KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he hoped European Union leaders would agree to open membership talks with Kyiv when they next meet at a summit in December. The European Commission recommended opening formal membership negotiations with Ukraine earlier this...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Covid-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday. "This virus, SARS-CoV-2, is circulating in every country right now and it still poses a threat," WHO expert Maria Van Kerkhove said. "We have...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the US led its allies in condemning the launch as a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions. TOPSHOT - Customers sit near a television showing a news broadcast...
The Philippines will benefit from the new credit line approved by the World Bank that aims to minimize the impact of major natural disasters and health crises on the domestic economy, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the $500-million standby credit...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- A set of six jerseys that Lionel Messi wore during Argentina's victorious 2022 World Cup run will be auctioned in December, Sotheby's announced on Monday, Nov. 20, estimating their value at more than $10 million. This undated photo courtesy of Sotheby's shows Lionel Messi's set of...
TOKYO, Japan - North Korea has issued formal notice of a satellite launch as early as Wednesday, defying warnings from South Korea and multiple UN resolutions banning Pyongyang from using ballistic missile technology. This handout photo taken and released on November 20, 2023 by the South...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - A global fund under which wealthier nations would help emerging economies cope with climate change should not be based on divisions from three decades ago, an EU climate chief said Monday. "We cannot base this kind of funding simply on an economic division between developed...
BEIJING, China- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday the world must "act urgently" to calm the Israel-Hamas war as he hosted diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations in Beijing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi A delegation of foreign ministers of the Palestinian Authority,...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The Red Cross said Monday that its president had travelled to Qatar to meet with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh "to advance humanitarian issues related to the armed conflict in Israel and Gaza". President Mirjana Spoljaric "President Mirjana Spoljaric met with (Ismail)...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be the best way of ensuring Israel's security. Borrell held a video meeting with foreign ministers from the EU's 27 countries after touring the Middle East for talks on...
LONDON, United Kingdom - South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to launch negotiations a new free trade deal with the UK during this week's three-day state visit, Downing Street said Monday. President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee President Yoon and First Lady Kim Keon Hee...
HONG KONG (AFP) -- South Korea travel to China on Tuesday, Nov. 21, for 2026 World Cup qualifying, with Son Heung-min warning his side they must keep their cool in front of a sell-out crowd. South Korea's Son Heung-min (AFP) The clash in Shenzhen, just over the border from Hong Kong, is the pick of...
