Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a measured tone towards China at a major defence forum on Saturday, noting “rightful alarm” over Beijing’s military build-up but saying Washington sought a “stable equilibrium” in Asia...
China’s top diplomat said during a trip to Ottawa that high-level political and security talks with Canada would resume, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Saturday, in a further sign of improving ties. The relationship has warmed in...
Kazakhstan has offered to take Iran’s uranium stockpile if the United States and Iran reach an accord on Tehran’s contested nuclear programme, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told the Financial Times on Friday. The head of the...
Turkey on Friday warned against “uncontrolled escalation” in the Black Sea region after a drone attack on Thursday night hit a Turkish cargo ship. “We reiterate our warning to all parties concerned: any action that could lead to an...
Japan’s population dropped by a record 2.5 percent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday, as the world’s fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes. A preliminary tally of Japan’s census, released...
Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Friday convened a meeting of the country’s Supreme Council of National Defence following a Russian drone crash that injured two people. The meeting at 11:00 local time (0800 GMT) will focus...
US and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day ceasefire extension deal but it still needs President Donald Trump’s approval, US sources told AFP on Thursday. The sources confirmed a report by the Axios news outlet that the...
Israel is breaking all contact with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador announced Thursday, saying it was “outrageous” Israel is being blacklisted over alleged sexual violence in conflict zones...
The Philippines and Japan agreed on Thursday to negotiate an intelligence sharing agreement, as the two nations draw closer under the increasing shadow of China’s naval ambitions. Visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and Prime...
US climber Tyler Andrews set a new speed record using supplementary oxygen on Mount Everest on Thursday, his team told AFP, summiting the world’s highest peak an hour quicker than anyone before. Andrews, 36, climbed the 8,849-metre (29,032...
A viral video of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picking up two writhing black snakes with his bare hands has put his often bizarre adventures with animals back in the spotlight. Kennedy is an unusual government minister, surrounded by...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked the United States for more ammunition for its Patriot air defence systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles, according to a document reviewed by AFP on Wednesday. In a letter dated May 26 and...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday said a return to war with the United States was unlikely, while warning that the Islamic republic stood ready against any attack. The statement came a day after Iran accused the US of breaching the...
A number of people have died and several have been badly injured after a chemical leak at a plant in the northwestern US state of Washington, officials said Tuesday. A tank containing a substance known as white liquor burst at the Nippon Dynawave...
Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed a decisive win for his favored candidate in a bitter Senate primary runoff in Texas, as scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory further cemented the US president’s grip on the Republican Party...
