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Venezuela resumes diplomatic relations with US

WASHINGTON - The US State Department announced...

Trump fires Noem as homeland secretary after rocky tenure

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump fired...

EU stands by Madrid after Washington threat

The European Commission says it will fully...

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Venezuela resumes diplomatic relations with US

WASHINGTON - The US State Department announced on Thursday that the United States and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations.Venezuela severed diplomatic ties with the United...

Trump fires Noem as homeland secretary after rocky tenure

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday...

EU stands by Madrid after Washington threat

The European Commission says it will fully safeguard the European Union's interests after the...

Japan high court upholds US Marine’s conviction for sexual assault in Okinawa

TOKYO - A Japanese high court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that...

Iran warns US against ground invasion, says ready for it

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani on Thursday warned...

Indonesia resumes search for 80 after landslide kills 10 in West Java

WEST BANDUNG, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities resumed search-and-rescue efforts for 80 people missing after a landslide killed 10 in a residential area of West...

Iran to give ‘regret-inducing’ response to adventurism by ‘enemies,’ says commander

TEHERAN - A senior Iranian military commander said on Saturday the country's armed forces are ready to give a "regret-inducing" response to any adventurism...

Jordan’s king orders 3-year roadmap to modernize armed forces

AMMAN - Jordan's King Abdullah II has ordered to develop a comprehensive strategy and roadmap to achieve a structural transformation of the Jordan Armed...

Australia announces new ambassador to US

CANBERRA - Secretary of the Department of Defense Greg Moriarty will be recommended as the next Australian ambassador to the United States, according to...

Iran to give ‘regret-inducing response to adventurism by ‘enemies,’ says commander

TEHERAN - A senior Iranian military commander said on Saturday the country's armed forces are ready to give a "regret-inducing" response to any adventurism...

Iraq’s Shi’ite alliance nominates former PM to lead new govt

BAGHDAD - , an umbrella alliance of Shiite parties and the largest parliamentary bloc, announced Saturday the official nomination of former Prime Minister Nouri...

Myanmar opens polling stations for final phase of election

YANGON - The final phase of Myanmar's multi-party democratic general election began on Sunday morning, with polling stations opening in about 60 townships.Voting started...

Syria extends ceasefire with Kurdish forces by 15 days to support IS detainee transfers

DAMASCUS - Syria on Saturday extended a truce with by 15 days to support the transfer of Islamic State (IS) detainees from Syria...

Iran condemns European Parliament’s ‘meddlesome, irresponsible’ resolution

TEHERAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned a "meddlesome and irresponsible" anti-Teheran resolution adopted by the European Parliament.On Thursday, the European Parliament...

7 killed as landslide, flash floods hit Indonesia’s West Java

JAKARTA – At least seven people were killed after a landslide accompanied by flash floods struck Cisarua sub-district in West Bandung Regency of Indonesia's...

Japan’s opposition parties criticize PM Takaichi’s lower house dissolution

TOKYO - Leaders of multiple Japanese opposition parties slammed on Friday as lacking "justification".Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday, marking...

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...

To Lam re-elected Vietnam’s communist party chief

HANOI - To Lam has been re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, an official press release said on Friday.

Trump touts ‘massive’ US forces heading toward Iran

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States has a "massive" naval force heading toward Iran, while suggesting it may...

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