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Myanmar’s parliament houses nominate candidates for vice-presidency

NAY PYI TAW - Myanmar's Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) and Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) on Monday held separate sessions to nominate the country's vice-presidential candidates.During the sessions, Pyithu Hluttaw...

Japan aborts maiden flight test of reusable rocket experimental vehicle again

TOKYO - Japan's space agency aborted the scheduled maiden flight test of its small...

Tehran issues warning as Trump eyes oil hub

Pakistan hosts Saudi, Turkiye, Egypt for talks, eyes US-Iran dialogueIran accused the United States...

Mideast conflict sends energy, economic shockwaves across Europe

BERLIN - One month after the United States and Israel launched military strikes on...

Rallies against US-Israeli war on Iran draw 8m worldwide

WASHINGTON - Rallies against the US-Israeli war on Iran swept numerous cities across the...

Philippine landfill landslide death toll reaches 36 as last missing worker found

MANILA - The body of the last remaining missing person in the Jan. 8 landfill landslide in the central Philippine city of Cebu was...

Iraq takes full control of airbase following US withdrawal

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Defense Ministry said on Saturday that the Iraqi army has taken full control of the Ayn al-Asad Airbase in western...

Flash flooding prompts evacuations in northern Sydney as houses impacted by landslide

SYDNEY - A landslide impacted three houses in northern Sydney as life-threatening flash flooding prompted evacuation orders on Saturday night.Residents of the Narrabeen Lagoon...

Iran’s supreme leader says US-backed ‘sedition’ defeated as schools set to reopen

TEHERAN - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that the country had defeated the United States and Israel "once again" and had...

White House names members of Gaza peace board chaired by Trump

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM - The White House on Friday officially announced the names of the members of the Board of Peace for Gaza in a statement.US...

Syrian interim leader issues decree affirming Kurdish rights as tensions escalate

DAMASCUS - Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday issued a decree affirming the cultural, linguistic and civic rights of Syrian Kurds, as tensions...

Iran accuses US Israel of meddling as foreign minister speaks to UN, SCO chiefs

TEHERAN/MOSCOW - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls on Thursday night with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Secretary-General of the...

Japan’s main opposition CDPJ, Komeito announce new centrist party name

TOKYO - The leaders of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and Komeito announced Friday the new party they have agreed...

Tropical storm Nokaen raises lahar risk near Philippines’ Mayon volcano

MANILA - The first of this year, tropical storm Nokaen, locally named Ada, may trigger lahars and muddy streamflows around Mayon Volcano on...

S. Korea’s Yoon gets 5 years in prison on arrest obstruction charges

SEOUL - South Korea's former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on arrest obstruction charges, live footage showed Friday.The...

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council appoints new prime minister

ADEN, Yemen - Yemen's ruling Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Thursday appointed Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani as the country's new prime minister, following...

Trump says he is backing Palestinian leaders to govern Gaza during transition

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/GAZA/RAMALLAH/UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Board of Peace for Gaza has been established and that he is backing...

Over 4.7m accounts deactivated under Australia’s social media ban for children

CANBERRA - Over 4.7 million accounts belonging to children were deactivated in the first days of Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the...

Gaza truce plan ‘enters 2nd phase’

Parties to the Gaza ceasefire deal have announced that the truce is moving into its second phase, despite continued violations, the displacement of Palestinians,...

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