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U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate.The exercise showcasing joint Japanese-U.S. air power came a day a...
An airstrike by Myanmar’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel armed force, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a rescue worker and independent media reports Thursday.About 80 other people were injured in the attack Wednesday night on the gener...
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States had seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking a rare military intervention amid escalating pressure on President Nicolás Maduro.Video shared by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi showed Coast Guard personnel fa...
Bulgaria’s government stepped down on Thursday as mass protests swept the country, coming just weeks before its planned entry into the eurozone.The minority coalition, led by the center-right GERB party, submitted its resignation minutes before parliament was set to vote on a no-confidence mot...
Tens of thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets Wednesday to protest alleged government corruption, just weeks before the country adopts the euro as its official currency.The demonstrations followed last week’s rallies against the government’s 2026 budget proposals, which included hi...
Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was arrested Wednesday in a corruption investigation, just a month after conservative President Rodrigo Paz took office, ending two decades of socialist rule.Authorities said Arce faces charges of breach of duty and financial misconduct tied to alleged embezzlemen...
A Pakistan military court on Thursday sentenced former spy chief Lt. Gen. (retd.) Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison over multiple charges, including political activities, misuse of authority, and violations of the Official Secrets Act, the military said.The Field General Court Martial tried Hameed u...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was set to hold urgent talks on Thursday with leaders and senior officials from around 30 countries backing Kyiv’s push for fair terms to end the war with Russia.Top leaders from Germany, Britain and France were expected to join the virtual meeting of Uk...
South Korea on Thursday indicted former acting president Choi Sang-mok on charges linked to the brief martial law declared by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol in December 2024, widening the list of senior officials facing legal action over the crisis.Choi is among three top officials who temporarily led...
Renewed clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border continued Wednesday, displacing hundreds of thousands as people sought refuge in overcrowded temporary shelters. On the Thai side, outgoing gunfire could still be heard.The violence, rooted in long-standing territorial disputes, followed a skirmish ...
A Myanmar military air strike on a hospital in western Rakhine state killed at least 31 people, an on-site aid worker said Thursday, as the junta intensifies its offensive ahead of elections scheduled for this month.The military has escalated air strikes since seizing power in a 2021 coup that ended...
European leaders are set to discuss stricter migration policies this week, a move critics say caters to far-right pressure and risks undermining protections for vulnerable migrants.Ministers from the 27 EU member states convened in Brussels to address migrant smuggling, with European Commission Pres...
Opponents of Myanmar’s military administration on Wednesday carried out a coordinated silent strike, urging citizens to remain indoors as a symbolic rejection of national elections slated for later this month.The protest took place despite the risk of severe punishment for any action deemed to...
A Sudanese military cargo aircraft crashed while attempting to land in the country’s east, killing everyone on board, military officials said Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of deadly aviation incidents amid Sudan’s ongoing war.The Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane went down on Tu...
A UAE-backed separatist group has taken control of key oil-rich provinces in southern Yemen, threatening to reignite the country’s long-stalled civil war and destabilize the wider Gulf region.The Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized most of Hadramout and Mahra provinces this month, inclu...
Nineteen people were killed and 16 others injured after two four-story residential buildings collapsed overnight in Morocco’s third-largest city, Fez, authorities said Wednesday.The buildings, home to eight families, fell in one of the city’s older neighborhoods. Rescue teams continue se...
Renewed fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border has forced hundreds of thousands of residents to flee their homes, with evacuees describing emotional and rushed escapes.Amnat Meephew, 73, had only moments to gather his clothes before leaving his home just a few kilometers from the border, markin...
Hamas on Tuesday urged the international community to increase pressure on Israel before the group proceeds with the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire. A senior Hamas official said the group wants Israel to reopen a major border crossing, halt lethal attacks, and allow greater humanitarian access to ...
Australia has implemented a world-first law banning children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, a move Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as empowering families and curbing the influence of tech giants.The ban, effective Wednesday, affects platforms including Facebook, Instagram,...
Cambodia has pledged a strong fight against Thailand as renewed clashes along the two nations’ border forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes on Tuesday.The escalation follows a skirmish Sunday that injured two Thai soldiers and disrupted a U.S.-brokered ceasefire from July, whi...
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