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Irish voters have begun heading to the polls in a closely fought general election. Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris had called for snap polls earlier this month. Voting began on Friday morning

A New Zealand navy ship burst into flames and sank after hitting a reef south of Samoa. A military court of inquiry has found that the crew had failed to turn off

The Central African country has announced the termination of its military cooperation agreement with France. The Chadian Foreign Ministry said the country wants to fully assert its sovereignty. Chad said on Thursday that

The southwest African state’s vice president is in the running to become the first female president. SWAPO’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s main rival is Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC). Voters

Miao Hua, a senior official in China’s top national defense body, is being investigated as China continues to probe its armed forces. Beijing also dismissed reports that it was investigating Defense Minister

Donald Trump said he had a “wonderful conversation” with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and that she had agreed to “stop” US-bound migration. US President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum had agreed to

Washington says President Nicolas Maduro falsely claimed victory in the July elections and that opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez is the president-elect. The US has imposed sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing

Jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI party has temporarily suspended protests after his supporters were cleared from central Islamabad in an overnight raid. At least six people have been killed in demonstrations.

Beijing has deepened its crackdown on corruption in its armed forces over the past year amid fears that it may affect China’s ability to wage war. China’s Defense Minister Dong Jun has

Police in Islamabad fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters demanding the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government said four security personnel were killed amid the unrest.