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Japan’s ruling coalition proposes to ease rules on lethal arms exports

TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition on Friday...

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...

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Japan’s ruling coalition proposes to ease rules on lethal arms exports

TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition on Friday submitted a proposal to revise the operational guidelines of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology, the country's framework...

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...

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...

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...

Death toll rises to 26 in shopping mall fire in Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD - The death toll from a massive fire at a multi-storey commercial building in Pakistan's southern port city of has risen to...

Planned closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant delayed to 2029

SYDNEY - The operator of Australia's largest coal-fired power plant on Tuesday announced that its planned closure will be delayed by two years to...

Japan PM Takaichi’s tax cut plan stokes fiscal fears with unclear funding

lacks a silver bullet to fund a sales tax cut without stoking concerns that she is moving toward the fiscal direction of former...

Lee orders unauthorized civilian drone flights into DPRK probe

SEOUL - South Korean President on Tuesday ordered thorough investigations into unauthorized civilian drone flights into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).Lee...

Syrian military expands in northeast as attacks test deal with Kurdish-led forces

DAMASCUS - Forces of the on Monday expanded deployments across northern and eastern Syria after attacks blamed on armed groups linked to the...

Top DPRK leader dismisses cabinet vice-premier

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), dismissed Vice-Premier of the Cabinet Yang Sung Ho at an...

Australia shuts dozens of east coast beaches after shark attacks

SYDNEY - Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast, including in Sydney, closed on Tuesday after four shark attacks in two days, as heavy...

Communist Party of Vietnam opens 14th National Congress

HANOI - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) opened its 14th National Congress at the National Convention Center in the capital city of Hanoi...

Iran’s president says recent unrest part of US-Israeli plot

TEHERAN/JERUSALEM - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the recent unrest and "bitter events" in his country were part of a joint US-Israeli initiative...

Hamas says ‘fully ready’ for power handover procedures

GAZA/RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS - Hamas said Monday that it is "fully ready" to transfer administrative powers to a newly-formed Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with governing...

Man critical following third Sydney shark attack in 2 days

SYDNEY - A man is in a critical condition following a third at beaches across Sydney within two days.Emergency services were called to...

S. Korean ex-president Yoon’s legal team files appeal against obstruction of arrest sentence

SEOUL - South Korea's former president 's legal team filed an appeal Monday against the first-instance verdict on his obstruction of arrest charges, YTN...

Japan PM Takaichi says general election set for Feb 8

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday announced her plan to dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan 23 for a ...

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