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Pakistan Expands Fuel Subsidies to 9 Million as War Drives Up Energy Costs
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan has expanded a targeted fuel-relief program to more than 9 million people as higher...
Russia Hosts Taliban and Regional Powers for Afghanistan Talks
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia hosted the eighth Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan on Oct. 5, bringing the Taliban...
Japan Protests After U.S. Marine Arrested in Okinawa Woman’s Killing
NAHA, Japan – Japan has lodged a strong protest with the United States after police arrested a U.S....
Taiwan Receives First Two F-16V Fighters After Years of Delays
TAITUNG, Taiwan – Taiwan received the first two newly built F-16V Block 70 fighter jets from its long-delayed...
Thailand Mobilizes Emergency Aid as Flood Recovery Faces Renewed Rain Risk
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand is shifting from emergency flood response toward recovery while authorities prepare for another period...
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...
