ASEAN to hold talks soon with Myanmar foreign minister, secretary-general says
CEBU, Philippines — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to a virtual meeting with their Myanmar counterpart, ASEAN's secretary-general said on Thursday, as the...
South Korea heads to local elections under shadow of disgraced former president
SEOUL — South Korea's martial law scandal is set to loom large over local elections in June that will test whether opposition conservatives can...
US and Iran exchange fire, but Trump says ceasefire still in effect
WASHINGTON/DUBAI — The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said...
Trump sees swift end to war as Iran reviews US peace proposal
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV — US President Donald J. Trump predicted a swift end to the war with Iran as Tehran considered a US peace proposal...
China may try ‘maneuvering’ over Taiwan issue at Trump meeting, official says
TAIPEI — China may try some “maneuvering” over the Taiwan issue when US President Donald J. Trump visits Beijing next week, but the US...
EU countries, lawmakers clinch provisional deal on watered-down AI rules
BRUSSELS — European Union (EU) countries and European Parliament lawmakers on Thursday agreed to watered-down landmark artificial intelligence (AI) rules, including delaying their implementation,...
Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire
BEIRUT — Israel said on Thursday it had killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day earlier,...
Australian women and children linked to ISIS return from Syria, arrests expected
SYDNEY — A group of Australian women and children linked to the extremist group Islamic State arrived home on Thursday after years in a camp in...
Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship
AMSTERDAM — Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak before it got marooned...
South Korea appeals court cuts jail term for ex-PM Han to 15 years in...
SEOUL — A South Korean appeals court on Thursday cut the jail sentence for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 15 years from 23...
North Korea not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, KCNA reports
SEOUL — North Korea is not bound to any treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, as Pyongyang continues...
Iran reviewing US proposal to end war, though key demands remain unaddressed
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV — Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a US peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war while leaving...