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Venezuela resumes IMF ties after years of suspension

CARACAS -- Venezuela has resumed relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after years of suspension, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday.Speaking on state television, Rodriguez welcomed remarks...

Macron for stricter EU rules on children’s social media access

PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that children under the age...

Former Australian soldier granted bail on war crime charges

SYDNEY -- Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was on Friday granted bail...

Former Myanmar president U Win Myint released under amnesty

YANGON - Former Myanmar president U Win Myint was released under amnesty on Friday,...

Japanese protest against govt plan to lift ban on lethal arms exports

TOKYO - Japanese citizens staged a protest rally on Thursday evening in front of...

UNIFIL accuses Israeli forces of ramming UN vehicles, destroying monitoring gear

BEIRUT - said on Sunday that Israeli forces rammed UNIFIL vehicles and damaged monitoring equipment in southern Lebanon, calling the incidents a violation...

Saudi Arabia summons Iraqi envoy over attacks from Iraqi territory

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that it had summoned Iraqi envoy to Riyadh Safia Taleb Al Suhail over drone attacks...

LDP’s renewed push for constitutional revision sparks public doubts in Japan

TOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reaffirmed its push for an early amendment to the country's pacifist constitution at a party convention...

Tropical Cyclone Maila kills at least 11 in PNG’s Bougainville

MELBOURNE - At least 11 people have died, including eight in a landslide, after Tropical Cyclone Maila hit the autonomous Bougainville region of Papua...

UNIFIL accuses Israeli forces of ramming UN vehicles, destroying monitoring devices

BEIRUT - said on Sunday that Israeli forces rammed UNIFIL vehicles and damaged monitoring equipment in southern Lebanon, calling the incidents a violation...

US, Iran fail to reach a deal after talks in Pakistan

The United States and Iran have failed to reach any agreement after 21 hours of talks that concluded on Sunday in Pakistan, putting a...

Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade after peace talks fail

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN- US President announced on Sunday that the US Navy would begin blocking ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz,...

Israeli minister visits Al-Aqsa compound again despite Arab condemnations

JERUSALEM - Israeli National Security Minister visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Sunday, despite repeated condemnations from Arab countries."Today I...

No deal after US, Iran end marathon talks

The United States and Iran failed to strike any agreement after 21 hours of talks that concluded Sunday in Pakistan, putting a fragile...

6 Palestinians ‘killed in Israeli airstrike targeting security checkpoint in C. Gaza’

GAZA/RAMALLAH - At least six people were killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a Palestinian police checkpoint in the Bureij refugee camp in...

Iraqi parliament elects former environment chief Nizar Amedi as country’s new president

BAGHDAD, April 11 - The Iraqi Parliament on Saturday elected former environment minister as the country's new president, following a decisive voting session...

Parliament elects former environment minister Nizar Amedi as new Iraqi president

BAGHDAD, April 11 - The Iraqi Parliament on Saturday elected former environment minister as the country's new president, following a decisive voting session...

Netanyahu: Hezbollah disarmament prerequisite for truce with Lebanon

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that the disarmament of is a prerequisite for any ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.In a...

No deal reached after hours of rare high-level US-Iran talks in decades

ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN/NEW YORK - No agreement was reached between the United States and Iran in the latest round of talks held in Islamabad, US Vice-President...

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