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Report: Trump says may sign Iran deal ‘in the next day or two’

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/ISLAMABAD - US President Donald Trump on Friday told Israel's Channel 12 News that he estimates a deal with Iran will be signed "in the next day or two".Trump...
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Venezuela resumes IMF ties after years of suspension

CARACAS -- Venezuela has resumed relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after years...
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Macron for stricter EU rules on children’s social media access

PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that children under the age...
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Former Australian soldier granted bail on war crime charges

SYDNEY -- Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was on Friday granted bail...
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Former Myanmar president U Win Myint released under amnesty

YANGON - Former Myanmar president U Win Myint was released under amnesty on Friday,...
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Shah sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister

KATHMANDU - Balendra Shah, senior leader of the , was sworn in as Nepal's prime minister on Friday at a special ceremony held at...

President: S. Korea to rapidly regain wartime operational command from US

SEOUL - South Korean President said on Friday that his country will rapidly regain its wartime operational command from the United States amid...

SDF officer’s intrusion into Chinese embassy in Japan ‘deeply regrettable’

TOKYO - Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday it was deeply regrettable that a Self-Defense Forces (SDF) officer, who should be complying with...

Japan govt approves stopgap funding amid struggles to pass 2026 budget

TOKYO - The Japanese government on Friday approved a stopgap budget of 8.56 trillion yen ($54 billion) to cover expenditures for the first 11...

Iran, US harden their positions as efforts falter

Tehran mulls Hormuz tolls as White House issues fresh warning amid strikesWarring sides hardened their positions as hopes of de-escalation appeared to fade on...

Israel expands ground offensive in Lebanon, deploys additional division

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said on Thursday it was expanding its ground offensive in Lebanon, deploying an additional division as it seeks to...

Nepal’s newly elected parliament sworn in

KATHMANDU - Lawmakers of the newly elected took the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony at the main administrative complex Singha...

Trump extends pause on striking Iranian energy plants by 10 days

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/ISLAMABAD/JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he will pause planned strikes on Iranian energy facilities for 10 days, claiming that talks between...

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...

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 impact of the conflict on its economy, as concerns...

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...

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