme leader, Iran's Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday.In a statement,...

Yemen’s Houthis welcome Iran’s new supreme leader, say appointment shows unity

SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group on Monday welcomed the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, as Iran's new supreme leader, describing the...

ROK-US joint military exercises begin amid protests

SEOUL – Republic of Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off their annual Freedom Shield (FS) joint military exercises, drawing protests from...

Israeli army says it killed 5 senior Iranian commanders in attack on central Beirut

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that it killed five senior commanders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds...

ROK, US kick off joint military exercises, raising regional tension

SEOUL – The Republic of Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off joint military exercises, raising regional tensions amid concerns from neighboring...

Iran’s IRGC pledges allegiance to new supreme leader

CAIRO/WASHINGTON - Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran's new supreme leader, Iran's Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday.In a statement,...

Minister: Afghanistan seeks peaceful resolution through talks with Pakistan

KABUL - Afghanistan's Minister of Defense has said that the country has no desire to escalate hostilities with Pakistan and prefers a peaceful...

Iran will not allow ‘enemies’ to seize its territory, Pezeshkian says

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/DUBAI/MANAMA/WASHINGTON - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that Iranians would not allow the "enemies" to seize even a single inch of the...

M’sia’s Transport Ministry announces no findings in latest MH370 search

KUALA LUMPUR - The ongoing search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight in a new area of the southern Indian Ocean has not led...

Japanese media voice concern over Takaichi admin’s push to ease lethal arms exports

TOKYO - Japanese media have voiced growing concern over the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and its attempt to relax export rules for...

Malaysia’s Transport Ministry announces no findings in latest MH370 search

KUALA LUMPUR - The ongoing search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight in a new area of the southern Indian Ocean has not led...

Death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 294 in Lebanon after Hezbollah’s rocket barrages

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - The death toll from Israeli attacks on since early Monday has risen to 294, with 1,023 people injured, Lebanon's authorities said...

Rocket barrage targets US embassy in Baghdad, explosions heard

BAGHDAD - The US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad was targeted by rockets on Saturday evening, and explosions were heard, an Interior Ministry...

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