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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...

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...

Search continues for dozens feared trapped after landfill collapse in central Philippines

MANILA -- Search and rescue operations continued Friday for at least 38 missing people feared trapped after a landfill in the collapsed on...

Netanyahu meets candidate to head Gaza ‘Peace Council’, stresses disarmament

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met here on Thursday with Nikolay Mladenov, a candidate to lead a proposed new executive body for...

Top DPRK leader says to be always with Putin, Russia

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has said he will unconditionally respect and support all policies...

Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘very hard’

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened again to strike Iran "very hard" if its authorities "start killing people" protesting in the...

Syrian army launches heavy strikes on Kurdish militia positions as civilian toll rises

DAMASCUS/UNITED NATIONS/ANKARA/BAGHDAD - The Syrian army on Thursday launched heavy shelling against positions of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Sheikh Maqsoud...

Yemen’s STC accuses Saudi Arabia of ‘detaining delegation’

ADEN, Yemen - Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of "arbitrarily detaining a senior delegation" sent to Riyadh for political...

Japan opposition parties criticize Takaichi for steering country toward ‘war state’

TOKYO - A series of moves by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, including erroneous remarks on Taiwan and a sharp increase in defense spending,...

Australia Calls Royal Commission After Bondi Terror Attack

Australia will establish a national Royal Commission into antisemitism, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, bowing to widespread pressure following the country’s worst...

UN report condemns Israel’s ‘apartheid’ practices in West Bank

GENEVA/GAZA - A UN report on Wednesday condemned Israel for violating international law by implementing apartheid-like policies in the West Bank, where Israeli settlers...

Evacuations ordered amid catastrophic bushfire danger in Australia’s Victoria

MELBOURNE - Residents in four regions in the southeast Australian state of Victoria have been told to evacuate their homes by Friday morning as...

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...

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