US and聽Iran exchange fire, but Trump says ceasefire still in effect
WASHINGTON/DUBAI 鈥 The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said...
Trump sees swift end to war as Iran reviews US peace proposal
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV 鈥 US President Donald J. Trump predicted a swift end to the war with Iran as Tehran considered a US peace proposal...
China may try 鈥榤aneuvering鈥 over Taiwan issue at Trump meeting, official says
TAIPEI 鈥 China may try some 鈥渕aneuvering鈥 over the Taiwan issue when US President Donald J. Trump visits Beijing next week, but the US...
EU countries, lawmakers clinch provisional deal on watered-down AI rules
BRUSSELS 鈥 European Union (EU) countries and European Parliament lawmakers on Thursday agreed to watered-down landmark artificial intelligence (AI) rules, including delaying their implementation,...
Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire
BEIRUT 鈥 Israel said on Thursday it had killed a commander of Hezbollah鈥檚 elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day earlier,...
Australian women and children linked to ISIS return from Syria, arrests expected
SYDNEY 鈥 A group of Australian women and children linked to the extremist group Islamic State聽arrived home on Thursday after years in聽a camp in...
Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship
AMSTERDAM聽鈥 Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak before it got marooned...
South Korea appeals court cuts jail term for ex-PM Han to 15 years in...
SEOUL 鈥 A South Korean appeals court on Thursday cut the jail sentence for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 15 years from 23...
North Korea not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, KCNA reports
SEOUL 鈥 North Korea is not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, as Pyongyang continues...
Iran reviewing US proposal to end war, though key demands remain unaddressed
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV 鈥 Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a US peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war while leaving...
A year into papacy, Leo finds his 鈥榗larion voice鈥
VATICAN CITY 鈥 Pope Leo marks his first year leading the Catholic Church on Friday with a higher public profile and a ramped-up schedule,...
Vietnam launches fresh crackdown on online piracy under threat of US tariffs
HANOI 鈥 Vietnam is set to launch from Thursday a new crackdown on online piracy and counterfeit goods, aiming to boost detections by a...