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Venezuela resumes IMF ties after years of suspension

CARACAS -- Venezuela has resumed relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after years of suspension, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday.Speaking on state television, Rodriguez welcomed remarks...

Macron for stricter EU rules on children’s social media access

PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that children under the age...

Former Australian soldier granted bail on war crime charges

SYDNEY -- Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was on Friday granted bail...

Former Myanmar president U Win Myint released under amnesty

YANGON - Former Myanmar president U Win Myint was released under amnesty on Friday,...

Japanese protest against govt plan to lift ban on lethal arms exports

TOKYO - Japanese citizens staged a protest rally on Thursday evening in front of...

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...

Thai King endorses new cabinet after PM Anutin re-election

BANGKOK -- Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a new cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a royal command said on...

Report: Trump ‘willing to end Iran war’ even with Hormuz closed

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump has told aides that he's willing to end the US-Israeli war with Iran even if the Strait of...

2 UN peacekeepers killed, 2 more wounded in explosion near Lebanese town

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS - Two were killed and two others wounded, one seriously, when an explosion destroyed their vehicle near the town of Bani...

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...

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 RV-X again on Monday due to a malfunction, local...

Tehran issues warning as Trump eyes oil hub

Pakistan hosts Saudi, Turkiye, Egypt for talks, eyes US-Iran dialogueIran accused the United States of plotting a ground attack even as Washington publicly pushed...

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing nominated for vice-presidency

NAY PYI TAW - on Monday nominated Min Aung Hlaing as a vice-presidential candidate, the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television reported.The nomination is...

Russia warns Seoul’s turn to NATO could harm relations

MOSCOW - Seoul's drift toward NATO could seriously damage ties with Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko warned in an interview with TASS...

Bombing kills UN peacekeeper, injures 1 in southern Lebanon

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - A peacekeeper from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed and another injured when a projectile exploded at a...

Concerns voiced over Japan’s Hormuz plan

Proposal to deploy SDF signals further erosion of pacifist limits, experts warnJapan's proposal to send troops to the Middle East for post-ceasefire minesweeping has...

Trump says US could take Iran’s Kharg Island

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEHRAN/ISLAMABAD/VIENNA - US President Donald Trump said he wants to take the oil in Iran and could seize Kharg Island, the country's oil export...

Iran threatens retaliation amid fresh wave of Israeli strikes

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that his country will retaliate if its infrastructure and economic centers are attacked after Tehran suffered a wave...

Moscow urges Tokyo to learn lessons of history, warns of countermeasures

MOSCOW - Russia has urged to learn the lessons of history and return to a peaceful path, warning that it will take countermeasures...

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