Death Toll Reaches 70 After 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA/KUPANG, Aug. 19 — Rescue operations continue across Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province five days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude…
Trump Orders Major Reduction in US-South Korea Drills, Claims Kim Jong Un Responded to Overtures
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Monday to substantially scale back joint military exercises with…
Zambia Resumes Presidential Vote Count Amid Violence Concerns and Economic Strain
LUSAKA, Aug. 17 — Zambia’s electoral commission has resumed the count in last week’s presidential election after a pause triggered…
Four Antonello da Messina Masterpieces Stolen from Sicilian Museum in Ferragosto Heist
MESSINA, Aug. 17 — Four paintings attributed to the Renaissance master Antonello da Messina have been stolen from the MuMe…
Japan Details Concrete Steps for Frigate Exports as Defense Chief Preps for Indo-Pacific Tour
TOKYO, Aug. 15 — Japan’s Ministry of Defense on Saturday announced a series of concrete steps to advance the export…
Canada Declares State of Emergency as British Columbia Wildfires Force 20,000 to Flee
VANCOUVER, Aug. 10 — The Canadian province of British Columbia declared a province-wide emergency Saturday as an unprecedented cluster of…
Netanyahu Rejects U.S.-Backed Gaza Peace Plan, Insisting on Full Hamas Disarmament
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug. 10 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday formally rejected a U.S.-brokered 15-point peace roadmap for Gaza,…
South Korea Declares National Disaster State as Historic Heat Wave Shatters Records
SEOUL, August 5 — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung declared a national disaster state on Monday as an unprecedented heat…
Oil Plunges as Bessent Signals Imminent Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; Equities Rally
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 5 — International oil prices tumbled on Tuesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that an…
Japan Executes Record $53 Billion Yen Intervention as Iran War Exacerbates Energy Import Squeeze
TOKYO, Aug 4 — Japan stepped into foreign-exchange markets last week to buy yen and sell dollars in what analysts…