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Russia rebukes Japan ambassador over disputed islands row
Russia on Tuesday rebuked Japan's ambassador to Moscow over the disputed Kuril islands, which President Vladimir Putin visited for the first time last week.
More Trump-Kim 'love'? What we know about North Korea
US President Donald Trump says Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures and praised his relationship with the North Korean leader a day after scaling back military drills with South Korea.
Asian allies stress 'critical cooperation' as Trump slashes Korea drills
Japan underlined on Tuesday that security cooperation with the United States and South Korea was "critical" for the region's stability, after President Donald Trump alarmed allies by scaling back military drills with Seoul while hailing his ties with Pyongyang.
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Tehran to surrender in a war that has become a growing political burden.
China mourns former premier Zhu Rongji with flags lowered, funeral
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.
Lights out, crowds gone: Havana waits for what comes next
Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future.
Zambia's Hichilema: 'cattle boy' and two-time president
Hakainde Hichilema, who secured a second term as Zambia's president on Tuesday, built a business empire before first winning the presidency in 2021, but says he remains at heart an ordinary "cattle boy".
Zambia's Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with around 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, after a race critics said was tightly managed by his government.
Latest developments in US-Iran war
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, as a 60-day deadline to end the war with Iran expired.
Colombian minister under fire over beach holiday post-quake
Colombia's new housing minister has come under fire after it emerged that he took his family on a Caribbean holiday while the country was reeling from a devastating earthquake that left thousands homeless.
US stocks fall on spiking bond yields, higher oil prices
Wall Street stocks retreated Monday as oil prices advanced on the lack of progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz and a jump in US Treasury yields discouraged equity purchases.
Trump envoy says Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days
US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner said Monday that progress towards disarming Hamas and moving forward with a Gaza peace plan could begin within a month, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump hints at Kim contacts after scaling back Seoul drills
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures, a day after he scaled back military drills with South Korea and praised his relationship with the North Korean leader.
Netanyahu presses role for US general in Hamas disarmament
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner agreed on Monday that an American general would verify Hamas's disarmament, an Israeli official said, as the premier insisted there would be no pullout from Gaza until then.
US-Palestinian says 'terrified' as he returns to property besieged by settlers
The Palestinian-American owner of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank said on Monday he feared for his safety as he headed back to his property and called for US protection.
Bipartisan backlash as Trump scales back US-South Korea drills
Senior US senators from both parties on Monday criticized President Donald Trump's decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea, warning the move would benefit North Korea and unsettle one of Washington's closest Asian allies.
Netanyahu, Kushner discuss US general for Hamas disarmament: Israeli official
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner discussed putting an American general in charge of verifying Hamas's disarmament on Monday, an Israeli official said, as the premier insisted there would be no pullout from Gaza until then.
UN laments 'unacceptable' toll of 350 aid workers killed in 2025
The number of aid workers killed worldwide in 2025 reached 350, with the most fatalities in Gaza and Sudan, the United Nations said Monday, calling attacks on humanitarians "unacceptable."
Trump threatens Oman: latest developments in US-Iran war
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to bomb Oman, 60 days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding towards a peace deal to end the war between the United States and Iran.
Mali jails junta-critic broadcaster, influencer for seven years
A Malian court sentenced on Monday a prominent broadcaster and an influencer, who had both criticised the ruling junta, to seven years in jail, an AFP journalist saw.
Stocks steady as investors weigh US rate path
Global stocks were steady on Monday as investors assessed data that tempered expectations for higher US interest rates but indicated weakness in the world's biggest economy.
Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027
Taiwan's government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressure from China.
Kushner meets Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leaders, as he tries to revive a Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected.
Most stocks rise as US data ease rate fears but fuel economic worries
Asian stocks mostly rose Monday following a retreat on Wall Street as investors assessed fresh data that tempered expectations for a US interest rate hike but indicated weakness in the world's top economy.
Trump says US scaling back military drills with Seoul hours before start
US President Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began on Monday.
Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
US envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected.
Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start
US President Donald Trump said "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea designed to prepare for a possible attack by the North would be scaled back hours before they started on Monday.
Winning back walls from gangs, artists fill El Salvador's towns with color
On the walls where gang members in El Salvador once marked their turf, urban artists are now creating large murals in a traveling festival that fills the streets of the Central American country with color.
Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines
Alma Ronen has been fighting in the Israeli military nearly constantly for more than two years. Spending her Saturday not in uniform but in a T-shirt and jeans, she would like to enjoy a coffee outside -- and resents that her more religious compatriots think otherwise.
Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea
US President Donald Trump said he was "not happy" about US participation in joint military exercises with close ally South Korea and is scaling back the drills aimed at deterring rival North Korea that start Monday.
Zambia's Hichilema takes early lead in reelection bid
Incumbent Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday pulled ahead in Zambia's presidential election with more than half of constituencies tallied, the electoral commission said, putting him on course for an outright win in the first round.
Strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine
Strikes killed 19 people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities said Sunday, as waves of drones and missiles pummelled civilian infrastructure on both sides.