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Hezbollah launches rocket attack on Israeli forces in northern Israel

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Hezbollah said early Wednesday that...

Israel says any successor to Iran’s Khamenei ‘target for elimination’

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/VIENNA/BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM - Israel threatened on Wednesday that...

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Source: 100 killed after Iranian frigate attacked by sub off Sri Lankan coast

COLOMBO -- At least 100 people on board the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena were killed after the vessel sustained a possible submarine attack off the Sri Lankan coast on...

Hezbollah launches rocket attack on Israeli forces in northern Israel

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Hezbollah said early Wednesday that it launched a rocket barrage targeting a...

Israel says any successor to Iran’s Khamenei ‘target for elimination’

TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/VIENNA/BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM - Israel threatened on Wednesday that whoever Iran chooses as its new Supreme...

Cambodian PM vows to eliminate all online scams centers by next month

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet assured on Wednesday that the Southeast...

US Senate Democrats lash out at ‘unconstitutional’ war on Iran ahead of war powers vote

WASHINGTON - US Senate Democrats on Tuesday lashed out at President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional"...

‘Deal with US within reach if not making nuke weapons main focus’

TEHRAN - A senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that if not making nuclear weapons by Tehran is the...

Third round of indirect Iran-US nuclear talks begins in Geneva

GENEVA/WASHINGTON/CAIRO - The third round of indirect Iran-US nuclear talks under the mediation of Oman began in Geneva, Switzerland, according to local media reports...

Kim Jong-un says DPRK-US ties depends on Washington’s attitude

PYONGYANG -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has said the building of DPRK-US relations depends entirely on the United...

Japan’s births fall for 10th year adding to demographic strain

Births in Japan fell for a 10th straight year in 2025 underscoring the demographic strain faces as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pursues new...

New Zealand ex-PM Jacinda Ardern joins Kiwi exodus to Australia

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and her family are relocating to Australia, becoming the most high-profile addition to a growing wave of...

Lebanese PM vows to avoid war

BEIRUT - Lebanon will not be allowed to take part in any renewed conflict, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday."It is not in...

ROK president stresses reducing hostility with DPRK

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea's President Lee Jae-myung on Thursday urged sustained efforts to reduce hostility with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,...

Passport plan in West Bank raises concern

Expert says US move to provide consular services to settlers contradicts its stanceThe peace process in the Gaza conflict may face another setback, after...

Japanese PM under fire over gifts to ruling LDP lawmakers

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew criticism from opposition parties on Wednesday after admitting to distributing congratulatory gifts worth tens of thousands...

Report: US seeks indefinite nuclear deal with Iran

WASHINGTON/CAIRO - US president's special envoy Steve Witkoff has said the Trump administration is demanding that any future nuclear deal remain in effect indefinitely,...

Australian trade minister pushing for removal of US tariffs

CANBERRA - Australia's trade minister said on Thursday that he will negotiate with US counterparts to have tariffs on Australian goods removed., minister for...

Sources: Heavy cross-border fire erupts between Pakistani, Afghan forces amid rising tensions

ISLAMABAD - Heavy two-way firing erupted on Tuesday evening between Pakistani and Afghan forces at multiple locations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Pakistani security sources...

Trump says prefers to solve Iran confrontation via diplomacy

WASHINGTON/CAIRO - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he prefers to solve Iran confrontation through diplomacy."We are in negotiations with them. They want...

South Korea baby bump enters second year as weddings rebound

South Korea’s fertility rate rose for a second consecutive year in 2025, a rare bright spot for a country that has long struggled...

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