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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"...

Zelensky signs decree to sanction 10 Russian transport, logistics companies

KYIV - Ukrainian President has signed a decree to sanction 10 Russian transport and logistics companies, according to the Ukrainian president's official website...

Global leaders voice concerns, call for diplomacy following US-Israeli strikes on Iran

BEIJING - Multiple world leaders expressed concerns after the United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran and Iran retaliated...

Zelensky voices readiness to meet Putin at trilateral summit

KYIV – Ukrainian President on Saturday voiced willingness to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a trilateral summit with the United States,...

Bolivian military plane crash kills 15, scatters cash cargo

LA PAZ - Fifteen people were killed and at least 30 more were injured on Friday evening after a Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft...

Defense ministry: Russia downs over 200 Ukrainian drones, 12 targeting Moscow

MOSCOW/ST. PETERSBURG - Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 167 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones between 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm Moscow time, 12 of...

Report: 1 US national among 4 killed in Cuba’s speedboat shooting

WASHINGTON - At least one US national was killed and another injured following Wednesday's "highly unusual" shooting by Cuba's border guards at a US-registered...

Envoy seeks to smooth spat with Paris after no-show

The United States has backed away from a dispute with France that flared when Washington's ambassador refused to attend a meeting to which he...

Zelensky: Meeting between Ukraine, US, Russia expected in early March

KYIV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Wednesday that the next round of talks between delegations from Ukraine, the United States and Russia is...

Canada to provide humanitarian assistance to Cuba

OTTAWA -- Canada announced on Wednesday that it will provide 8 million Canadian dollars (about $5.8 million) in humanitarian assistance to Cuba amid the...

French govt survives no-confidence votes over energy plan

PARIS - The French government led by Prime Minister survived two no-confidence votes on Wednesday after deputies in the National Assembly rejected the...

Putin says Russia must step up counterterrorism efforts

MOSCOW - Russia must step up counterterrorism efforts amid threats to its Black Sea natural gas pipelines, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.Speaking at...

Four killed in gunfire exchange with Cuban coast guards

HAVANA -- Four people were shot dead and six others injured by Cuban border guards early Wednesday as they entered Cuban waters on a...

Tariffs, rift dominate State of Union speech

Divisions mark address as polls reveal declining approval ahead of midtermsUnited States President Donald Trump used his 2026 State of the Union address to...

UK to enforce travel permit requirement on foreign visitors

LONDON - Starting on Wednesday, visitors to Britain from 85 countries must obtain an electronic permit in advance of their trip or they will...

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