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Peru defense, foreign ministers quit over dispute on US fighter jet purchase

LIMA – Peru's Defense Minister Carlos Diaz and Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela resigned on Wednesday after a dispute over the government's decision to delay the purchase of US-made...

Terrorists kill 9, abduct foreign national at SW Pakistan mining site

ISLAMABAD – Nine people were killed and a foreign worker abducted after terrorists attacked...

2 dead, 19 hospitalized after chemical leak at US West Virginia plant

NEW YORK – At least two people were killed and 19 others sent to...

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...

Canada ‘limits’ US defense ties

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

Israel launches ‘preemptive’ strike against Iran

JERUSALEM – Israel launched a "preemptive" strike against Iran on Saturday morning "to remove threats to Israel," the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a...

Trump unhappy with Iran talks, mediator says deal ‘within reach’

WASHINGTON – The have made "substantial progress" toward a deal which "is within our reach", Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood...

Japanese rally against Takaichi’s attempt to revise constitution

TOKYO – A large number of Japanese citizens gathered on Friday evening in Tokyo to protest Prime Minister 's attempt to revise the country's...

Kabul urges non-violent solution as Afghan-Pak border clashes kill 19

KABUL/ ISLAMABAD - At least 19 people were killed and 26 others injured in the eastern provinces of Khost and Paktika in Afghanistan following...

Mediator says Iran deal ‘within reach’ amid Trump’s unhappiness with talks

WASHINGTON – The have made "substantial progress" toward a deal which "is within our reach", Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood...

PM: Pak armed forces fully capable to crush any aggressive ambitions

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday morning that the country's armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive...

Pakistani PM says armed forces have full capability to crush any aggressive ambitions

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday morning that the country's armed forces possess the full capability to crush any aggressive...

ROK issues arrest warrant for drone maker over alleged flights into DPRK

SEOUL -- A court of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for an executive director of a drone manufacturer...

DPRK wraps up major party congress featuring new five-year plan by top leader

PYONGYANG - The Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), closed...

Japanese public figures warn of dangerous rightward drift under PM Takaichi

TOKYO -- Japanese scholars, opposition politicians and commentators voiced concern on Thursday over an increasingly right-leaning political trajectory under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, warning...

Iran-US nuke talks conclude in Geneva after ‘significant progress’

GENEVA -- The Iranian and US delegations wrapped up their new round of nuclear talks in Geneva "after significant progress in the negotiation," said...

Singapore fertility rate posts ‘significant’ drop to record low

Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to 0.87 in 2025, marking a record low that a top official warned could profoundly reshape the city-state’s society...

‘Deal with US within reach if not making nuke weapons main focus’

TEHRAN - A senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that if not making nuclear weapons by Tehran is the...

Third round of indirect Iran-US nuclear talks begins in Geneva

GENEVA/WASHINGTON/CAIRO - The third round of indirect Iran-US nuclear talks under the mediation of Oman began in Geneva, Switzerland, according to local media reports...

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