BEIJING, China -- President Xi Jinping will host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations next week, Beijing said on Monday, as China moves to increase its influence in the region. Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to...
WINDSOR, United Kingdom -- Britain revelled in the coronation of King Charles III on Sunday as it staged a star-studded concert watched by 20,000 people at Windsor Castle and millions more across the country and world. Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75, watched on from a royal box in the grounds of...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Thousands of people turned central London red, white and blue on Saturday, with a sea of Union Jack flags lining the streets for the coronation of King Charles III. While the coronation service itself promises to be a sombre and sober affair, a celebratory atmosphere was...
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on Saturday, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in the Sudanese capital. A joint US-Saudi statement welcomed the "start of...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- King Charles III will be crowned alongside his wife Queen Camilla on Saturday in a centuries-old ceremony with celebrations marked by pomp and pageantry. A Union flag with a photograph of Britain's King Charles III is displayed in a street in Larne, north of Belfast in...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in a solemn Christian ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain. In this file photo taken on March 31, 2023, Britain's King Charles III (L) and Britain's Camilla (R),...
The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday. It is "with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency", WHO chief...
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's communist government has demanded Australia cease issuing commemorative coins that it says show the flag of the toppled US-backed South Vietnam, a claim Canberra denied on Friday. In April, the Royal Australian Mint issued 85,000 sets of gold and silver $2 coins to...
PARIS, France - The French Senate's website was offline on Friday after pro-Russian hackers claimed to have taken it down, in just the latest such cyberattack since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. "Access to the site has been disrupted since this morning," the upper house of Parliament said...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain's first coronation in 70 years takes place on Saturday, with Charles III crowned king in an elaborate Christian ceremony steeped in solemn ritual and more than a millennium of history. The coronation, the first of a British king since 1937, is the religious...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain's chief rabbi will join other faith leaders at Saturday's coronation of King Charles III but faces a unique problem -- how to ensure his attendance does not breach the Jewish Shabbat. Ephraim Mirvis on Friday praised the "respectful, sensitive" way that...
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has expelled four Azerbaijani diplomats, state media reported Friday, saying the move was "in response" to Baku's expulsion of Iranian embassy staff in April after months of tensions. "Four diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan,...
