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Confusion reigns over truce talks

US says it has sent 15-point plan but Iranian official dismisses claimThe United States said it had delivered for a month-long ceasefire to Iran, various media outlets reported...

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Brazil top court authorizes 90-day house arrest for ex-president Bolsonaro

BRASILIA - Justice on Tuesday authorized former President to serve his...

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Survey: Australians oppose joining Mideast conflict

Australia joined a United Kingdom-led joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz over the...

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Mideast: Strikes continue amid differing accounts of talks

Iran has received a message from Washington through mediators about possible talks between the...

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US Senate Democrats reject Republicans’ DHS funding proposal as shutdown continues

WASHINGTON - US Senate Democrats on Tuesday rejected a Republican proposal to fund the...

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Venezuela’s armed forces recognize acting president as commander-in-chief

CARACAS - Venezuela's armed forces on Wednesday pledged loyalty to and formally recognized acting president as commander-in-chief during a military ceremony held in...

Russia confirms two sailors freed from US seized Marinera oil tanker

MOSCOW -- Two Russian sailors from the seized Marinera oil tanker have been released and are on their way back to Russia, Russian Foreign...

Mexican minister: Mexico, US want swiftest review of trade agreement

MEXICO CITY - Representatives from Mexico and the United States have made progress on the review of the trilateral free trade agreement, aiming to...

US Senate Democrats demand immigration reforms to avert shutdown

WASHINGTON - called for new restrictions on immigration agents on Wednesday, setting up a confrontation with the Trump administration that could lead to...

JCI Vientiane Strengthens Regional Leadership Through ASEAN-BRICS Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative

Vientiane, Laos – January 27, 2026 — Under the visionary leadership of President Mr. Sounay Phothisane, JCI Vientiane has emerged as a catalyst for...

AQQOUNT and APB explore green finance partnership to turn climate risk into opportunity for Laos

Vientiane, Lao PDR – AQQOUNT Investment & Consulting Sole Co., Ltd today held a strategic meeting with the leadership of Agricultural Promotion Bank (APB)...

NGOs fear deadly impact from White House aid cuts

A series of sweeping cuts to lifesaving humanitarian and development assistance by the United States is having deadly consequences and destabilizing the global aid...

US federal judge summons ICE chief, warns of contempt over defiance of court orders

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON - A US federal judge has ordered Todd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to appear in court...

Trump administration sued over US boat strike involving Trinidadian nationals

WASHINGTON - Family members of two Trinidadian men killed in filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, accusing it of wrongful...

French govt survives no-confidence votes over budget issue

PARIS - The French government led by on Tuesday survived two no-confidence votes over a budget issue after deputies in the National Assembly...

Mexican president says oil delivery halt to Cuba not due to US pressure

MEXICO CITY - The decision to suspend an oil shipment to Cuba scheduled for earlier this month was a "sovereign decision," not the result...

NATO boss Rutte slaps down calls for European army prompted by Trump fears

BRUSSELS - NATO boss Mark Rutte on Monday dismissed calls by some leading European politicians for a separate European army, prompted by doubts over...