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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile as Tensions Rise Over DMZ Mine Blasts
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Saturday...
North Korea Denies Planting Mines That Injured Three South Korean Soldiers
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has denied responsibility for land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers...
Islamabad Braces for Protest as Containers Block Key Routes
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Shipping containers and other barriers remain deployed along key roads in and around Pakistan’s capital...
South Korea Demands Apology After Zelenskyy Discloses North Korean POW Transfer
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has demanded an explanation and apology from Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
Bangkok Flooding Persists as Rain Eases, Forcing Thousands From Homes
BANGKOK, Thailand - Flooding continued across parts of Bangkok on Monday even as rainfall eased, with authorities working...
Afghanistan Says 28 Fighters Killed, 32 Captured in Nuristan
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said its forces killed 28 fighters and captured 32 others in northeastern...
Suicide Bombing at Dera Ismail Khan Checkpoint Followed by Gunfire on Ambulance
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - At least 12 people were killed and about 35 wounded Saturday after an...
Taiwan Watches Trump-Xi Summit Closely as U.S. Arms Sales Hang in Balance
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan is closely watching President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday...
Sri Lankan Court Gives 15 Men Effectively Life Sentences for Easter Bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A Sri Lankan High Court has sentenced 15 men to prison terms ranging from...
Pakistan Says Airstrikes in Afghanistan Killed 28 Militants as Kabul Reports Civilian Deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan - Pakistan said Monday that its forces killed 28 militants in airstrikes inside Afghanistan, while Afghan...
