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Social media giants under probe for not complying with Australia’s U-16 ban

CANBERRA - The Australian government said on Tuesday that it is investigating five social media platforms for failing to comply with the country's world-first social media ban for children...

Thai King endorses new cabinet after PM Anutin re-election

BANGKOK -- Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a new cabinet under the leadership...

US embassy in Venezuela officially reopens

WASHINGTON - The US Embassy in Venezuela's capital resumed operations on Monday, roughly three...

Spain closes airspace to aircraft involved in Iran war

MADRID - The Spanish government has closed its airspace to all flights associated with...

G7 ministers meet again over escalating Iran crisis

Senior ministers from the Group of Seven countries held a virtual conference on Monday...

Australia bushfires to burn out of control for weeks, authorities say

SYDNEY - Australian authorities said on Sunday it would take firefighters weeks to get on top of bushfires in the country's southeast that have...

23 civilians killed in Aleppo clashes as authorities claim takeover of Kurdish-held neighborhood

DAMASCUS -- The number of civilians killed in attacks on residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has risen to 23, with...

Trump renews threats against Iran, saying US ‘ready to help’

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN - said Saturday that the United States "stands ready to help" concerning the situation in Iran as he claimed Iran is "looking...

DPRK urges ROK to make explanation about latest drone incident

PYONGYANG/SEOUL - A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has urged the Republic of Korea to make a "detail explanation" about...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge Japanese govt to uphold non-nuclear principles

TOKYO - The city assemblies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have adopted statements urging the Japanese government to adhere to the country's Three Non-Nuclear Principles,...

Malaysians get first glimpse of new giant panda pair

KUALA LUMPUR - Giant pandas "Chen Xing" and "Xiao Yue" from China officially met the Malaysian public on Saturday.In a ceremony marking the event...

Iran protests: Trump threatens US action, rules out sending troops

WASHINGTON – US President said on Friday that the United States would "get involved" if 's authorities "start killing people" during the country's...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge Japanese gov’t to uphold non-nuclear principles

TOKYO - The city assemblies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have adopted statements urging the Japanese government to adhere to the country's Three Non-Nuclear Principles,...

Australian bushfires raze homes, cut power to tens of thousands

SYDNEY - Thousands of firefighters battled bushfires in Australia's southeast on Saturday ​that have razed homes, cut power to thousands of homes and burned...

DPRK accuses ROK of flying drone in its airspace

PYONGYANG/SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) accused The Republic of Korea of violating its airspace by flying a drone on Sunday,...

Yemen’s STC announces self-dissolution, backs Saudi-backed dialogue

ADEN, Yemen – Yemen's pro-secession on Friday announced its self-dissolution and the closure of all its offices inside and outside the country, the state...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei urges unity, slams US in address

TEHRAN - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday urged people in Iran to preserve unity and said some protesters try to please the...

Victoria faces ‘dangerous’ fire day as heatwave bakes Australia

Authorities have issued several evacuation orders in Australia’s Victoria state as wildfires burn out of control, with parts of the country’s heavily populated east...

Lawmaker: All victims of Jeju Air crash could have survived without concrete barrier

SEOUL - A South Korean government-commissioned report found that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a...

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