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Japan’s lower house formally dissolved for Feb 8 election

Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved...

To Lam re-elected Vietnam’s communist party chief

HANOI - To Lam has been re-elected...

Trump touts ‘massive’ US forces heading toward Iran

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said...

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Japan’s lower house formally dissolved for Feb 8 election

Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session, with a general election set for Feb 8.The official campaign will start...

To Lam re-elected Vietnam’s communist party chief

HANOI - To Lam has been re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of...

Trump touts ‘massive’ US forces heading toward Iran

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States has a...

WSJ: White House considers full withdrawal of US troops from Syria

WASHINGTON - The White House is weighing a full withdrawal of US troops from...

Trump says meeting with Zelensky was ‘very good’

DAVOS, Switzerland/MOSCOW/KYIV - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday in Davos that his...

Hun Sen: Cambodia committed to implementing ceasefire with Thailand

PHNOM PENH - Samdech Techo Hun Sen, president of the ruling , said on Wednesday that the kingdom is committed to strictly and fully...

KCNA: DPRK leader visits memorial site for fallen service members overseas

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited the construction site of the Memorial Museum of Combat...

Israel strikes multiple sites in Lebanon, including its third-largest city

JERUSALEM -- Israel on Monday and early Tuesday carried out airstrikes on multiple sites in Lebanon, including the country's third-largest city, Israeli and Lebanese...

Thailand lodges protest with Cambodia over border explosion

PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK - Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said in a media interview on Tuesday that the country's military has lodged a protest...

Multiple injured after 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits western Japan

TOKYO - Several people have been injured after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday, local media reported.The temblor occurred...

Thai army: Cambodia says no intent to fire into Thai territory

PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK - Thai Army said stated on Tuesday that the Cambodian side has contacted local Thai military units, claiming it had no intention...

Netanyahu: Israel, US won’t allow Iran to revive nuclear, missile programs

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said here on Monday that Israel would not allow Iran to revive its nuclear program or rebuild...

More than 40 candidates register for Iraq’s presidential election

BAGHDAD -- More than 44 candidates have registered to run in Iraq's presidential election, the Iraqi parliament announced on Monday after the nomination period...

Malaysia’s former PM Mahathir is in hospital after a fall, aide says

Former Malaysian prime minister was brought to the hospital Tuesday morning after suffering a fall, according to his office.The centenarian, who served twice...

S. Korean police raid office of special counsel in charge of Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection

SEOUL - South Korean police on Tuesday raided the office of a special counsel in charge of former impeached president 's insurrection and other...

Most of Cambodian evacuees return home after ceasefire with Thailand

PHNOM PENH - Some 68.4 percent of the Cambodian evacuees from a recent border conflict with Thailand have returned to their homes so far,...

Southeast Australia facing most significant heatwave in 6 years, authorities say

MELBOURNE - Authorities on Monday issued a warning that southeast Australia is facing its most significant heatwave in six years, with maximum temperatures widely...

Malaysia PM Anwar proposes term limit in bid to revive support

Malaysian Prime Minister pledged to introduce term-limit legislation, delivering on a long-promised campaign pledge as he looks to regain support from his key...

Iran detains 4 in northern province for allegedly plotting attacks

TEHERAN -- Iranian police have arrested four people in the northern province of Qazvin for allegedly plotting attacks on government and military facilities, the...

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