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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...

South 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...

Source: Saudi warplanes strike E. Yemen’s Al-Mahrah

ADEN, Yemen - Saudi warplanes launched airstrikes on Sunday in eastern Yemen's Al-Mahrah province, a Yemeni security official told Xinhua.The official, who requested anonymity,...

Top DPRK leader oversees hypersonic missile launching drill

PYONGYANG - Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) oversaw a hypersonic missile launching drill on Sunday, the official Korean...

KCNA: Top DPRK leader inspects production of tactical guided weapons

PYONGYANG -- Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited a major munitions factory on Saturday to learn about...

India orders X Corp to curb obscene content from Grok AI chatbot

NEW DELHI - The Indian government has directed , the parent company of the Grok AI chatbot, to prevent the generation of obscene and...

Iran’s leader warns against exploiting protests to incite riots

TEHERAN - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that exploiting the Iranian merchants' protests to incite riots and undermine national security is...

Official report: Top DPRK leader inspects production of tactical guided weapons

PYONGYANG -- Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited a major munitions factory on Saturday to learn about...

Yemen govt says its forces retake oil-rich Hadramout from separatists

ADEN, Yemen / ABU DHABI - Yemen's internationally recognized government said on Saturday its forces had regained full control of the oil-rich southeastern province...

Arab, Islamic nations voice concern over worsening Gaza humanitarian crisis

CAIRO – The foreign ministers of eight Arab and Islamic countries expressed concern on Friday over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,...

Iran vows to ‘forcefully reject’ interference after Trump’s threat

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday vowed to "forcefully reject" any interference in the country's internal affairs, after US President...

Indonesia enacts new criminal code, new criminal procedure code

JAKARTA – on Friday officially enacted its National Criminal Code and a new Criminal Procedure Code, marking a major step in reforming the...

Medical source: Over 20 killed, dozens injured in Saudi airstrikes in Yemen’s Hadramout

ADEN, Yemen - More than 20 people were killed and dozens of others injured as Saudi warplanes intensified airstrikes on multiple locations in Yemen's...

122 evacuated as smoke fills cabin of passenger jet in S. Korea

SEOUL - A total of 122 people, including passengers and crew members, were evacuated Friday as smoke filled the cabin of a passenger jet...

Saudi-backed Yemeni govt launches operation against STC in Hadramout province

ADEN, Yemen - The Saudi-backed Yemeni government on Friday announced the launch of a military operation against in the southeastern oil-rich province of...

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