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Australian PM welcomes Israeli president’s visit amid protests

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

India cracks down on AI-Generated content on social media

India tightened rules governing social media content...

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2 pilots killed in shooting at airstrip in Indonesia’s South Papua

JAKARTA - Two pilots were killed after a small aircraft was shot at upon landing at Karowai Airstrip in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua province, local media reported on...

Australian PM welcomes Israeli president’s visit amid protests

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday officially welcomed Israeli President Isaac...

India cracks down on AI-Generated content on social media

India tightened rules governing social media content and platforms, particularly targeting artificially generated and...

10 dead after shooter opens fire at high school in Canada

OTTAWA - Ten people are dead including the shooter after a woman opened fire...

10 dead in mass shooting in Canada’s British Columbia province

OTTAWA - Ten people are dead including the shooter after a woman opened fire...

Zelensky: Ukraine ready for energy ceasefire with Russia

KYIV/MOSCOW/ST. PETERSBURG - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine is prepared to observe an energy ceasefire with Russia that began overnight on Friday,...

Burkina Faso dissolves all political parties

OUAGADOUGOU – The government of Burkina Faso has issued a decree dissolving all political parties and groupings, along with a draft law repealing the...

US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal

WASHINGTON – The US government entered what is expected to be a brief shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a deal to...

Canadian PM expects US to respect sovereignty amid separatist meetings

OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he expects the United States to "respect Canadian sovereignty" after media reported that US...

Severe cold: Zelensky expects halt to attacks on Ukrainian cities

KYIV/ MOSCOW – Ukrainian President said on Thursday that he expects the agreements between the United States and Russia on not targeting Ukrainian...

Trump threatens tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba, aircraft from Canada

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY - US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order threatening to impose tariffs on countries that sell oil to...

20 killed, 11 arrested in attack on Niamey airport

NIAMEY - Niger's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) on Thursday neutralized at least 20 mercenaries and arrested 11 others in response to an attack...

Danish PM denies agreement between NATO, US over Greenland

PARIS/BERLIN/WARSAW - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday denied that there was an agreement between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the...

Trump orders reopening of Venezuelan airspace to commercial flights

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he has directed his administration to reopen Venezuelan airspace to commercial flights, a move he said...

Major Russian oil firm, US investor sign agreement on sale of overseas assets

ST PETERSBURG -- Lukoil, a major Russian oil company, has signed an agreement with US investment firm Carlyle on the sale of Lukoil International...

Macron: Greenland tensions ‘strategic wake-up call’ for Europe

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that escalating tensions with the United States over Greenland constitute a strategic wake-up call for...

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...

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