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Nov 2, 20243 min read
North Korea leader says longest ICBM test 'appropriate military action' against enemies
SEOUL/TOKYO - North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, upgrading what it called the "world's most...


Nov 1, 20244 min read
Lebanon, Israel could agree to ceasefire within days, Lebanese prime minister says
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister expressed hope on Wednesday that a ceasefire deal with Israel would be announced within days...


Nov 1, 20242 min read
Taiwan shuts down as strong Typhoon Kong-rey hits, one dead
TAIPEI - A strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan's east coast on Thursday, the largest storm by size to hit the island in...


Oct 11, 20242 min read
France, U.S. push at UN for stronger Lebanese army
UNITED NATIONS - Strengthening Lebanon's army will be crucial to implementing a key United Nations Security Council resolution that aims...


Oct 11, 20244 min read
Senior Hezbollah official survives Israeli assassination attempt, sources say
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - A senior Hezbollah official eluded an Israeli assassination attempt on Thursday in Beirut, three security sources...


Oct 11, 20243 min read
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say 'we are staying' despite Israeli attacks
YARZE, Lebanon/UNITED NATIONS - United Nations peacekeepers are determined to remain at their posts in southern Lebanon, the force's...


Oct 11, 20244 min read
South Korea's experimental novelist Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel literature
STOCKHOLM - South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical...


Oct 11, 20243 min read
Israeli airstrike kills 28 people sheltering in Gaza school
CAIRO - An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people including women and...


Oct 11, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Stop Israel from bombing Iran's oil sites, Gulf states urge US
DUBAI - Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran's oil sites because they are concerned their own oil...


Oct 11, 20243 min read
China cannot represent Taiwan and should work with Taipei on global challenges, Lai says
TAIPEI - China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island is willing to work with Beijing to combat challenges like climate change,...


Oct 11, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Iraq set to pay high price for bumper wheat harvest
DUBAI/NAJAF, Iraq - A bumper harvest and a hefty grain surplus in Iraq, typically one of the Middle East's biggest wheat importers, has...


Oct 11, 20242 min read
Situation in Lebanon should not turn into situation in Gaza, US State Dept says
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday warned that it would be unacceptable for Israel's military incursion in southern...
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