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Jul 1, 20242 min read
North Korea calls South Korea, US and Japan 'Asian version of NATO'
SEOUL - North Korea criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on...


Jun 29, 20243 min read
Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off
DUBAI - In an election campaign dominated by hardliners, Iranian presidential hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian stood out as a moderate, backing...


Jun 29, 20243 min read
Iran presidential candidate Jalili is fiercely loyal to Khamenei
DUBAI - Saeed Jalili, a zealous ideologue loyal to Iran's supreme leader, plans to resolve the country's social, political and economic...


Jun 29, 20241 min read
China, Peru completed 'substantial negotiations' to upgrade FTA
BEIJING - China and Peru have achieved "substantial conclusion of negotiations" on the upgrading of a free trade agreement between both...


Jun 29, 20245 min read
Trump will encourage Japan, South Korea ties, allies tell foreign officials
WASHINGTON/TOKYO/SEOUL - Donald Trump's allies are assuring officials in Japan and South Korea that the Republican presidential candidate...


Jun 29, 20241 min read
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: 10 civilians released from captivity in Russia and Belarus
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that 10 people, all civilians, were handed back to Ukraine as part of an exchange of...


Jun 29, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Iran installs half of planned new centrifuges at Fordow, IAEA report says
VIENNA - Iran has installed half the advanced uranium-enriching machines it said earlier this month it would quickly add to its Fordow...


Jun 28, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Firm making car that Putin gifted to Kim uses South Korean parts, data shows
TBILISI - Laughing and joking, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cruised around Pyongyang last week in...


Jun 28, 20243 min read
Iran holds presidential vote with limited choices
DUBAI - Iranians will vote for a new president on Friday following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly...


Jun 28, 20241 min read
Russia considering downgrading relations with the West, the Kremlin says
MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia is considering a possible downgrading of diplomatic relations with the West due to the...


Jun 27, 20242 min read
EU leaders to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda with focus on defence
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders are to agree on Thursday on the strategic course for the EU and on the people to run its...


Jun 27, 20242 min read
US, Japan, South Korea vow strategic cooperation to boost security, economies
WASHINGTON - Commerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea vowed on Wednesday to cooperate on strategic...
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