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8 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon

BEIRUT/PARIS - Eight people were killed and...

DPRK top leader praises navy’s nuclear armament

PYONGYANG -- Kim Jong-un, top leader of...

US submarine sinks Iranian warship in international waters near Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...

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8 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon

BEIRUT/PARIS - Eight people were killed and an unspecified number wounded on Thursday morning in multiple Israeli airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, Lebanon's official media reported.According to the...

DPRK top leader praises navy’s nuclear armament

PYONGYANG -- Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),...

US submarine sinks Iranian warship in international waters near Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank...

Hezbollah vows resistance, claims attacks on Israeli military targets

BEIRUT/PARIS - Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Wednesday that the group will continue its...

Japanese startup fails in third rocket launch attempt in a row

TOKYO - Japanese startup Space One Co launched a small rocket on Thursday in...

Bangladesh secures reduced 19% US tariff, US material apparel exemption

Bangladesh has secured a reduced 19 percent US tariff under a trade agreement signed between the two countries on Monday, granting exemptions for some...

Poll commission: Bhumjaithai Party emerges as largest party in Thailand’s lower house

BANGKOK - has emerged as the largest party in Thailand's House of Representatives, according to preliminary results released by the country's Election Commission...

Anutin says Bhumjaithai Party wins Thai election

BANGKOK - Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul announced at a press conference on Sunday that the has won...

Japan’s ruling coalition secures lower house majority in election

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) won more than a two-thirds majority in...

Japan votes in Lower House election

Voting in 's general election began on Sunday morning, with more than 1,200 candidates competing for 465 seats in the House of Representatives, the...

Thailand goes to the polls amid looming political turmoil

Thailand's to determine the country's next prime minister and government for the following four years began at 8 am local time Sunday amid...

Iranian president says talks with US a ‘step forward’

TEHERAN/CAIRO - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday described the recent nuclear talks between his country and the United States as "a step forward."He...

S. Korea issues national firefighting mobilization order over Gyeongju wildfire

SEOUL - South Korean fire authorities on Sunday issued a national firefighting mobilization order in response to a wildfire in Munmu Daewang-myeon, Gyeongju, North...

Islamabad suicide attack mastermind, facilitators arrested as death toll rises to 36

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that security forces had arrested four facilitators of the suicide attack on a mosque...

Australian Liberal-National Coalition reunites after split

CANBERRA - Leaders of the Australian Liberal and National Parties announced on Sunday the Coalition's reunification deal after a three-week split.On a joint media...

Thailand’s House of Representatives election kicks off

BANGKOK - Thailand's started at 8:00 am local time on Sunday.About 50 million eligible voters went to polling stations across the Southeast Asian...

KCNA: DPRK’s ruling party to hold 9th congress in late February

PYONGYANG - The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () will convene its 9th congress in late February...

Palestinian death toll in Gaza Strip since Oct 2023 surpasses 72,000

GAZA - The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 72,027, with 171,651 others wounded since Oct 7, 2023, Gaza-based health...

Iran sees opening for diplomacy with US but rejects nuke, missile curbs

CAIRO - Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that he expected a new round of talks with the United States to...

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