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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...

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 ...

Death from New Year drone strike in Kherson region rises to 29

MOSCOW -- The death toll of a New Year drone strike on a cafe and a hotel in the Kherson region rose to 29,...

US faces domestic criticism over military operation in Venezuela

Voices of dissent have risen across the United States following the military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and...

Swiss bar owners face criminal negligence probe after fatal fire

Valais public prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the operators of Le Constellation Bar in Crans Montana, Switzerland, after a fatal fire that...

Maduro to be held at detention center in New York

NEW YORK/CARACAS/WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/HAVANA/BRUSSELS/BRASILIA - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were captured in a large-scale US military strike on Venezuela early...

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Venezuela on Monday

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday on the US operation against Venezuela, the council presidency told...

Trump says Maduro, his wife, captured, taken out of Venezuela

CARACAS/WASHINGTON/HAVANA - US President Donald Trump said Saturday in a Truth Social post that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and...

Low-flying aircraft spotted, smoke seen in Venezuelan capital

CARACAS - Low-flying aircraft were spotted, and clouds of smoke were seen following loud explosion sounds early Saturday in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.Photos...

Russia strikes Ukrainian targets, using high-precision armaments

MOSCOW - Russian forces struck Ukrainian military-related targets in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian facilities over the past week, Russia's Defense Ministry...

Swiss fire survivors fight for life; sparklers seen as cause

Many of those injured in the deadly fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations are...

Ukrainian president replaces defense minister

KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that First Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov will become the new defense minister, replacing Denys...

Venezuelan president says ready for dialogue with US on combating drug trafficking

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in a TV broadcast on Thursday that he is ready if Washington wants serious negotiations on an...

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