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Japan proposes record defense budget

Japan proposes record defense budget

Tokyo [Japan], August 31: Japan's Defense Ministry has requested a record budget in a move aimed at sending a clear...

Anti-IS raid in Iraq, 7 US soldiers injured

Anti-IS raid in Iraq, 7 US soldiers injured

Washington [US], August 31: The US military conducted a raid in Iraq that killed 15 Islamic State (IS) militants but...

Taipei former mayor arrested in graft probe

Taipei former mayor arrested in graft probe

Taipei [Taiwan], August 31: A former mayor of Taipei who heads a small opposition party was arrested early as part...

Pacific Is Forum tweaks communique after China outburst

Pacific Is Forum tweaks communique after China outburst

Wellington [New Zealand], August 31: The Pacific Islands Forum secretariat has altered the communique from last week's summit in Tonga...

Cuba faces uphill battle as Oropouche virus spreads

Cuba faces uphill battle as Oropouche virus spreads

Havana [Cuba], August 31: Cuban health authorities launched small-scale fumigation efforts in Havana to fight the spread of the Oropouche...

Pacific First Nations people sound alarm on climate

Pacific First Nations people sound alarm on climate

Wellington [New Zealand], August 31: On the sidelines of the frenetic Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting this week, there was...

Mexican drug lord, who founded ultra-violent Zetas, released from US prison

Mexican drug lord, who founded ultra-violent Zetas, released...

Washington [US], August 31: One of the most notorious drug chiefs in Mexico's history, Osiel Cardenas, was released from a...

NZ backs Pacific Policing, commits to climate finance

NZ backs Pacific Policing, commits to climate finance

Wellington [New Zealand], August 31: New Zealand has decided to tip both for the Pacific Policing Initiative and the Pacific...

South Koreans' overseas card spending hits US$5.18 bln in Q2

South Koreans' overseas card spending hits US$5.18 bln...

Seoul [South Korea], August 31: South Koreans' overseas card spending remained unchanged in the second quarter from three months earlier...

Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in next few days, WHO says

Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 31: The World Health Organisation chief said on Friday that mpox vaccines were set to arrive in...

Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

New York [US], August 31: The United Nations Security Council has condemned the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso.

Shakhboot bin Nahyan attends 50th session of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers

Shakhboot bin Nahyan attends 50th session of OIC...

Yaounde [Cameroon], August 31: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, led the UAE delegation participating in...

Ukrainian army confirms F16 crash

Ukrainian army confirms F16 crash

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Thursday confirmed that an F16 fighter jet...

Japan's jobless rate climbs to 2.7 pct in July

Japan's jobless rate climbs to 2.7 pct in...

Tokyo [Japan], August 30: Unemployment rate in Japan increased in July from a month earlier, the government said in a...

Above average temperatures forecast for spring in Australia

Above average temperatures forecast for spring in Australia

Sydney [Australia], August 30: Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has forecast above average spring temperatures across the country following an...

Week of flooding kills over 50 in Bangladesh

Week of flooding kills over 50 in Bangladesh

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 30: More than 50 people have been killed due to extensive flooding that lasted for more than...

Russia not ready to end war with Ukraine, says Poland's foreign minister

Russia not ready to end war with Ukraine,...

Warsaw [Poland], August 30: Russia is not ready for peace talks with Ukraine because it continues to demand that Ukraine...

US security adviser sees chance for Biden to meet Xi this year

US security adviser sees chance for Biden to...

Washington [US], August 30: US President Joe Biden could meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping again - possibly at an...

Almost 70 Palestinians killed as Gaza fighting continues

Almost 70 Palestinians killed as Gaza fighting continues

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 30: Dozens of people have been killed in ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials...

Ukraine attacks deep inside Russian territory

Ukraine attacks deep inside Russian territory

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30: The General Staff of the Ukrainian army confirmed on August 29 that its forces attacked an...

West Bank shaken by violence

West Bank shaken by violence

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 30: In parallel with the military campaign in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army is carrying...

Mr. Trump pledges free artificial insemination services for all people

Mr. Trump pledges free artificial insemination services for...

Washington [US], August 30: After a long history of avoiding issues related to abortion and reproductive rights, former President Donald...

US 'funds' more than 1,000 Chinese patents, including sensitive fields?

US 'funds' more than 1,000 Chinese patents, including...

Washington [US], August 30: Since 2010, the US Department of Defense, NASA and other government agencies have funded research that...

Ms. Harris promises to appoint Republicans to the cabinet if elected

Ms. Harris promises to appoint Republicans to the...

Washington [US], August 30: The pledge came as US Vice President Kamala Harris gave her first interview since running for...

New Zealand's Māori King Tuhetia dies

New Zealand's Māori King Tuhetia dies

Wellington [New Zealand], August 30: The Māori king in New Zealand - Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII - has...

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

Man charged with murder after two people found...

Brisbane [Australia], August 30: A man has been charged with murder after two people were found dead north of Brisbane.

Harris widens lead over Trump

Harris widens lead over Trump

Washington [US], August 30: Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on...