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Japan’s lower house formally dissolved for Feb 8 election

Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved...

To Lam re-elected Vietnam’s communist party chief

HANOI - To Lam has been re-elected...

Trump touts ‘massive’ US forces heading toward Iran

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said...

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Japan’s lower house formally dissolved for Feb 8 election

Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session, with a general election set for Feb 8.The official campaign will start...

To Lam re-elected Vietnam’s communist party chief

HANOI - To Lam has been re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of...

Trump touts ‘massive’ US forces heading toward Iran

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States has a...

WSJ: White House considers full withdrawal of US troops from Syria

WASHINGTON - The White House is weighing a full withdrawal of US troops from...

Trump says meeting with Zelensky was ‘very good’

DAVOS, Switzerland/MOSCOW/KYIV - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday in Davos that his...

Ecuador’s president declares a new 60-day ‘state of emergency’ to quell violence

QUITO - has declared a new 60-day "state of emergency" in nine provinces and three municipalities as an increase in criminal violence has...

Gabonese president appoints new government

LIBREVILLE - Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on Thursday announced the formation of a new government comprising 31 members.The cabinet reshuffle follows legislative...

Danish PM rebukes ‘closest ally’ in New Year address amid Greenland tensions

OSLO - on Thursday evening rejected renewed talk of acquiring Greenland, saying that Denmark's "closest ally" should not treat another country and its...

Russia says downed Ukrainian drone targeted presidential residence

MOSCOW - The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that an analysis of a Ukrainian drone shot down on Monday over the Novgorod region...

More in UK keen to learn Chinese language

Nation has seen huge increase in student numbers on state-funded Mandarin program, Zheng Wanyin reports in LondonMemories take Katharine Carruthers back to when she...

Dozens killed, 100 injured in fire at Swiss ski resort bar

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - Around 40 people were killed and 115 injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve...

10 killed, 10 wounded after bar explosion in Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana

GENEVA - At least 10 people were killed and 10 others injured after an explosion at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in...

8 killed in US attack on alleged drug boats in East Pacific

WASHINGTON - The said on Wednesday that five boats suspected of transporting drugs were destroyed in international waters in the eastern Pacific over...

Russia releases drone wreckage from attempted attack on Putin’s residence

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON - Russia's Ministry of Defense on Wednesday released a flight map and video footage showing the wreckage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used...

Bulgaria officially adopts euro, becoming 21st eurozone member

SOFIA - Bulgaria joined the eurozone and adopted the euro as its official currency on New Year's Day, becoming the 21st member of the...

Colombian president says US bombed suspected drug plant in Venezuela

BOGOTA - Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump had ordered the bombing of a suspected cocaine processing facility...

Burkina Faso imposes reciprocal visa ban on US nationals

OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso has decided to impose total visa restrictions on US nationals in response to Washington's move to tighten entry rules for...

Thieves drill into German bank vault and make off with millions

BERLIN - Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with...

Sheinbaum says 13 died, 98 injured in Mexico train derailment

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that 13 people have died and 98 have been injured in a train derailment in the southern state of...

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