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US grand jury charges former Syrian prison official with torture
WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged a former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison from...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
China says Philippines has 'provoked trouble' in South China Sea with US backing
BEIJING - China accused the Philippines on Friday of having "provoked trouble" in the South China Sea with U.S. backing, a week after...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Breaking silence on possible drills, China says will not be soft on Taiwan independence activities
BEIJING/TAIPEI - China's defence ministry on Friday broke its silence about days of military activities around Taiwan, saying it was up...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
Malibu fire evacuees start returning home as blaze now 30% contained
Some 3,700 evacuees from the Malibu wildfire returned home on Thursday as firefighters made progress in battling the blaze that has...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Demoralised and abandoned by allies: why Assad’s army failed to fight in Syria
DAMASCUS/AMMAN/BAGHDAD - Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. His army...
Dec 13, 20248 min read
Brazil's Lula has head drain removed after second surgery, doctors say
SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had a drain removed from his head on Thursday evening, his doctors said, as he...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Senior Ukraine official says Kyiv not yet ready for talks with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said in an interview broadcast late on Thursday that Kyiv was not yet ready to...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
US will prohibit visas for Georgian officials for 'undermining democracy'
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for about 20 people responsible for "undermining democracy in Georgia,"...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
China says will decide to hold military exercises around Taiwan "according to the situation of the struggle"
BEIJING - China said on Friday that it would decide whether to hold military exercises in response to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
UCLA police chief who was criticized over Gaza protest violence is out
WASHINGTON - The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles, who was criticized for the handling of a violent mob...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
US announces new arms aid package for Ukraine worth $500 million
WASHINGTON - The administration of Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden announced another package of weapons aid for Ukraine on Thursday,...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Blinken meets Erdogan as forces backed by US, Turkey clash in Syria
ANKARA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Thursday for talks focused on a critical aspect of establishing...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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