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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, 20244 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, 20243 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, 20244 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, 20243 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, 20244 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...
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Top UN envoy in Lebanon calls for truce, UN resolution enforcement
UNITED NATIONS - A call by the U.S. and France for a 21-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah "is still on the table," said the top U.N....
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Gulf states must not allow use of airspace against Iran, Iranian official says
Tehran has told Gulf Arab states it would be "unacceptable" if they allowed use of their airspace or military bases against Iran and...
Oct 11, 20243 min read
Israeli strike on residential building in Syria's Damascus kills seven civilians, state media says
CAIRO - An Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in the Mezzah suburb west of the Syrian capital Damascus, killing seven...
Oct 11, 20241 min read
Six wounded in stabbing attack in Israel, police say
HADERA, Israel - At least six people were wounded, two of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Hadera on...
Oct 11, 20241 min read
North Korea Army says to completely cut road and rail links to South Korea
SEOUL - North Korea's Army said it will completely cut off roads and railways connected to South Korea starting from Wednesday, and...
Oct 11, 20241 min read
Analysis-Beyond the politics, China's missile test reflects military need
HONG KONG - From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to the use of remote bases and satellites...
Oct 11, 20243 min read
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