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Haze from Indonesian fires spreading again

JAKARTA - Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Su...

Three leaders, three agendas at SCO’s 25th anniversary

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) marked its 25th anniversary in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, with all the trappings a diplomatic mil...

Italy's Meloni just hit a major political milestone. Former leaders say economic reform must follow

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government became the country's longest-serving cabinet since World War II on Friday.

Iran urges regional nations to build 'homegrown' security architecture

Iran urges regional nations to build 'homegrown' security architecture Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that China’s emph...

Malaysia’s PAS Party Wants Nationwide Gambling License Review

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, which leads the country’s main opposition bloc, said the government should review existing gambling licenses and stop giving ...

Trump says Canada would not survive if US stop trading relationship

US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat

US sanctions Turkish bank over alleged IRGC ties, accusing it of facilitating millions in transactions for Iran.

Sara Duterte posts bail for grave threats case

(1st UPDATE) The Vice President posts bail a day after a Quezon City court issued warrants for her arrest over three counts of grave threats

Open season: killing the norm against leadership assassination

When the story of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump during the NATO summit in Turkey emerged in the second week of August, the de...

Takaichi seen retaining foreign and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering keeping Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in their posts in a Cabi...

Families of missing Ecuadorian fishermen allege US involvement

Families of eight Ecuadorian fishermen who vanished after reporting US surveillance at sea are demanding answers.

'What do you call this but ethnic cleansing?' NYT columnist on West Bank demolition

'What do you call this but ethnic cleansing?' NYT columnist on West Bank demolition Pulitzer-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof said Is...