WASHINGTON, United States — Mexico's president said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Republican Donald Trump's mantra that the US-Mexico border should be walled off is a nonstarter, reiterating his view that only huge US foreign policy changes will stem illegal migration. Mexico President...
MOSCOW, Russia — Four men accused of involvement in a massacre at a Moscow concert hall that killed 137 people were remanded in custody Sunday, as Russia observed a national day of mourning following the attack claimed by the Islamic State. A man suspected of taking part in the attack of a...
ATHLONE, Ireland — Simon Harris is set to become Ireland's next prime minister after the governing Fine Gael party appointed him as its leader on Sunday, following an uncontested election. Simon Harris (C) is welcomed to the Fine Gael convention at the Sheraton Hotel in Athlone, central...
Signs are displayed during a protest against Hong Kong's new Article 23 national security law, in Taipei on March 23, 2024. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) HONG KONG, China–Hong Kong's new national security law came into force on Saturday, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to...
People pay their respects after laying flowers outside the Russian embassy in London on March 23, 2024, a day after a gun attack in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow. Camouflaged assailants opened fire at the packed Crocus City Hall in Moscow's northern suburb of Krasnogorsk on March 22, 2024, ahead of a...
Taiwan Flag TAIPEI, Taiwan– Taiwan's defence ministry said late Thursday that 20 Chinese military aircraft had been detected since nightfall, a rise in activity following a large number of planes spotted earlier in the day. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, and...
TOKYO, Japan–A Chinese professor at a Japanese university has been missing for about six months since his trip home last year, raising concerns about his safety, the institution said Tuesday. The apparent disappearance of Chinese literature and linguistics professor Hu Shiyun, who...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media as he tours Amkor Technology in Manila on March 19, 2024. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP) Beijing, China–China said Tuesday the United States had "no right" to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State...
Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin addresses the crowd during a rally and a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at Red Square in Moscow on March 18, 2024. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) WARSAW, Poland–Yulia Navalnaya,...
Chief Executive John Lee speaks to the media in the Legislative Council building after the passing of the Article 23 National Security Law in Hong Kong on March 19, 2024. Hong Kong's legislature unanimously passed a new national security law on March 19, introducing penalties such as life...
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo poses with the WMO's 2023 global climate report prior to a press conference in Geneva, on March 19, 2024. Global heat records were "smashed" last year, the UN confirmed, with 2023 rounding out the hottest decade on record, as...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C, Front) speaks at a Security Council meeting on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 18, 2024. (Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS -- UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on...
