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US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba after months of blockade

WASHINGTON - The United States Coast Guard allowed a to reach Cuba after months of oil blockade of the country, The New York Times reported Sunday.The tanker, which...

Russia warns Seoul’s turn to NATO could harm relations

MOSCOW - Seoul's drift toward NATO could seriously damage ties with Moscow, Russian Deputy...

Bombing kills UN peacekeeper, injures 1 in southern Lebanon

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - A peacekeeper from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was...

Concerns voiced over Japan’s Hormuz plan

Proposal to deploy SDF signals further erosion of pacifist limits, experts warnJapan's proposal to...

Trump says US could take Iran’s Kharg Island

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEHRAN/ISLAMABAD/VIENNA - US President Donald Trump said he wants to take the oil in...

US lowers tariffs on India to 18% under trade deal

NEW YORK - The United States and India have reached a trade deal, under which the US will lower its so-called reciprocal tariffs on...

AI takes spotlight as world laureates gather in Dubai

At a pivotal moment when AI is reshaping global economic and scientific development, nearly 70 leading scientists gathered on Sunday in Dubai for the...

Israel slammed for ceasefire violations

The foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim-majority countries on Sunday condemned Israel's repeated violations of the Gaza ceasefire, following the deaths of 31 people...

Potential US-Iran nuclear talks face mixed signals amid rising tensions

CAIRO/TEHRAN - Plans for potential US-Iran nuclear negotiations remain uncertain as reports of an upcoming meeting in Istanbul were questioned by Iranian officials, while...

UN says Israeli aerial chemical release disrupted peacekeeping in Lebanon

BEIRUT -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Monday that Israeli aircraft dropped a chemical substance near the border, calling...

S. Korea ex-1st lady Kim appeals against 20-month prison sentence

SEOUL - Kim Keon-hee, wife of the impeached former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, filed an appeal against her 20-month prison sentence, Yonhap news...

Report: S. Korea ex-1st lady Kim appeals 1st-instance ruling sentencing her to 20 months in prison

SEOUL - South Korean former first lady Kim Keon-hee's legal team filed an appeal on Monday against a first-instance court ruling on her corruption...

Trump pushes Iran to reach nuclear deal amid US military buildup

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN/JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that if Iran does not reach a deal over its nuclear program, "we'll find out" whether...

Israel to expel Doctors Without Borders from Gaza over staff list dispute

JERUSALEM/ABU DHABI/CAIRO/GAZA -- Israel announced on Sunday it would bar the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders from operating in the Gaza Strip after the...

Iraq’s parliament delays presidency vote again amid political deadlock

BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament on Sunday postponed a session to elect the country's next president following a similar decision on Tuesday, due to a...

EU-India trade deal faces hurdles over execution

The long-awaited free trade agreement between India and the European Union, unveiled last week, faces multiple challenges in implementation, analysts say, citing complex legal...

Singapore forms space agency as global sector’s growth booms

Singapore is forming its own space agency in an attempt to carve out a slice of a global industry projected to be worth $1.8...

Iran’s Khamenei warns of ‘regional conflict’ if US launches war

TEHERAN/JERUSALEM -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that if the United States starts a war against Iran, it will be regional.He...

Kuwait reshuffles cabinet, appoints new ministers

KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday to reshuffle the cabinet, appointing new ministers to key...

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