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Report: Iran officially counts 3,117 deaths in Dec-Jan unrest

TEHERAN - Iran's state television IRIB reported...

Six more bodies found at plane crash site in Indonesia

JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers on Thursday recovered...

Three killed in drone attack on Russian port

MOSCOW - A drone attack on the...

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Report: Iran officially counts 3,117 deaths in Dec-Jan unrest

TEHERAN - Iran's state television IRIB reported on Wednesday that 3,117 people were killed during recent unrest, citing the country's Forensic Medical Organization.The figure is the first official death...

Six more bodies found at plane crash site in Indonesia

JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers on Thursday recovered six more bodies at the crash site...

Three killed in drone attack on Russian port

MOSCOW - A drone attack on the Taman port, located on the Black Sea...

Israel: Hamas suspects targeted, 11 Palestinians killed across Gaza

GAZA/JERUSALEM - Eleven Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday across Gaza amid...

Malaysia weighs social media rule change after Grok AI uproar

Malaysia is reviewing its rules for regulating social media platforms after an outcry over...

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 ...

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...

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