G20 leaders meet in South Africa seeking agreement, despite US boycott
US boycotts summit over alleged persecution of white South Africans
Climate change a contentious issue in summit discussions
JOHANNESBURG : Leaders of...
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh kills at least 6 people
The quake hit at 10:38 a.m., with the epicenter in the Ghorashal area in Narsingdi district, about 25 kilometers from Dhaka
DHAKA: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake...
Trump hosts captives he helped free from Gaza: ‘You’re not hostages anymore, you’re heroes’
Group includes 17 of the 20 hostages released last month; ex-captives thank US president, urge him to continue pressuring Hamas to return the remaining three bodies held in Strip
Four arrested in US in scheme to smuggle AI chips to China
Justice officials said the four conspired to illegally export advanced Nvidia GPUs to China through Malaysia and Thailand
WASHINGTON: Two Chinese nationals and two Americans...
US plan ‘good’ for Russia, Ukraine: White House
WASHINGTON: A US plan backed by President Donald Trump to end Russia’s war in Ukraine is “good” for both sides, the White House said Thursday, rejecting concerns that it echoes many of...
MWL chief meets Spanish officials in Madrid
RIYADH: Muslim World League Secretary-General Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa met Pedro Rollan, president of the Senate of Spain, in Madrid on Wednesday.
The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation...
South Africa deploys 3,500 extra police officers and braces for protests around the G20...
Demonstrations are expected from anti-capitalists, climate activists, women’s rights campaigners, anti-migrant groups and others, some of which are raising South Africa’s own problems with poverty and inequality
Chinese premier’s visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help...
LUSAKA, Zambia — Chinese Premier Li Qiang will start a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia on Wednesday that will focus on the $1.4 billion refurbishment of a Cold War-era railway line...
MBS tells Trump he wants to join Abraham Accords, but path to Palestinian state...
Trump admits he didn’t get commitment from Saudi crown prince during Oval Office meet, but says they had a good talk about it; pair sign deals on civil nuclear energy,...
Trump dismisses US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed U.S. intelligence findings that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Trump warmly welcomed the de...