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International

Russia seeks U.S. response before key nuclear treaty expiry

Russia awaits American decision on arms pact renewal On December 10, Moscow reiterated its call for New START Treaty to

US backs Japan in radar incident with China

US supports Japan amid rising regional tension The United States formally criticized People’s Republic of China for directing military-grade radar

Venezuela Human Rights Movement concern grows as Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights cuts funding drastically

UN human-rights body enters “survival mode” amid budget shortfalls The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

María Corina Machado skips Nobel ceremony as her whereabouts remain unknown

Nobel Peace Prize recipient absent from Oslo ceremony The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be handed out today, but Venezuelan

Southeast Asia’s offshore wind boom contrasts with Trump’s anti-renewable push

New projects surge from Vietnam to the Philippines Southeast Asia is emerging as a rare bright spot for the global

Fighting on Thai-Cambodia border uproots thousands as fragile truce collapses

Border villages empty out as shells fall again Families along the Thai-Cambodia frontier are fleeing for a second time in

TSUNAMI WARNINGS LIFTED AFTER POWERFUL QUAKE JOLTS NORTHEASTERN JAPAN

Night-time M7.5 shock tests early-warning systems and coastal preparedness Residents of Japan’s northeastern coast spent a tense night after a

FLOODS IN INDONESIA PUT RARE ORANGUTANS UNDER NEW THREAT

Cyclone-driven landslides shred forest homes in North Sumatra Weeks after deadly floods and landslides tore through parts of Indonesia, conservation

CAMBODIA–THAILAND BORDER CLASHES STIR FEARS OF A WIDER MEKONG FLASHPOINT

Border firefights displace villagers and strain ASEAN diplomacy Heavy exchanges of artillery and small-arms fire along the Cambodia–Thailand frontier have

JAPAN QUAKE TRIGGERS TSUNAMI AND RENEWS QUESTIONS ABOUT DISASTER READINESS

Emergency response and early warnings under scrutiny A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake off Japan’s northern coast has injured at least