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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...

Japanese lower house okays bill to set up national intelligence committee

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

Philippine senator criticizes ICC ruling on Duterte case jurisdiction

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

ICC confirms trial against former Philippine president Duterte

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

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...

Takaichi formally reelected as Japan’s PM

TOKYO – , president of Japan's ruling was elected as the country's 105th prime minister by lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday.At an extraordinary...

Philippine VP Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential bid

MANILA – Philippine Vice President announced on Wednesday that she will bid for the presidency in 2028.Duterte formally confirmed her plans to seek the...

Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh PM after landslide victory

DHAKA – Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday, marking an important political shift in...

President: Iran won’t abandon peaceful nuclear technology

TEHERAN/CAIRO  -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the country would not abandon its "peaceful" nuclear technology, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on...

DPRK’s Kim opens housing area for families of fallen troops in overseas operations

PYONGYANG - The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea attended an inauguration ceremony for a new housing area here on Sunday...

Australian PM rules out repatriation support for IS-linked families in Syria

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said his government will not help to repatriate Australian families with links to who...

Govt report: Racism at Australian universities widespread, systemic

CANBERRA - Racism at Australian universities is widespread and systemic, according to a major report from the federal government's human rights commission on Monday.The...

Palestine denounces Israel’s West Bank land registration decision

RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM/GAZA - The Palestinian Presidency on Sunday said Israel's decision to reopen land registration in the West Bank violates international law and poses a...

2 US Marines referred to prosecutors for theft, trespassing in Tokyo

TOKYO – Two US Marines based in western Japan are suspected of breaking into restaurants in central Tokyo and stealing cash, a case that...

Myanmar orders Timor-Leste’s diplomat to leave

YANGON - Myanmar has instructed the Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of Timor-Leste in Myanmar, Elisio do Rosario de Sousa, to leave the country...

Araghchi heads for 2nd-round Iran-US talks as Trump eyes ‘phase two’

CAIRO/TEHERAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi headed to Geneva on Sunday for a second round of Teheran-Washington indirect talks, even as relevant...

US airstrikes in Syria target dozens more Islamic State sites

US forces struck more than 30 Islamic State targets in over the last two weeks, extending the military response to a deadly attack...

Araghchi says Europe replaced by Iran’s ‘effective’ regional friends in nuke talks

TEHERAN - Iranian Foreign Minister on Saturday condemned Europe's hostile approach toward Teheran, saying that Europe, once a "key interlocutor" in nuclear talks,...

Cambodia records first human case of bird flu in 2026

PHNOM PENH - A 30-year-old man from southwest Cambodia's Kampot province had been confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the first case...

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