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Sep 28, 20241 min read
Olympics-Toyota confirms it will end Olympics, Paralympics sponsorship
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda confirmed on Thursday the company will not renew its 10-year contract as a top sponsor for the...


Sep 28, 20242 min read
Beirut soup kitchen struggles to keep up as Israeli strikes intensify
BEIRUT - Chains of volunteers spoon rice and vegetables into meal containers while others stir huge pots of boiling rice, as a soup...


Sep 28, 20242 min read
Factbox-What's at stake in Georgia's October election?
TBILISI - The South Caucasus country of Georgia holds a parliamentary election on Oct. 26 that pits a government seen as leaning...


Sep 28, 20242 min read
Australian court lifts controversial ban on women's only art gallery
SYDNEY - An Australian court on Friday lifted a ban on a women's only art exhibit at a gallery in the southern state of Tasmania, saying...


Sep 28, 20242 min read
Incoming Japan PM Ishiba's 'Asian NATO' idea test for US diplomacy
TOKYO - Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan's next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the U.S. with proposals to revamp...


Sep 28, 20243 min read
Explainer-What government will emerge in Austria after the election?
VIENNA - Austria's parliamentary election on Sunday is a tight race between the ruling conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP) and the...


Sep 28, 20242 min read
Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank this year, US official says
WASHINGTON - China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a...


Sep 28, 20241 min read
India will not buy from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, oil secretary says
NEW DELHI - India will not buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, which is sanctioned by Western...


Sep 28, 20243 min read
Analysis-France's new government is fragile but don't write it off just yet
PARIS - It's a mess, but it might just hold. Despite looking like the most unstable French administration in recent history, despised by...


Sep 28, 20243 min read
Factbox-LDP leadership election candidates: Who's vying to be Japan's next PM?
TOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on Friday in leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Here are...


Sep 27, 20243 min read
Hurricane Helene slams into Florida, fears of widespread damage, deaths
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region late Thursday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, raising...


Sep 27, 20244 min read
Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally in...
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