Lebanon assesses damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-run financial institution
BEIRUT, 21 Oct (AP) — Lebanese were surveying the damage on Monday after overnight Israeli strikes hit nearly a dozen branches of a Hezbollah-run...
South Korea calls for immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops allegedly in Russia
SEOUL, South Korea, 21 Oct (AP) — South Korea on Monday demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as...
US defense chief visits Kyiv for talks on how to keep supporting Ukraine’s fight...
KYIV, Ukraine, Oct 21 (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Monday, hours after a Russian drone...
US missile deployment to Philippines ‘incredibly important’ for combat readiness, US general says
MANILA, Philippines, Oct 21 (AP) — The U.S. Army’s recent deployment of a midrange missile system to the northern Philippines was “incredibly important” and...
Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil
HANOI, Vietnam, 21 Oct (AP) — Vietnam elected Luong Cuong, a military general, as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill...
7 dead, at least 30 missing in Myanmar after boat carrying people who fled...
BANGKOK, 21 Oct (AP) — Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 30 are missing after a boat whose passengers included villagers fleeing...
Crowd in Egypt attacks a railway guard after 2 children are run over
CAIRO, 21 Oct (AP) — Angry residents attacked a railway guard and his post in a town outside Cairo on Monday after a train...
Hamas official confirms Sinwar’s death, as Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with...
JERUSALEM, 18 Oct (AP) — Hamas confirmed Friday that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, and the militant group...
Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European partners before...
BERLIN, 18 Oct (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country...
South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea, 18 Oct (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia’s war against...
Pakistan’s leader calls on Biden to secure release of a woman serving lengthy prison...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister has written to U.S. President Joe Biden to request the release of a Pakistani woman who...
9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s zoo in 2 days had been infected...
HONG KONG, 18 Oct (AP) — Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with...
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon staying put despite Israeli warnings to move
GENEVA, Oct 18 (AP) — Forces in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon are maintaining their positions despite warnings from Israeli Defense...
Pakistan’s Punjab province shuts schools for 2 days to contain protests over alleged on-campus...
LAHORE, Pakistan, 18 (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province shut all schools and universities for two days on Friday in an attempt...
Israel confirms Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza
Jerusalem, Oct 17 (AP) Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year's attack on Israel that...
Australia gives 49 aging Abrams tanks to Ukraine
MELBOURNE, Australia, 17 Oct (AP) — Australia will give 49 of its aging M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine months after Kyiv requested the redundant...
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 17 Oct (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants on Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45...
Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus...
LAHORE, Pakistan, 17 Oct (AP) — Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger...
Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft...
HANOI, Vietnam, 17 Oct (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was convicted Thursday of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced...
North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as ‘hostile state’ for first...
SEOUL, South Korea, 17 Oct (AP) — North Korea confirmed Thursday that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as “a hostile state” for...