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US still owes WHO membership dues a year after withdrawal announcement

GENEVA - The United States, which announced...

Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’, draws criticism for undermining UN

DAVOS, Switzerland/GAZA/BRUSSELS/LONDON/MOSCOW/JERUSALEM -formally launched his so-called "Board...

Gunman at large after three shot dead in eastern Australia

SYDNEY - A gunman remained at large...

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US still owes WHO membership dues a year after withdrawal announcement

GENEVA - The United States, which announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) a year ago, has yet to pay its outstanding membership dues, a WHO press...

Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’, draws criticism for undermining UN

DAVOS, Switzerland/GAZA/BRUSSELS/LONDON/MOSCOW/JERUSALEM -formally launched his so-called "Board of Peace" on Thursday at a charter-signing...

Gunman at large after three shot dead in eastern Australia

SYDNEY - A gunman remained at large on Thursday night after three people were...

Japan’s cabinet approves decision to dissolve lower house

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister 's cabinet on Friday adopted a decision to dissolve...

Report: Iran officially counts 3,117 deaths in Dec-Jan unrest

TEHERAN - Iran's state television IRIB reported on Wednesday that 3,117 people were killed...

Danish PM: If US attacks another NATO country, everything stops

BRUSSELS/OSLO -  "If the US attacks another NATO country, everything stops," said Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday.In an interview with Danish broadcaster...

Military strike, capture of Maduro condemned

Asia-Pacific nations widely condemned the United States' forcible capture of Venezuelan President and his wife Cilia Flores, saying the shocking move over the...

Trump says no election in Venezuela within 30 days

NEW YORK/UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG/ANKARA/TEHERAN/WASHINGTON/CARACAS - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Venezuela will not hold elections in the next 30 days."We have to...

Mexico leader rejects US intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels

MEXICO CITY – Mexican President on Monday rejected the possibility of US intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels, stressing the importance of maintaining...

European leaders back Denmark after Trump revives Greenland remarks

BRUSSELS/OSLO - European leaders have rallied behind Denmark after US President Donald Trump again floated the idea of acquiring Greenland and called the Arctic...

Venezuela’s acting president convenes first cabinet meeting since Maduro’s capture

WASHINGTON/CARACAS/BRUSSELS/PYONGYANG -- Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Sunday held the first cabinet meeting after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the United...

Trump demands ‘total access’ to Venezuela

WASHINGTON/CARACAS/BRUSSELS/PYONGYANG -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday night urged Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodriguez to grant the United States "total access," especially to...

Trump says US needs Greenland ‘for defense’ after strikes on Venezuela

WASHINGTON/OSLO - US President Donald Trump on Sunday stressed that the United States needs Greenland "for defense," claiming that Venezuela may not be the...

Trump says another strike ‘sounds good’ in warning to Colombian president

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Sunday night, saying Petro "is not going to be doing it for...

Cuba declares national mourning for 32 Cubans killed in US attack

HAVANA - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday announced two days of national mourning for 32 Cubans killed during the US military attack on...

Trump threatens Venezuela’s Rodriguez over non-cooperation

WASHINGTON/CARACAS/BRUSSELS/PYONGYANG -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened that Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez could "pay a very big price, probably bigger than"...

Trump says US needs Greenland ‘for defense’ following strikes on Venezuela

WASHINGTON/OSLO - US President Donald Trump on Sunday stressed that the United States needs Greenland "for defense," claiming that Venezuela may not be the...

Air traffic disrupted in Greece by control system failure

ATHENS -- All flights in and out of Greece were temporarily suspended on Sunday morning after a nationwide communications failure disrupted air traffic control...

Role of Global South in bolstering unity stressed

As mounting geopolitical tensions, institutional inertia and widening development gaps put growing strain on the global governance system in the year 2025, the ...

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