admin Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in what will be his first visit in years.…
In public letter, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin for direct negotiations in a neutral country
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a public letter on Thursday,…
House poised to pass Ukraine aid over the objections of Republican leaders
The House is on course to pass a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy.…
What to know about the deal between Israel and Lebanon extending their shaky ceasefire
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their shaky ceasefire, aiming for comprehensive peace talks later this month. The U.S.-brokered…
Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement and demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon
The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group has rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese…
9 killed in strikes in Gaza overnight, hospital says
At least nine people have been killed in Israeli overnight strikes in Gaza, according to local hospitals. The Palestinians were…
A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people
A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka has killed 12 residents and injured eight others. Police say…
Ukraine’s drone strikes set a gloomy tone for Putin’s economic showcase
A massive black cloud rising above the St. Petersburg skyline from a Ukrainian drone strike set a gloomy tone for…
Beijing bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers from entering China because they visited Taiwan
New Zealand's government plans to express concern to Beijing after four lawmakers were banned from visiting China for a year.…
Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Police have told victims' families…