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Seoul fired warning shots as North Korea troops crossed border

SEOUL – South Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers that briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this week, Seoul said Saturday...

Witkoff arrives in Russia ahead of deadline

MOSCOW – US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Wednesday, state media reported, where he will meet with Russian leadership as President Donald...

Trump floats 15 to 20% blanket tariff on trading partners

Washington, United States—US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was considering imposing a 15 or 20 percent blanket tariff on countries that had not...

Rubio says Asia might get ‘better’ tariffs than others

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Asian nations might get "better" tariff rates than the rest of the world, as...

Trump says new tariff deadline ‘not 100 percent firm’

Washington, United States—US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war by threatening more than a dozen countries with higher tariffs Monday—but then said he may...

BRICS nations slam Trump tariffs, condemn strikes on Iran

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on...

Iran voices ‘serious doubts’ over Israel commitment to ceasefire

Tehran, Iran—Iran on Sunday said it was not convinced Israel would abide by a ceasefire that ended their 12-day war this week. The most serious escalation...

Trump plays deft hand with Iran-Israel ceasefire but doubts remain

Washington, United States—With his surprise announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, US President Donald Trump has turned his flair for social media into...

Israel will ‘respond forcefully to Iran’s ceasefire violation’—defense minister

Jerusalem, Undefined—Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday he had ordered the army "to respond forcefully to Iran's violation of the ceasefire" after incoming Iranian...

Ceasefire between Iran, Israel takes effect—Trump

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel has taken effect, making good of his announcement earlier this morning (Monday...

Drones hit radar systems at Iraqi military bases

Baghdad, Iraq—Unidentified drones struck radar systems at two military bases in Iraq early Tuesday, security sources said. The strikes came hours after Iran launched missiles at...

Iran signals halt to strikes if Israel stops

Tehran, Iran—Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday Tehran did not intend to continue its strikes if Israel stopped its attacks, hours after US President Donald Trump...

Putin slams attack on Iran, but offers no support to key ally

Moscow, Russia—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed attacks on Iran as "unprovoked" and "unjustified" in a meeting with Tehran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, but...

US issues ‘worldwide caution’ for Americans over Mideast conflict

Washington, United States—The US State Department issued a "worldwide caution" for Americans on Sunday, saying the conflict in the Middle East could put those traveling...
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