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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...

14th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam convenes preparatory session

HANOI - The preparatory session of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) took place in the capital city of...

TEPCO to postpone restart of Japan’s biggest nuclear plant over safety concerns

TOKYO - announced Monday that it decided to postpone the restart of the No 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in...

Gazans receive Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ with deep skepticism

GAZA/BUDAPEST - Residents of the Gaza Strip voiced concern and skepticism after US President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new "Board of...

Australian parliament honors victims of Bondi terror attack

CANBERRA - Australia's federal parliament has paid tribute to the victims of the after being reconvened to debate new laws proposed in response...

Iraq claims full withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from federal territories

BAGHDAD - Iraq announced on Sunday the full withdrawal of international coalition advisors from all military bases and command centers in Iraq's federal government-controlled...

Iran’s president warns strikes on Khamenei would mean ‘all-out war’

TEHERAN - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that any attack on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would be considered a declaration of "all-out...

Vietnam sees rapid growth despite tariffs

Ahead of opening of Party Congress, experts hail shift toward innovationAs the Communist Party of Vietnam begins its 14th five-yearly National Congress on Monday,...

SDF leader says to travel to Damascus for new ceasefire, integration deal with interim authority

DAMASCUS - Mazloum Abdi, head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said on Sunday that he will travel to Damascus on Monday to...

US-led Gaza board triggers backlash

United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his "Board of Peace" for Gaza, leaving Palestinians and Israelis in the dark about the panel's formation.The...

1 person found in search for missing aircraft in Indonesia

JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said...

Drone allegedly infiltrated DPRK tied to ex-ROK leader Yoon’s former staffers

SEOUL - A drone allegedly flown into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was suspected of involving two former staffers of the presidential...

6 killed, over 20 injured in shopping mall fire in southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan's...

Drone allegedly flown into DPRK tied to ex-ROK leader Yoon’s former staffers

SEOUL - A drone allegedly flown into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was suspected of involving two former staffers of the presidential...

12-year-old boy bitten by shark at Sydney Harbor beach

SYDNEY - A boy, believed to be aged about 12, is in a critical condition after being bitten by a at Sydney Harbor...

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