North Korea fires possible missile into sea amid stalled talks
Seoul, Jan 11 (AP) North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in...
4 killed, 14 injured as 6.1-magnitude earthquake causes extensive damage to China’s Sichuan province
Beijing/Chengdu, Jun 1 (PTI) At least four people were killed and 14 others injured when a powerful earthquake of 6.1-magnitude on Wednesday struck Ya'an...
Kremlin signals more talks with West amid Ukraine tensions
Moscow, Feb 14 (AP) Russia's top diplomat advised President Vladimir Putin on Monday to keep talking with the West on Moscow's security demands, a...
Pakistan opens 3 new border crossings to deport Afghans in ongoing crackdown on migrants
QUETTA, Pakistan, 13 Nov (AP) — Pakistan on Monday opened three new border crossings to expedite the deportation of Afghans living in the country...
Australia’s leader calls for free and unimpeded trade to resume with China after ties...
BEIJING, 7 Nov: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting Tuesday...
Blinken seeks a new extension of the Gaza cease-fire as he heads again to...
BRUSSELS, 29 Nov (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration would like to see a new extension of the...
UK spy chief says rise of China world’s top security issue
London, Oct 11 (AP) The head of Britain's cyber-intelligence agency on Tuesday accused China of trying to "rewrite the rules of international security, saying...
Ukraine unyielding in Bakhmut as Russian troops close in
KYIV, Ukraine, 6 Mar: Ukrainian military leaders are determined to hold onto Bakhmut, Kyiv officials said Monday, even as Russian forces continued to encroach...
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on senior ISIL-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari
United Nations, Dec 24 (PTI) The UN Security Council has imposed a slew of sanctions on senior Islamic State -- Khorasan (ISIL-K) leader Sanaullah...
US and South Korea begin military drills aimed at strengthening their defense against North...
SEOUL, South Korea, 19 Aug (AP) — U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off a large-scale exercise Monday aimed at strengthening their combined defense...
US boosts alliance with the Philippines with $500 million funding and pact amid concern...
MANILA, Philippines, 30 Jul (AP) — Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to boost the Philippines’...
Twitter shareholders to meet amid Elon Musk’s takeover drama
New York, May 25 (AP) Twitter's regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday won't include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk's 44 billion bid for...
Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference
Montreal, Dec 19 (AP) Negotiators reached a historic deal at a UN biodiversity conference early on Monday that would represent the most significant effort...
Manhunt on for suspects as 100 die in Nigeria refinery blast
ABUJA, Nigeria, Apr 24 (AP) — At least 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeast Nigeria,...
Wallets, IDs but no survivors found in China Eastern crash
WUZHOU, China , Mar 22 (AP) — Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined up...
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of the embattled Kharkiv...
KYIV, 25 May: Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the northeastern Kharkiv region earlier this month, Ukrainian President...
China urges Japan not to disrupt chip industry after technology curbs take effect
BEIJING, 24 Jul: China’s government appealed to Japan on Monday not to disrupt the semiconductor industry after curbs on exports of Japanese chip-making technology...
Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees
Moscow, Dec 21 (AP) The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait to cut Oil supply by 772,000 barrels per day
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2 Apr: Gulf oil giants Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates led a coordinated cut in production by Middle East...
South Korea says it expressed concern to China for sending North Korean escapees back...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Friday said it had expressed its concerns to China after assessing that it recently returned a...