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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said China was attempting to force the self-ruled island into submission but that it would not bow to pressure

Taiwan President Says Island 'Will Not Bow' To China's Pressure

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that China was attempting to force the self-ruled island into submission but that it would not bow to pressure.

Despite Sanctions, Russia Still Gets Hands On Western Goods

Despite more than two years of Western punitive measures, Russia is still getting its hands on prohibited goods with the help of cunning businesses

A Kansas businessman shipped banned avionics equipment to Russia through Armenia, the UAE and other third countries.

Kim Tells Putin N. Korea 'Fully Supports' Russia On Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang

North Korea fully supports Russia's war in Ukraine, leader Kim Jong Un told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday during a state visit to Pyongyang, which has raised fears of more sanctions-busting military cooperation.

Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected in the May 29 general election

South Africa's Ramaphosa To Be Sworn In As President

South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is to be sworn in for a new term as president at a ceremony in Pretoria on Wednesday, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal.

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North Korean soldiers work at an undisclosed location near the heavily fortified border, as seen from a South Korean outpost

Seoul Fires Warning Shots As N. Korean Soldiers Cross Border Again

Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border Tuesday but retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul said, the second such incident in two weeks as Pyongyang reinforces its frontiers with the South.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will face tough questioning in a Senate panel

Boeing CEO To Face Capitol Hill Grilling

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is expected to apologize to families of crash victims on Tuesday as he faces a Senate grilling following accusations that the plane maker put profits over safety.

Australian journalist Cheng Lei (C) attends a signing ceremony by China's Premier Li Qiang and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Australia Flags Concern Over 'Ham-fisted' China Diplomats

Australia voiced concern Tuesday about the "ham-fisted" actions of two Chinese diplomats at a media event, tarnishing a highly touted visit in which Premier Li Qiang has sought to celebrate trade and friendship.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the patriarch of the Pheu Thai party that leads the coalition government, is accused of lese-majeste over an interview he gave to South Korean media in 2015

Thailand's Thaksin Indicted For Insulting Monarchy

Thai prosecutors on Tuesday formally indicted influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra under the kingdom's strict royal insult laws over comments he made nearly a decade ago.

US President Joe Biden, steps off Air Force One ahead of the Los Angeles fundraiser

White House Slams 'Cheapfake' Clips Portraying Biden 'Freezing'

The White House on Monday criticized Republicans for spreading videos purported to show President Joe Biden's mental and physical decline, saying the images had been deceptively cut and manipulated.

People take part in a Pride march in the Thai city of Chiang Mai last month. The country's senate votes on a marriage equality bill Tuesday

'Victory For The People': Thailand Approves Same-sex Marriage

Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore said Black Marylanders were three times more likely to be detained over cannabis-related charges than their white counterparts

US Governor Pardons 175,000 Marijuana Convictions

The governor of the US state of Maryland issued a mass pardon of drug offenses on Monday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who soon begins a visit to North Korea, last traveled to the isolated country in 2000

Putin Hails N. Korea's Support For Ukraine War Ahead Of Pyongyang Visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed North Korea on Tuesday for "firmly supporting" Moscow's war in Ukraine ahead of a visit to Pyongyang set to boost defence ties between the two nuclear-armed countries.

Pork is China's most popular meat and a staple of diets in the world's second most populous nation

China Says Launches Anti-dumping Probe Into EU Pork Imports

China said Monday it had launched an anti-dumping investigation into pork imports from the European Union, the latest step in a mounting trade stand-off between the bloc and its largest economic partner.

Palestinians, some in traditional embroidered dresses, gather on Eid al-Adha in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis city

Lull In Gaza Fighting As Biden Urges Truce In Eid Message

Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory's south, but fighting has largely subsided after a day of relative calm and as Muslims marked Eid al-Adha.

Map of India locating Phansidewa area in West Bengal state where an express passenger train and a goods train collided on Monday, killing several people.

Eight Killed In India Train Crash After Driver Misses Signal

At least eight people were killed in India on Monday when a goods train driver missed a signal and slammed into an express passenger train from behind, police and railway officials said.

Gershkovich became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be arrested for spying in Russia when he was detained in March 2023

US Reporter Gershkovich To Go On Trial In Russia On June 26

US journalist Evan Gershkovich will go on trial on espionage charges in Russia's Urals city of Yekaterinburg behind closed doors on June 26, the court overseeing the process said on Monday.

The world's nine nuclear-armed states jointly spent $91 billion on their arsenals last year, says the report

Nuclear Arms Spending Soars As Global Tensions Swell: Studies

Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernised their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two reports showed on Monday.

Map showing the extent of disputed claims in the South China Sea.

Philippine, Chinese Ships Collide Near Hotspot Reef: Beijing

Philippine and Chinese vessels collided near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on Monday, the Chinese Coast Guard said, as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims over the disputed area.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on June 14

Team 'Melodi' Woos India As Meloni-Modi Video Goes Viral

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Italy for the G7 summit, it was not diplomatic meetings that dominated headlines back in India -- but the relationship with his Italian counterpart.

Zuma's party is taking legal action, arguing the election results were rigged

Zuma's Party Joins S.African Opposition Alliance

South African former president Jacob Zuma said Sunday his new party would join an opposition alliance to coordinate resistance to the government, while maintaining its challenge to the general election results.

Muslims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca

Hajj Pilgrims 'Stone The Devil' As Muslims Mark Eid Al-Adha

Pilgrims on Sunday performed the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi Arabia as Muslims around the globe celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched the series of UN-hosted talks on Afghanistan in May 2023

Afghan Taliban Govt Says To Attend Next Round Of UN Talks In Doha

Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesman said on Sunday, after snubbing an invitation to the previous round.

Pro-China supporters (L) and pro-Hong Kong counter-protestors (R) gather outside a winery where China's Premier Li Qiang visited in Adelaide on June 16, 2024

China Says Relations With Australia Back 'On The Right Track'

China hailed mended ties with Australia on Monday, saying relations were "on the right track" as the trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute despite a duel for influence in the Pacific.

Wednesday's dawn blaze quickly engulfed a housing block home to foreign labourers servicing Kuwait's economy

Indian Relatives Grieve As Bodies Of 45 Kuwait Fire Victims Return

Grieving families kept a solemn vigil in the terminal of an Indian airport on Friday as the bodies of dozens of migrant workers killed in a Kuwait building fire returned home.

The pope stuck his thumb in his ear and wiggled his fingers

Playful Pope Jokes With World's Comedians Ahead Of G7

Pope Francis on Friday clowned around with over 100 top global comedians including Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon before leaving to address a summit of G7 leaders in Italy.

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party leap-frogged Rishi Sunak's Conservatives in an opinion poll

Hard-right Reform UK Outstrips Tories For First Time In Poll: YouGov

The Conservative party of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fallen behind the hard-right anti-immigration Reform UK party for the first time in a poll by YouGov, which called the development a "seismic shift".

China Promoting Authoritarian Governance In Developing World: Report

China has organised seminars and training courses for officials in African and Latin American countries, aimed at promoting its single-party system and President Xi Jinping's worldview, a report said this week.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research on Friday in Auckland

China Premier Li Visits Auckland, Stirring Up Hope Of New Trade

Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in New Zealand's northern hub of Auckland on Friday, stirring up hope of new trade avenues among the country's business leaders.

Muslim worshippers are gathering at the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca

Million-plus Begin Hajj Pilgrimage Under Shadow Of Gaza War

More than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in exhausting summer heat.

Italian PM Meloni (C) at at Borgo Egnazia Golf Club San Domenico during the G7

G7 Summit Turns To Simmering Tensions With China

G7 leaders meeting in Italy turn their attention to China on Friday, from security in the Asia-Pacific to how best to protect their industries while avoiding an outright trade war with Beijing.

Argentina's president Javier Milei has vowed to get inflation back down

IMF Board Approves Argentina Payout Of Almost $800 Mn

The IMF executive board voted Thursday to approve a payout of almost $800 million for Argentina as it continues a program of drastic economic reforms under its libertarian president, Javier Milei.

Huthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during a military parade in September 2023

Houthi Missile Attack Severely Injures Sailor On Cargo Ship: US Military

Two cruise missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck a bulk cargo carrier in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, severely injuring a sailor who was evacuated by American forces, the US military said.

Biden and Zelensky signed a bilateral security agreement on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy

Biden, Zelensky Sign 'Historic' 10-year Security Deal

Presidents Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky signed a landmark 10-year security deal between Washington and Kyiv on Thursday in what the Ukrainian leader called a historic day in the fight against Russia's invasion.

A man walks past food price signs on a street in Buenos Aires on June 13, 2024

Argentine Monthly Inflation Lowest In 2.5 Years

Monthly inflation in economically troubled Argentina came in at 4.2 percent in May, the lowest in two-and-a-half years, mainly due to a drop in consumption, the INDEC statistics agency said Thursday.

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