China will allow Canadian visitors to enter the country visa-free, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday after talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, as the two nations aim to thaw frosty relations. “I’m very pleased to share...
US President Donald Trump heaped praise Thursday on Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for presenting him with “her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done,” after they met at the White House. “She is a wonderful...
Taiwan vowed Friday to remain the world’s “most important” AI chipmaker, after reaching a trade deal with the United States that will reduce tariffs on the island’s shipments and increase Taiwanese investment on US soil...
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a deal with China’s Xi Jinping on Friday to reduce tariffs on each country’s products after the two leaders met in Beijing. “Canada and China have reached a preliminary but...
Cuba paid tribute on Thursday to 32 soldiers killed in the US military strike that ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, in a ceremony attended by revolutionary leader Raul Castro. Havana, under pressure from US President Donald Trump, had...
The United States has finalized a sale of Venezuelan oil — the first since Washington took control of the sector following the toppling of president Nicolas Maduro, a US official told AFP on Thursday. According to the official, who did not identify...
Spanish police on Thursday said they had busted a network that saw smugglers swim on the high seas to help stash Colombian cocaine on Europe-bound container ships and hijack vessels. The network employed a so-called “monkeys” technique...
The world’s largest regional security organisation on Thursday vowed to reform and “remain relevant” as it faces pressure from members Russia, Belarus and the United States. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
Russia on Thursday dismissed as a “myth” it posed a danger to Greenland after NATO countries announced troop deployments on the autonomous Danish island following “threats” from Moscow and Beijing. US President Donald Trump...
The nationwide shutdown of the internet by authorities in Iran, which activists fear is aimed at masking the true scale of a crackdown on protests, has now lasted a full week, a monitor said Thursday. “Exactly one week ago… Iran fell...
Online gamblers in the EU can seek redress in their country of residence, even when the companies offering the games reside elsewhere, the bloc’s top court ruled on Thursday. The case was brought before the Court of Justice of the European...
Portugal on Thursday announced a “temporary” closure of its embassy in Tehran, citing a “context of tension”, and advised its nationals not to travel to Iran. Portugal’s foreign ministry said in a statement that eight...
President Emmanuel Macron Thursday said France would soon send more “land, air, and sea” forces to join a European military exercise in Greenland, after Washington threatened to seize the autonomous Danish territory. “A first team...
While Russia and China are ready to back protest-rocked Iran under threat by US President Donald Trump, that support would diminish in the face of US military action, experts told AFP. Iran is a significant ally to the two nuclear powers, providing...
China called on Thursday for criminal associates of accused scam boss Chen Zhi to surrender voluntarily in return for lighter sentences, after their alleged ringleader was extradited from Cambodia. Chen has been indicted by the United States on...
