Taiwan’s foreign ministry said Thursday that China is the “sole risk” to regional peace and stability, after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that the issue of Taiwan could lead to conflict...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that crisis-hit Cuba’s leadership must change as Washington renewed an offer on Wednesday of $100 million in aid if the communist-run island agrees to cooperate. Cuba has been suffering severe economic tumult...
Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Silina told a press conference on Thursday she had resigned over her government’s handling of Ukrainian drones that strayed into Latvian territory during attacks in Russia. The left wing Progressive party...
BRICS nations, including Iran and Russia, met in New Delhi on Thursday, where India warned of “considerable flux” in a world hit by conflict, economic uncertainty and energy insecurity. War in Iran and the related fuel crisis are...
US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping discussed the war in the Middle East, the Ukraine conflict, and issues on the Korean Peninsula when they met in Beijing on Thursday, the Chinese government said. “The two heads of...
A US jury convicted a man on Wednesday for his role in running a clandestine Chinese “police station” in New York as part of a campaign to monitor US-based dissidents. “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 64, faces up to 30 years in prison for acting as an illegal...
Six passengers who sailed on a hantavirus-affected cruise will fly to Australia from the Netherlands on Thursday while dressed in full protective gear, the Australian government said. The six — four Australians, a Briton who lives in...
Powerful storms including gales, lightning, rain and hail killed at least 89 people in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a government aid agency official said on Thursday. “Due to adverse weather conditions on May 13, reports...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump on Thursday that their countries could come into conflict if the issue over self-ruled Taiwan claimed by Beijing is mishandled, Chinese state media said. “The Taiwan question is the most...
US health officials said Wednesday a patient who had exhibited mild hantavirus symptoms has tested negative for the illness and was no longer in a biocontainment unit. That patient is one of 18 being monitored in US medical facilities after they...
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a “good” meeting in Beijing on Thursday, the White House said, in a readout that did not include any reference to Taiwan. “President Trump had a good meeting with...
A Chicago jury awarded $49.5 million in damages on Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash. The suit was brought by relatives of Samya Stumo, who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash...
More than 10,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in Lebanon since a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, the head of the country’s National Council for Scientific Research said on Wednesday. “Since the current...
US senators on Wednesday rejected a resolution curbing President Donald Trump’s power to wage war on Iran — their first vote on the conflict since a 60-day deadline expired for the White House to seek formal authorization. The measure...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday fiercely rejected accusations from a CNN investigation alleging CIA operatives carried out a “targeted assassination” outside Mexico City in March. Sheinbaum slammed the story as...
