Khamenei’s Body Lies in State Ahead of Tehran Funeral
TEHRAN-The body of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday ahead of funeral
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UN Warns of Looming Human Rights Disaster in Sudan’s Al-Obeid
GENEVA- The United Nations human rights chief warned on Friday that a new human rights catastrophe is unfolding in the
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Aceh Couple Publicly Caned Over TikTok Kiss
BANDA ACEH-A young couple were publicly caned in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday after an Islamic Sharia court convicted them
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China Says Personal Factors Led to Beijing Plane Crash
BEIJING-Chinese authorities said on Thursday that a preliminary investigation found personal factors led to last week’s crash of a small
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Truck Strikes Thai Buddhist Procession, Killing Eight Monks
BANGKOK-An 11-year-old boy driving his parents’ pickup truck crashed into a Buddhist procession in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight
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US Envoy Urges Taiwan to Build ‘Hornet’s Nest’ Drone Defense
TAICHUNG-Taiwan should develop a “hornet’s nest” of air, surface and subsurface drones to strengthen deterrence and reduce the risk of
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Sri Lanka Lifts Emergency Eight Months After Devastating Cyclone
Colombo-Sri Lanka on Wednesday ended the nationwide state of emergency imposed after Cyclone Ditwah killed hundreds of people in November
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Japan’s Tougher Visa Rules Put Foreign Entrepreneurs Under Pressure
Tokyo-Foreign entrepreneurs in Japan are facing growing uncertainty as stricter business manager visa requirements introduced by the government threaten the
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Kazakhstan Steps In With Emergency Fuel Supply as Russia Battles Gasoline Shortages
Moscow-Kazakhstan has agreed to supply 50,000 metric tons of gasoline to Russia during July and August as humanitarian aid, according
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Haitian Communities Face Uncertainty as US Deportation Protections End
Miami-Haitian migrants across the United States are confronting growing uncertainty after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to
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