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Five killed in 24-hour Philippine hotel blaze
MANILA – Five people have perished in a raging inferno that tore through a hotel and casino complex in Manila, ...
North Korea’s Kim ‘taking stock’ of Trump meet
WASHINGTON – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “taking stock” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to accept ...
Taliban claims deadly car bomb attack in Kabul
KABUL – A car bomb explosion claimed by the Taliban in Kabul on Saturday killed at least two civilians, as ...
Philippines tells UN it will quit International Criminal Court
MANILA – The Philippines has given official notice to the United Nations that it will exit the treaty underpinning the ...
S. Korea, US to scale down military drills: report
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States will scale down and shorten annual joint military exercises in light of ...
North Korean foreign minister visits Sweden
STOCKHOLM – North Korea’s foreign minister is due to visit Sweden Thursday, a surprise move that can be seen as ...
Tokyo farewells ‘trustworthy’ Tillerson, Seoul awaits seasoned Pompeo
TOKYO/SEOUL – Japan’s foreign minister said on Wednesday he personally regretted the departure of “frank, trustworthy” U.S. Secretary of State ...
China minister says trade war with US would be ‘disaster’
BEIJING – China said Sunday that it will not initiate a trade war with the United States, but vowed to ...
Air India gets OK to fly to Israel via Saudi airspace
NEW DELHI – India’s national carrier has secured permission to begin direct flights between New Delhi and Tel Aviv that ...
China to recruit civilian astronauts, boost crewed missions
BEIJING – China will begin recruiting civilian astronauts for its military-backed space program and plans to increase the number of ...
