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McALLEN, Texas — A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was released from federal custody Friday after appearing in court on charges of lying to investigators about the circumstances that led to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minnesota immigration crackdown last winter.
The second edition of Seoul Petlympic -- a two-day sports festival for dogs and their owners -- will open on Oct. 24 at Peace Plaza in Mapo-gu, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Friday.
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that China’s emphasis on fostering common security “reflected a principle long championed” by Iran, urging regional nations to build a "homegrown" security architecture.
MANILA, Philippines — Two opposition groups welcomed the arrest warrant issued against Vice President Sara Duterte, calling it a step in the right direction.
Sunday’s election could bring in Germany’s first far-right state government since the Nazi era
It’s been an era of global instability, complete with ejector-seat prime ministers, Mars-bound baddies and even a celebrity ski-massacre trial …
Tapestry’s loan to UK is just another chapter in the love-hate relationship that has spanned the centuries since it was created
Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa affirms no higher US tariffs on Japanese goods and supply chains for critical minerals to be reinforced
Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa affirms no higher US tariffs on Japanese goods and supply chains for critical minerals to be reinforced
At least 1 person is dead and 11 are missing after the disaster struck a town in Suichuan county early on Saturday
At least 1 person is dead and 11 are missing after the disaster struck a town in Suichuan county early on Saturday
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Dispute between TPP and KMT over tech hub candidates could have ‘butterfly effect’ and spill into other battlegrounds, analysts say
Dispute between TPP and KMT over tech hub candidates could have ‘butterfly effect’ and spill into other battlegrounds, analysts say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Missouri appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow the use of new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the fast-approaching midterm election.
South Korea's industry minister urged the United States on Saturday to ease tariffs on equipment that Korean companies will need to import for a US$5.8 billion steel mill in Louisiana they are investing in.
Authored by Daniel McCarthy via The Epoch Times,
US government investigators have subjected some 50 members of the US military's Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including information about the US's diminishing stockpile of munitions due to the Iran war, The New York Times reported on Saturday morning, citing officials briefed on the situa…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – When Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed the Pretoria Agreement in November 2022, it was meant to end two years of devastating war.
Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year.
In an extraordinary move, US government investigators have subjected 50 members of the American military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, New York Times reported.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced that a new international mission is under way, with vessels stopping at European ports ahead of its attempt to reach Gaza’s shores in October.
(ATTN: ADDS more details, comments in paras 7-8, 12, additional photos) By Choi Kyong-ae
WASHINGTON, D.C. — America's midterm elections opened Friday in a fog of confusion over mail voting, with ballots already going out as President Donald Trump presses courts to let him impose sweeping new restrictions on how they are handled.
Giorgia Meloni has become one of the most prominent leaders in Europe. (Reuters: Manon Cruz)
Former Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, has once again branded Qatar an "enemy," repeating his call for Israel to take action against it.
Comic book content is largely dead in Hollywood. Not because audiences don't want to see it anymore (Spider-Man: Brand New Day brought in nearly $2.4 billion in global box office, absolutely crushing Christopher Nolan's Odyssey film), but because the studios have turned most of these franchises radioactive with woke…
Authored by Connor O'Keeffe via Mises Institute,
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has said that its air force carried out more than 15 air strikes, targeting the sites, gatherings and vehicles of the Houthi fighters on the western coastal fronts in the provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah, according to Al Jazeera.
Premier David Crisafulli has pitched Queensland’s critical minerals directly to US Vice President JD Vance on his trade mission to Washington DC, declaring it is Queensland’s time to get projects funded.
British foreign secretary Ed Miliband has said the situation unfolding in Gaza was “horrific” and the UK government needed to act “more decisively than we have”.
SEOUL/NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to send a vice minister-level official to the upcoming U.N. General Assembly in New York, with Kim Son-gyong, a vice foreign minister in charge of international organizations, likely to deliver a speech, sources said Saturday.
South Korea's industry minister urged the United States on Saturday to ease tariffs on equipment that Korean companies will need to import for a US$5.8 billion steel mill in Louisiana they are investing in.
El presidente del Supremo Tribunal Federal, Edson Fachin, en primer plano, llega para presidir una sesión plenaria del tribunal, el miércoles 2 de septiembre de 2026, en Brasilia, Brasil. (AP Foto/Eraldo Peres)
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun was set to depart for Nepal on Saturday to meet with his Nepali counterpart and discuss Seoul's support for search-and-rescue efforts following devastating floods, the foreign ministry said.
After sharing a few moments with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday night, Jai Arrow spent time with a very different rugby league powerbroker.
After a decade of dominance in Western Australia, Labor's dramatic defeat in its heartland seat of Secret Harbour has prompted plenty of self-reflection.
The data center debate isn't going so well for the builders, as Americans far and wide seriously oppose the construction of new data centers near where they live. One state, however, thinks it can incentivize residents.
The dollar slid to start September as mixed signals on the Federal Reserve’s next move kept traders on edge ahead of a pivotal inflation report, while a surging yen reverberated across global currency markets.
Tunisian police have arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied’s rule, the head of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists told Reuters.
The AfD's Ulrich Siegmund is leading the polls in Sunday's Saxony-Anhalt state election
NT government representatives and gas officials gathered at the Beetaloo Sub-Basin site to mark the first flow of gas this week. (ABC News: Dane Hirst)
Former New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton walks into the federal courthouse in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Supreme Court President Justice Edson Fachin, front, arrives to preside over a plenary session of the court in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Dozens of far-right activists raised their arms in Nazi-style salutes and sang a Spanish fascist anthem in the heart of Madrid on Wednesday, amid protests against the government’s handling of migration.
The White House has returned to its prior talking point that the war against Iran shouldn't be called a war. In earlier stages of the conflict President Trump had applied various monikers that stopped far short, from an "excursion" to a "little detour" to a "stopover" to a mere limited "military operation".
A large box of pre-assembled mail-in ballots at the Wake County Board of Elections on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
Leading members of Jewish civil society groups have written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to adopt stronger measures on Israel and "oppose any further attempts to muzzle the Palestine marches".
Donald Trump said on Friday that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, in his administration's latest bid to play down the war ahead of crucial midterm elections.