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Exclusive-Norway wealth fund may divest companies that aid Israel in Gaza war, occupied territories
OSLO - Norway's $1.7 trillion wealth fund may have to divest shares of companies that violate the fund watchdog's new, tougher...
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Exclusive-On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy
BANGKOK - Myanmar's military long viewed the insurgency among persecuted Rohingya Muslims as an existential threat to the majority...
Sep 12, 20244 min read
Exclusive-US-Iraq deal would see hundreds of troops withdraw in first year, sources say
BAGHDAD - The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq,...
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Israel shares video of cramped, bloody tunnel where hostages were held and killed
JERUSALEM - Blood on the ground of a dark, cramped tunnel sealed by an iron door, bullets and a chess set are seen in a video released by...
Sep 11, 20242 min read
US government demands overhaul of Israeli conduct in West Bank after killing of US citizen
LONDON/JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday demanded an overhaul of Israeli...
Sep 11, 20243 min read
US says Russia received missiles from Iran, piles on sanctions
LONDON/WASHINGTON - Russia has received ballistic missiles from Iran for its war in Ukraine, the United States said on Tuesday as it...
Sep 11, 20244 min read
East Timor turns out in force for Mass with Pope Francis
DILI - An estimated 600,000 people in East Timor, just under half its population, turned out in the baking heat on Tuesday for a Mass...
Sep 11, 20243 min read
Israel strikes tent camp in Gaza safe zone, dozens reported killed or injured
AL-MAWASI, Gaza Strip/CAIRO - Israeli strikes blasted a huge crater in a designated safe zone in southern Gaza before dawn on Tuesday,...
Sep 11, 20244 min read
North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to exponentially boost nuclear arsenal
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number...
Sep 11, 20242 min read
Pope Francis in East Timor for Mass that could draw half its population
DILI -Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a three-day visit that will...
Sep 11, 20243 min read
Linda Sun, ex-aide to NY Governor Hochul, charged with acting as Chinese agent
NEW YORK - A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was charged on Tuesday with secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese...
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Putin gets lavish welcome in Mongolia despite ICC warrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red carpet welcome on Tuesday on a state visit to Mongolia, whose failure to arrest him under...
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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