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Iran blames US for stalemate

Pezeshkian says ‘bad faith, siege, and threats’ stopping talks as oil supply remains disruptedAmid the US-Iran ceasefire being unilaterally extended on Washington's terms and ongoing disruptions in the Strait...

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Japanese lower house okays bill to set up national intelligence committee

TOKYO – on Thursday passed a bill to establish a national intelligence committee,...

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Philippine senator criticizes ICC ruling on Duterte case jurisdiction

MANILA - Philippine Senator Imee Marcos has criticized ruling upholding jurisdiction in the...

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ICC confirms trial against former Philippine president Duterte

THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed all three counts of...

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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...

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Pakistan strikes militant camps along border with Afghanistan after attacks

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan had carried out intelligence-based, targeted strikes on seven militant camps along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border following a series of suicide bombings, the...

US Marine in Japan’s Okinawa arrested for alleged trespassing at elementary school

TOKYO - A US Marine stationed in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture has been arrested by local police on suspicion of trespassing at an elementary school,...

Iran signals hard stance as ‘extremist’ US remarks draw condemnation

CAIRO - Iran on Saturday vowed to uphold national unity and designated the naval and air forces of European Union (EU) states as terrorist...

Japan confirms bird flu outbreak in Iwate prefecture

TOKYO - The prefectural government of Iwate, northeastern Japan, has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic at a poultry farm, local media reported...

Iran to prepare deal draft as Trump ‘considering’ limited military strike

CAIRO/WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS - Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Teheran will prepare the draft of a possible nuclear deal with...

Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrikes on E. Lebanon

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - At least six were killed and 25 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Friday on the Bekaa Valley in eastern , the country's...

South Korea says US trade deal still intact after tariff ruling

South Korea said a US Supreme Court ruling striking down imposed under President Donald Trump’s emergency powers would not derail its broader trade...

Kremlin says Russia-Japan ties ‘reduced to zero’ amid lack of dialogue

MOSCOW - Russia-Japan relations have been reduced to zero, with no dialogue currently taking place between the two sides, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said...

Iran to prepare nuke deal draft in days as Trump ‘considering’ limited military strike

CAIRO - Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran will prepare the draft of a possible nuclear deal with the...

UN warns of deepening hunger crisis in Afghanistan

KABUL - The United Nations World Food Programme has issued an urgent warning about a deepening hunger crisis in , saying that limited resources...

S. Korea protests Japan’s territorial claims to islets

SEOUL - South Korea on Friday protested Japan's renewed territorial claims to the islets lying halfway between the two countries, called Dokdo by South...