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Trump says he must be involved in selecting Iran’s next leader

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON -US President Donald Trump said he...

Japan confirms new highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido

TOKYO - Japan's agriculture ministry has confirmed...

Middle East conflict continues to expand

Gulf states call on Iran to refrain...

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Trump says he must be involved in selecting Iran’s next leader

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON -US President Donald Trump said he must be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader, the US news website Axios reported Thursday.In a telephone interview with Axios, Trump...

Japan confirms new highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido

TOKYO - Japan's agriculture ministry has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza...

Middle East conflict continues to expand

Gulf states call on Iran to refrain from retaliatory strikes as turmoil deepensAmid incessant...

WHO raises alarm over attacks on health care in Iran, Lebanon

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it has verified...

Indian Air Force’s fighter jet goes missing in northeastern India

NEW DELHI - A Sukhoi Su-30 MKI of the (IAF) on Thursday went...

Operation suspended at TEPCO’s just-restarted nuke plant as alarm goes off

TOKYO - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company () said Thursday it suspended operation at the just-restarted reactor of a nuclear power plant in Niigata...

Australia’s conservative coalition ends political alliance

CANBERRA – 's two most prominent conservative political parties have ended their long-standing alliance amid a disagreement over hate speech laws introduced in response...

People feared buried as New Zealand storms trigger landslide

Rescuers are searching for people buried by a large landslide at a campsite in Mount Maunganui after a tropical storm swept through ’s North...

ROK investigators raid homes of suspects in alleged drone infiltration into DPRK

SEOUL – A Republic of Korea joint military-police investigation team on Wednesday executed search and seizure warrants against three civilian suspects in connection with...

S. Korea’s ex-PM Han sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding insurrection

SEOUL - South Korea's former prime minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday was sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding and abetting the insurrection...

NZ PM Luxon calls November 7 poll, promises economic prosperity

WELLINGTON - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called a general election for November 7 and kicked off his re-election campaign on Wednesday asking voters...

Tepco to restart first nuclear reactor since 2011 Fukushima disaster

Japan’s largest utility will restart its first nuclear power plant since the , a watershed moment in the global return back to atomic energy.Tokyo...

Iraq seeks to host US-Iran dialogue in Baghdad

BAGHDAD - said on Tuesday that his government is communicating with both Iran and the United States to explore establishing a dialogue platform...

Japanese court hands life sentence to shooter of ex-PM Abe

TOKYO - A court in western Japan on Wednesday sentenced a man to life in prison for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

New Zealand PM Luxon calls November 7 poll, promises economic prosperity

WELLINGTON - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called a general election for November 7 and kicked off his re-election campaign on Wednesday asking voters...

Syria declares four-day ceasefire to support talks with SDF

DAMASCUS - Syria's Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday a four-day ceasefire across all operational sectors of the Syrian army, effective from 8:00 pm...

UN chief condemns Israeli demolition of UN compound in East Jerusalem

UNITED NATIONS/RAMALLAH - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned Israel's demolition of a UN compound in East Jerusalem, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for...

Aussie parliament passes stricter gun control, hate crime laws

CANBERRA - Australian Parliament on Tuesday passed tougher gun control and hate crime laws in response to last month's shooting during a Jewish...

Japan plays down bond market meltdown, says keeping close watch

Japan’s chief government spokesperson played down the sudden meltdown in the Japanese bond market, as campaign pledge helped push yields on 40-year bonds...

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