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Britain's Starmer, Cyprus vow to boost ties
NICOSIA - Britain and Cyprus pledged on Tuesday to boost ties during a visit by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in an endorsement of the...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Hezbollah must focus on Lebanon not wider region, senior politician Bassil says
PARIS - Iran-backed Hezbollah needs to focus on domestic issues in Lebanon and not the wider region, senior Lebanese Maronite politician...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
South Korea opposition passes slashed budget without government consent
SEOUL - South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament on Tuesday passed a government budget bill for 2025 that was slashed from the...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Israeli denies its forces have gone past Syria buffer zone
DAMASCUS - Israel denied on Tuesday that its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Kremlin says Ukraine war will go on until Putin's goals are met on battlefield or by negotiation
MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the Ukraine war would continue until the goals set by President Vladimir Putin were achieved by...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
South Korean broadcaster targeted by martial law feared for his life
SEOUL - Veteran South Korean broadcaster Kim Ou-joon said he left home and went into hiding minutes after President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Dec 10, 20243 min read
Croatia temporarily suspends asylum applications of Syrians after Assad's fall
Croatia said it had temporarily suspended asylum applications from Syrians, following the lead of other European governments, after...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Austria to support Syrians wanting to return after Assad's fall, Nehammer says
BERLIN - Austria will support Syrians who want to return now that rebels have seized Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad has fled,...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Chagossians want a say as UK-Mauritius deal faces fresh scrutiny
CRAWLEY, England - Chagossians living in Britain said fresh doubts over a deal to hand sovereignty of their islands to Mauritius had...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
K-pop light sticks fire up impeachment protests in South Korea
SEOUL - While South Korean protesters have long employed songs, dances and chants, customised light sticks popular with K-pop fans have...
Dec 10, 20243 min read
Philippines to continue resupply missions in S.China Sea, won't escalate situation
MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Tuesday that the country will not send its navy to support Filipino fishers in...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Russia close to achieving goals in Ukraine war, Putin's spy chief says
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said on Tuesday that Russia was close to achieving its goals in...
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