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Analysis-Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

US envoys to Israel blocked early warning of Gaza ‘Apocalyptic Wasteland’

Myanmar election delivers victory for military-backed party amid civil war

Explainer-What happens after Thailand voted to scrap its constitution

Thailand's reformist Natthaphong is frontrunner ahead of February vote, polls show

Force won't bring true peace for Taiwan, president tells Pope Leo in letter

China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily last year as tensions flare

We can't ignore China, says UK's Starmer after Trump criticises trade push

Trump says he is planning to talk to Iran

Taiwan completes first undersea trial for domestically made submarine

Exclusive-US missions to review aid programs for compliance with new rules on abortion, diversity and gender

Sweeping oil reform in Venezuela approved, operators expected to gain autonomy

Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil

Democrats ask top US spy to explain presence at FBI raid on election facility

Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI secrets for Chinese companies

Analysis-Tokyo hopes voters will hand PM Takaichi new clout to counter China

North Korea's Kim announces major construction projects as party congress nears

Spain mourns victims as families push for train crash truth

Carney says he expects US administration to respect Canadian sovereignty

New Zealand declines invite to join Board of Peace

Ukraine's Zelenskiy expects implementation of agreement not to fire on Kyiv

Burkina Faso military government dissolves political parties

Olympics-IOC voices concern for Iranian athletes amid unrest

Trump says he plans to talk to Iran while Pentagon prepares for possible action

Drone-backed militants attack Nigerian army base, several soldiers dead

UN chief 'deeply concerned' by escalation of violence in South Sudan, spokesperson says

Trump's NSA pick endorses post-9/11 surveillance powers, stays vague on warrants

American Airlines plans to resume US flights to Venezuela after Trump moves to open airspace

Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold

Trump says U.S. to open Venezuela airspace after talk with acting president

Targeting Trump, UN chief says global problems will not be solved by one power 'calling the shots'

Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights

Merz says Germany exploring shared nuclear umbrella with European allies

Brazil police arrest suspect with ties to Islamic State, source says

Mexico's Sheinbaum, Trump talk trade as USMCA review approaches

U.S. sends additional warship to Middle East amid Iran tensions

Hegseth expected to follow Rubio in skipping NATO ministers' meeting, sources say

Iran's IRGC to carry out live-fire exercises in Strait of Hormuz, Press TV reports

Historic Alexandria tramway prepares to shut ahead of contested overhaul

India's Colgate-Palmolive posts marginal profit rise as tax-cut tailwind offsets one-time charge

EU to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organisation, Kallas says

Swiss prosecutors widen fatal fire probe to local authorities, documents show

Iran rounds up thousands in mass arrest campaign after crushing unrest, sources say

Kremlin says Russia has invited Ukraine's Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks

Germany aims to confiscate property seized in Lebanon ex-central bank chief probe

Spain's government defends rail investment record after deadly crashes

Cree Nation community in Quebec on lockdown after fatal shooting

Afghanistan launches $100 million food security programme as crisis deepens