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NBC: Trump privately weighs small US ground forces in Iran

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/TEHERAN - US President Donald Trump...

Russia warns of countermeasures if Finland deploys nuclear weapons

MOSCOW – Russia would take appropriate countermeasures...

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Economic concerns, calls for diplomacy as ME tensions ripple across Asia-Pacific

HONG KONG – The ongoing has sent shockwaves across the Asia-Pacific, triggering economic uncertainty, energy security alarms and urgent diplomatic calls for an immediate end to military operations...

NBC: Trump privately weighs small US ground forces in Iran

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/TEHERAN - US President Donald Trump has privately expressed serious interest in deploying...

Russia warns of countermeasures if Finland deploys nuclear weapons

MOSCOW – Russia would take appropriate countermeasures against the potential deployment of nuclear weapons...

Spanish PM: US-Israeli action against Iran ‘extraordinary mistake’

MADRID – Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sanchez said on Friday that the US-Israeli military...

Poll: Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s military action in Iran

WASHINGTON – A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released Friday showed that a majority of Americans...

Heatwave sweeps S. Australia, triggering bushfire alerts

MELBOURNE - An intense heatwave swept southern Australia on Wednesday, with temperatures in multiple locations soaring above 40 degrees Celsius.In downtown Melbourne, the mercury...

Philippines lowers magnitude of southern quake to 6.4 from 6.7

MANILA - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology downgraded the magnitude of an offshore earthquake that struck Davao Oriental province in the southern...

Japan postpones H3 rocket launch to investigate previous failure

TOKYO - Japan has decided to postpone the launch of an H3 rocket that was scheduled for Feb 1, as the investigation of the...

Official: Skirmish over gold mine leaves casualties in Afghanistan’s Takhar

KABUL - A clash between locals and a gold-mining company has inflicted casualties in Chah Ab district of northern Afghanistan, confirmed Humayun Afghan, spokesman...

Saudi airforce raids hometown of STC’s leader in southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen - raided the hometown of Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), in Yemen's southern province of Al-Dhalea early...

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Baculin, Philippines, USGS says

MANILA - A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines' southern islands on Wednesday, said, and there were no immediate reports of damage...

Israel, Syria agree to de-escalation mechanism after security talks in Paris

JERUSALEM -- Israel and Syria have resumed talks aimed at easing tensions along their shared border after a months-long hiatus, Israel's Prime Minister's Office...

Hun Sen: Cambodia committed to implementing ceasefire with Thailand

PHNOM PENH - Samdech Techo Hun Sen, president of the ruling , said on Wednesday that the kingdom is committed to strictly and fully...

KCNA: DPRK leader visits memorial site for fallen service members overseas

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited the construction site of the Memorial Museum of Combat...

Israel strikes multiple sites in Lebanon, including its third-largest city

JERUSALEM -- Israel on Monday and early Tuesday carried out airstrikes on multiple sites in Lebanon, including the country's third-largest city, Israeli and Lebanese...

Thailand lodges protest with Cambodia over border explosion

PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK - Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said in a media interview on Tuesday that the country's military has lodged a protest...

Multiple injured after 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits western Japan

TOKYO - Several people have been injured after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday, local media reported.The temblor occurred...

Thai army: Cambodia says no intent to fire into Thai territory

PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK - Thai Army said stated on Tuesday that the Cambodian side has contacted local Thai military units, claiming it had no intention...

Netanyahu: Israel, US won’t allow Iran to revive nuclear, missile programs

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said here on Monday that Israel would not allow Iran to revive its nuclear program or rebuild...

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