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Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim sign mutual defence pact
SEOUL - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that included a mutual defence pledge,...
Jun 19, 20244 min read
Analysis-With defence pledge, Putin makes shift towards North Korea
MOSCOW/SEOUL - Vladimir Putin, on his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, signed a mutual defence pledge with Kim Jong Un on...
Jun 19, 20244 min read
Israel, Lebanon escalate rhetoric as US tries to prevent war
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday warned that a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon...
Jun 19, 20243 min read
Actor Theo James named UNHCR global goodwill ambassador
LONDON - The United Nations refugee agency named British actor Theo James as a global goodwill ambassador on Monday. James, who acted in...
Jun 18, 20241 min read
Netanyahu disbands war cabinet as pressure grows on Israel's northern border
JERUSALEM -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said on Monday, in a...
Jun 18, 20243 min read
Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting to get in aid
JERUSALEM -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced by the military on Sunday to hold daily tactical pauses...
Jun 17, 20243 min read
Analysis-Chinese outbound travel recovery lags due to costs, visa snags
BEIJING/SHANGHAI - A recovery in Chinese overseas travel from the COVID-19 pandemic is fading as rising costs and difficulties in...
Jun 17, 20243 min read
US preparing to temporarily remove Gaza pier due to sea conditions, official says
WASHINGTON -The U.S. military is preparing to temporarily remove its humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza because of anticipated sea...
Jun 16, 20241 min read
Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas
JERUSALEM -Israeli jets and artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon on Friday after dozens of missiles were launched towards northern...
Jun 14, 20242 min read
Analysis-Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit
BONN - With just five months to go before this year's U.N. climate summit, countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill...
Jun 13, 20244 min read
Analysis-Lebanon's Hezbollah reveals more of its arms in risky escalation
BEIRUT - Hezbollah is drawing on more of its arsenal in its conflict with Israel even as it declares no interest in a full-scale war, an...
Jun 13, 20244 min read
UN refugee agency says record 117 million people forcibly displaced in 2023
GENEVA - The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record 117.3 million as...
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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