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South Korea’s Lee to Boost NATO, Mongolia Defense Ties

SEOUL-South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Türkiye next week to attend the NATO summit in Ankara before

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Overcrowded Pakistan Bus Plunges Into Ravine, Killing 40

QUETTA-An overcrowded passenger bus veered off a highway and plunged into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing

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Albanese Criticizes Delay to Australia’s Child Social Media Crackdown

MELBOURNE-Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday criticized opposition senators for delaying legislation that would strengthen enforcement of the country’s

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Sri Lanka Detains Former Navy Chief in Corruption Probe

COLOMBO-Sri Lankan authorities on Friday arrested former navy commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda on corruption charges linked to

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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