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05.12.2024 12:41 A war monitor and state media say that Syrian government forces have launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels who were getting close to a Russian-operated airbase after capturing a string of towns and closing in on the key city of Hama.

05.12.2024 12:41 With Syria's second largest city of Aleppo now under control of rebel forces and militants, officials in neighboring Iraq are expressing concerns about potential spillover effects in their already unstable country.

05.12.2024 12:41 South Korean opposition parties filed a motion on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a bid that parliament rejected after protesters gathered outside the National Assembly in Seoul.

05.12.2024 12:41 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law appeared to backfire Wednesday, as lawmakers prepared to begin impeachment proceedings and one of the country's largest labor unions launched an indefinite general strike demanding his resignation.

05.12.2024 12:41 Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is sanctioning five individuals and four entities that are associated with or leverage the TGR Group, a sprawling international network of businesses and employees that have facilitated significant sanctions circumvention on behalf of Russian elites. This action also identifies a Wyoming-based entity that is owned 50 percent or more by a sanctioned

05.12.2024 12:41 The United States has dismissed Chinese objections to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's stopovers in Hawaii and Guam during a Pacific tour, reaffirming that transits through the U.S. by Taiwan's democratically elected leaders are routine and consistent with long-standing bipartisan U.S. policy.

05.12.2024 12:41 China's recent unveiling of its prototype of a 6-ton tiltrotor unmanned aerial vehicle is stirring up debate over its potential use in combat.

05.12.2024 12:41 A Myanmar rebel army has declared a ceasefire in its war against the military, the second insurgent force in days to cite pressure from neighboring China for its willingness to talk peace.

05.12.2024 12:41 Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's embattled choice to lead the Defense Department, said Wednesday he is continuing his fight to win Senate confirmation, even as news accounts say Trump is considering whether to name someone else.

05.12.2024 12:41 Multiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set to leave a staggering 305 million people in need of lifesaving assistance next year, the UN's top aid official warned on Wednesday.

05.12.2024 12:41 The US government on Wednesday condemned China's latest harassment of Philippine vessels at Bajo de Masinloc , labelling the act as "unlawful".

05.12.2024 12:41 The United Nations called on Afghanistan's radical Taliban leaders Wednesday to refrain from implementing a recently reported decree that prohibits women from pursuing medical education in the crisis-ridden country.

05.12.2024 12:41 The United States has urged the Georgian government to treat protesters with dignity after several days of a brutal crackdown in Tbilisi and accusation of excessive use of force and even torture by riot police.

05.12.2024 12:41 Documents declassified by Romania's security council on December 4 said the country was the target of an "aggressive hybrid Russian action" during recent election campaigns, including last month's surprise victory of a pro-Russian far-right candidate.

05.12.2024 12:41 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian declared on December 4 in parliament that Yerevan had effectively passed the "point of no return" regarding its reintegration into a Russian-led military alliance.