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ASEAN weighs benchmarks, longer-term envoy to revive stalled Myanmar peace plan

Gulf tensions rise as US shoots down Iranian drone

Tensions in the Gulf region mounted on Thursday as US President Donald Trump said an American naval vessel shot down an Iranian drone that threatened the ship as it was entering the Strait of Hormuz.

End Syria hospital attacks, Russia told at UN

Russia on Thursday opposed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an end to attacks on health facilities in Syria's Idlib region, diplomats saidafter the latest meeting over violence in the country's last major opposition bastion.

Turkey launches air strike on Iraqi Kurdistan after diplomat killed

Turkey on Thursday launched an air attack on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of a Turkish diplomat in the region, the country's defence minister said

Israel battles wildfires after record heatwave

Israel sent teams of firefighters and planes Thursday to contain a blaze near Jerusalem as record temperatures fuelled wildfires across the country.

Japan in shock after suspected arson kills 33

Japanese police on Friday were investigating a suspected arson attack that killed 33 people in what would be one of the country's deadliest crimes in decades, with the motive for the blaze still unclear.

Canada is EU's 'closest transatlantic partner,' says Tusk

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched the Canada-EU summit on Wednesday by praising the "progress" resulting from CETA, their free trade deal, while European Council president Donald Tusk called Ottawa the bloc's "closest transatlantic partner."

One dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio

A suspected arson attack on an animation studio in Japan on Thursday left one person dead and dozens injured, several of them seriously, the emergency services said.

Trump fires up base as impeachment bid blocked in Congress

A fired-up Donald Trump took aim once more at Democratic lawmakers who "hate" America as he hit the campaign trail on Wednesday, hours after an opposition bid to impeach the US president over "racist" attacks was shot down in Congress.

Trump declines to criticise Turkey's Russia missile purchase

MEPs narrowly elect von der Leyen to EU top job

US hopes N.Korea talks go ahead despite Pyongyang threat

Iran's top diplomat warns US is 'playing with fire'

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Monday that the United States is "playing with fire," echoing remarks by President Donald Trump as the two sides are locked in a standoff over Tehran's nuclear program.

Trump under fire for attacks on Democratic congresswomen

US President Donald Trump came under fire from Democrats and even some members of his own Republican Party on Monday after launching an extraordinary xenophobic attack on four progressive Democratic congresswomen.

Fuel leak halted blastoff for Indian rocket: reports

A fuel leak in the rocket engine forced India to abort the launch of its landmark Moon mission less than one hour before liftoff, media reports said on Tuesday.

EU nominee von der Leyen faces sceptical parliament

Was an intense two-week political operation to woo European lawmakers long enough to win German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen the top job in Brussels?

India calls off Moon mission launch 56 minutes before blast-off

As migrants wait in fear, no sign of large-scale US raids

Pastor confirmed with Ebola as disease spreads in DR Congo

European powers urge dialogue, end to escalation in Iran nuclear crisis

26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege

Twenty-six people were killed and 56 injured in a 12-hour attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists on a popular hotel that ended early last Saturday in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.