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Kremlin: Putin open to meeting Zelensky at finalizing stage of settlement

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS/KYIV – Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, provided that the meeting is aimed at finalizing concrete agreements, a Kremlin spokesman...

Canada ‘limits’ US defense ties

Shift toward diversified partners, local production signals waning trust: ExpertsCanada's push to scale back...

Pentagon says US Navy Secretary John Phelan to leave office ‘immediately’

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is stepping down "effective...

S. Korean man arrested after protest at Japan’s infamous Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO – A South Korean man was arrested by Japanese police on Wednesday on...

Trump says there is ‘no time frame’ for ending conflict with Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday there is "no time frame" for...

Cambodian PM vows to eliminate all online scams centers by next month

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet assured on Wednesday that the Southeast Asian country will eradicate by April 2026.He made the...

Asia-Pacific outlook darkens as tensions jolt markets

Escalating tensions in the Middle East are shrouding the economic outlook for the Asia-Pacific amid fears that disruptions to energy supplies could fuel inflation...

Hezbollah rockets target Tel Aviv, N. Israel amid regional escalation

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Air raid sirens sounded across Tel Aviv and northern Israel Tuesday night as Hezbollah fired three rockets from Lebanon, with explosions reported...

Official: Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict kills 110 Afghan civilians

KABUL - At least 110 civilians, including 65 women and children, have been killed and 123 others injured in Pakistani airstrikes and mortar shelling...

Iran says stopping US-Israeli ‘aggression’ sole way to end war

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/VIENNA/BAGHDAD - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday the sole way to end the war is to stop the US and...

Tokyo high court decides to dissolve ex-Unification Church

TOKYO -- The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's order to dissolve the religious group previously known as the Unification Church.The...

Israel says its troops ‘operating in southern Lebanon’

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli troops are "operating in southern Lebanon" on Tuesday as Israel continued its strikes against Lebanon's group Hezbollah, according to an Israeli...

Iran claims heavy American casualties as US disputes figures

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/RIYADH/KUWAIT CITY/JERUSALEM - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released figures on US casualties during the first two days of what it described as...

Israeli troops ‘operating in southern Lebanon’

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israeli troops on Tuesday crossed the borderline to operate in southern Lebanon as Israeli strikes against Lebanon's Hezbollah group continue, Lebanese security...

Armed man shot dead by police after women assaulted in inner-Sydney

SYDNEY - An armed man has been shot dead by police at a residential complex in inner-Sydney following reports he had assaulted two women.The...

UN reiterates call for halt in fighting between Afghanistan, Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS -- Cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan were ongoing on Monday, and the UN Mission in Afghanistan reiterated its call for a...

Uranium supply deal among key pacts signed between India, Canada

NEW DELHI -- India and Canada on Monday signed a long-term deal worth $1.9 billion for uranium supply aimed at expanding nuclear energy generation...

Trump: US attack on Iran can ‘go far longer’ than 4 to 5 weeks

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN/RIYADH/KUWAIT CITY/JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US military campaign against Iran has the "capability to go far longer"...

Israel strikes near Beirut city center, first such attack since 2024 ceasefire

BEIRUT - Israeli airstrikes hit the Jnah and Bir Hassan areas in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday evening, the first strikes near central Beirut...

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