MELBOURNE, Australia—Leaders from Southeast Asian nations and Australia gathered in Melbourne on Monday are expected to denounce the "threat or use of force" to settle disputes in the region, a collective swipe at China. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (R) and Philippines' Foreign...
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called for the world to help Kyiv defeat "Russian evil" as the death toll from a drone strike on Odesa rose to 12, including five children. Rescuers clear debris from a multi-story building heavily damaged following a drone...
GENEVA, Switzerland—Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly backed a proposal to increase pension payments, a move hailed as "historic" by backers at a time when the country's ageing population faces surging living expenses. President Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGS USS) Pierre-Yves...
BERLIN, Germany—Germany on Sunday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to sow disunity with the wiretap leak of a confidential German army discussion on the Ukraine war, at a time when Berlin is under pressure to supply the Taurus missile to Kyiv. German Defence Minister Boris...
BRUSSELS, Belgium– Changes Apple is making to its services in the European Union "make a mockery" of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organisations complained to the European Commission this week. They include app makers Epic Games and Spotify. "We are very concerned that...
Aerial view of Zocalo Square showing supporters at a rally of Mexican leftist presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum during the official start of her campaign in Mexico City on March 1, 2024. Campaigning officially began Friday for elections likely to produce Mexico's first woman president -- a...
AFP MOSCOW, Russia–The mother of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny visited his grave on Saturday, a day after thousands of Russians risked arrest to pay tribute to the anti-corruption campaigner at his funeral. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critic for more...
MUMBAI, India–Three men were arrested Saturday after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip through India's remote east with her husband, local media reports said. The attack took place on Friday night in the Dumka district of the eastern state of Jharkhand, where the...
DHAKA, Bangladesh—At least 44 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through a seven-storey building in an upscale neighbourhood in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late Thursday, authorities said. Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a commercial building that killed...
EAGLE PASS,United States—Joe Biden and Donald Trump traded blame for America's immigration crisis as they made dueling visits to the US-Mexican border Thursday, putting the hot-button issue at the heart of their race for the White House in November. US President Joe Biden (L) speaks with US...
MOSCOW, Russia—President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday of a "real" risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine, offering a defiant and emboldened stance in his annual speech to Russians. Russian President Vladimir Putin (AFP) Speaking in Moscow, Putin said his soldiers...
WASHINGTON, United States—The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a stopgap measure to avert a damaging election-year government shutdown, extending funding for several key federal agencies past a weekend deadline. US House of Representatives (AFP/File) Five months into the...
