CANBERRA, Australia - The United Kingdom and Australia inked a new defense agreement in Canberra on Thursday, as they try to boost a fledgling nuclear-powered submarine program with the United States. Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles (L) and Britain's...
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (R) listens to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly during their meeting in Ramallah on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) MONTREAL, Canada - Canada will halt all arms shipments to Israel, a government official told AFP on...
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea on Wednesday announced the allocation of 2,000 new medical school admissions slots nationwide every year, moving ahead with a reform plan to create more doctors despite a crippling month-long strike by medics opposed to it. Hospitals have been forced to...
Vatican City, Holy See - Pope Francis on Wednesday repeated his call for negotiations to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza, after remarks about "raising the white flag" sparked outrage in Kyiv. At his weekly audience at the Vatican, the 87-year-old turned his thoughts to the populations of...
Moscow, Russia - Russia said Wednesday that another person was killed in Ukrainian attacks on its Belgorod region, as President Vladimir Putin vowed to restore security in the country's border areas. Ukraine has shelled the Belgorod region for months but last week stepped up attacks...
Hanoi, Vietnam - Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after just one year in the job, the ruling Communist Party announced Wednesday, as the country mounts a sweeping anti-graft purge. The party said Thuong was guilty of "violations and shortcomings" and his resignation was...
Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations reiterated to countries Wednesday that people fleeing the spiralling violence in Haiti should be granted refugee protection and not be forcibly returned. The UN refugee agency issued new legal guidance to ensure the Haitians most at risk are...
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, decisively beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote. Defence Minister Prabowo and his...
Washington, United States - US President Joe Biden won the endorsement of the United Steelworkers (USW) union Wednesday, less than a week after saying he opposed the proposed sale of US Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel. The planned $14.1 billion acquisition has become a hot political issue...
HELSINSKI, Finland - Finland remained the world's happiest country for a seventh straight year in an annual UN sponsored World Happiness Report published on Wednesday. And Nordic countries kept their places among the 10 most cheerful, with Denmark, Iceland and Sweden trailing Finland. Afghanistan,...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin promised Tuesday that the United States would not let Ukraine fail in fighting off Russia and expressed hope that Congress would soon approve further aid as Kyiv's forces face munition shortages. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin (L)...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain on Tuesday announced that it will host a meeting of European leaders on July 18, with support for Ukraine in its war against Russia top of the agenda. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Downing Street office said the European Political Community (EPC) meeting would take...
