France’s president gets a ceremonial welcome as he starts a 2-day state visit to...
French President Emmanuel Macron was welcomed Tuesday with pomp and ceremony at the start of a two-day state visit to Sweden during which he will meet Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and the...
Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW’s plane and pledges to make investigation...
Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Friday to make public the findings of Moscow’s investigation into the crash of a transport plane that he alleged Kyiv’s forces shot down despite having been informed that Ukrainian...
China formally restores diplomatic relations with Nauru after Pacific island nation cut Taiwan ties
China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations Wednesday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan earlier this month, in a further move by Beijing to isolate Taipei’s democratic government.
Taiwan says 6 Chinese balloons flew through its airspace and warplanes and ships also...
Taiwan said Monday that six Chinese balloons either flew over the island or through airspace just north of it, while Chinese warplanes and navy ships were also detected in the area.
North Korea says Putin willing to visit Pyongyang
Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown his willingness to visit Pyongyang in the near future, according to North Korean state media on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui met with...
Guatemala’s new government makes extortion its top security priorit
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo’s new administration says it will make addressing widespread extortion its top security priority.Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez, a security expert who has previously held the position, explained that Guatemala’s...
Russia’s foreign minister rejects a US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control
Russia’s top diplomat dismissed the United States proposal to resume a dialogue on nuclear arms control, saying Thursday that it’s impossible while Washington offers military support to Ukraine.
Speaking at...
Yoon vows multiple-times stronger punishment in event of N.K. provocation
- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to punish North Korea multiple times as hard in the event it carries out a provocation against South Korea, after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...
What’s at stake in Taiwan’s elections? China says it could be a choice between...
Taiwan is holding a presidential election on Saturday that neighboring China has warned could mean the difference between peace and war on the island, which Beijing claims as its territory even though Taiwan has governed itself...
Indonesia’s president visits Vietnam’s EV maker Vinfast and says conditions ready for a car...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Vietnamese automaker VinFast’s factory on Saturday and said that he would create the necessary conditions for the multinational to be able to build a plant and invest...