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Japan downgrades tsunami warning after Taiwan quake

The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its tsunami warning for Japan’s southern islands to a “tsunami advisory” on Wednesday after a

US forces down drones, missile fired from Yemen at warship

American forces shot down three drones and a missile fired toward a destroyer in the Red Sea on Tuesday, the

Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP

Sudan’s nearly 11-month war between rival generals “risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis”, the United Nations’ World Food Programme

Joe Biden loses American Samoa primary

US President Joe Biden’s impending coronation as the 2024 Democratic candidate was interrupted — slightly — on Super Tuesday when

ASEAN, Australia call for ‘immediate and durable’ ceasefire in Gaza

Southeast Asian and Australian leaders on Wednesday called for a quick and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, describing the humanitarian situation

Bitcoin down by over 10% after hitting fresh all-time high

The price of Bitcoin fell by 10.14% during the trading session on Tuesday to $60,560, according to Binance platform data

Biden says Trump ‘determined to destroy our democracy’

Joe Biden warned that Donald Trump was “determined to destroy” US democracy, as both the Democratic president and his Republican

Israel says to allow worshippers access to Al-Aqsa in Ramadan as in ‘previous years’

Israel will allow as many Muslim worshippers to access Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during the first week of Ramadan as

South Korea doctors offer to resign amid spat with government

Trainee doctors in South Korea began resigning en masse Monday in protest of a government medical policy, causing reported delays

Von der Leyen to seek second EU term as far-right strength grows

Ursula von der Leyen is poised to announce Monday her bid for a second term as chief of the European