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Nagasaki urges nuke abolition on A-bomb anniv. rocked by Israel snub

Nagasaki called for a shift toward abolishing nuclear weapons on the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city on Friday, in the absence of ambassadors from the United States...

Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh for elections, her son says

Sheikh Hasina fled to neighboring India on Monday after weeks of deadly protests forced her to quit Hasina’s Awami League party does not feature in the interim...

Israel says to revoke diplomatic status of Norwegian envoys to Palestinian Authority

Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz: ‘There is a price for anti-Israel behavior’ JERUSALEM: Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Thursday the diplomatic status of Norwegian...

Thai opposition to choose new leader, relaunch after court dissolution

The Constitutional Court in Bangkok voted unanimously on Wednesday to dissolve Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to become prime minister was blocked by conservative forces in...

US ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was...

TOKYO — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip this year’s atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki on Friday because Israel was not invited, the embassy said. Emanuel...

Muhammad Yunus is heading to Bangladesh to take office as its interim leader Thursday

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s next leader Muhammad Yunus was heading home from an overseas trip to take office later Thursday after imploring people to stay calm and be ready to rebuild the country...

Jokowi expects new battery anode factory to support EV ecosystem

Jakarta - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), on Wednesday, inaugurated a lithium battery anode factory located within a special economic zone in Kendal, Central Java, in the hopes of strengthening Indonesia's electric...

Canada to pull children of diplomats out of Israel, Canadian Press reports

Global Affairs Canada said it has approved the temporary relocation of the diplomats’ children and their guardians to a safe third country Canada on Saturday warned citizens...

Turkiye to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court

ANKARA: Turkiye will file a request with a United Nations court on Wednesday to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, a Turkish official said.The declaration of intervention will be submitted at...

Hezbollah congratulates Sinwar as new Hamas political chief

His appointment comes less than a week after Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, with Iran and Hamas blaming Israel, which has declined to comment The heavily armed...