Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defense spending to counter China
China has stepped up military pressure on Taiwan
United States urged greater defense spending by Taiwan
TAIPEI: Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion...
Israel receives purported body of slain hostage, is working to identify it
Hamas and Islamic Jihad hand over remains following Israeli anger at 24-hour delay; IDF says it killed 5 gunmen in Rafah and a terror operative who...
Three arrested in Paris suspected of spying and acting for Russia
The arrests were part of a probe into a French-Russian association
Fears of Russian interference across Europe are at a high
PARIS:...
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
Trump used part of his ceremonial remarks to insist that the price of Thanksgiving meals was dropping under his leadership
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump didn’t...
Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes in east of the country have killed 10 people, mostly...
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians
He said additional strikes were carried out in the provinces...
US pressed Ukraine to accept deal at Geneva talks, official says
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
US President Donald Trump initially gave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky until Thursday to respond to the first...
Body of hostage recovered in central Gaza, says Palestinian Islamic Jihad
No announcement by terror groups on plans to give remains to Israel; IDF kills at least 4 terror operatives who entered Israeli-controlled part of Strip
Most provisions of US plan for Ukraine settlement have been agreed — White House
Karoline Leavitt also stressed that the US administration hopes that Russia will agree to the terms of the plan currently being developed to resolve the crisis in Ukraine
WASHINGTON...
Trump begins process of labeling Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist
Trump signed an executive order directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to submit a report on whether to designate any Muslim Brotherhood chapters, such as...
IDF vows to hunt down dozens of Hamas fighters still holed up in Rafah
Gunmen believed to be short on supplies after being trapped for months under what is now Israeli side of Yellow Line; IDF says it destroyed hundreds of meters of tunnels...