BANGKOK, Thailand - A court in junta-ruled Myanmar jailed a high-profile Christian pastor for six years on Friday on charges of terrorism and illegal assembly, his lawyer said. Since seizing power from Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in February 2021, Myanmar's military has regularly...
ANKARA, Turkey - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday threatened to abandon a landmark grain deal with Ukraine if obstacles to Moscow's exports remained. Negotiated in July by Turkey and the United Nations, the agreement allows Ukraine -- one of the world's top grain producers...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Fifteen of the EU's 27 member states are backing legal action by Brussels against Hungary over a law Budapest has passed that is deemed discriminatory against LGBT+ people. On Thursday, France and Germany added their names to the list supporting the lawsuit brought by the...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A South African pilot who made an emergency landing after a venomous snake crawled into his seat was praised by the authorities Friday for "displaying impeccable bravery". Rudolf Erasmus was flying a small private aircraft with four passengers from Bloemfontein to...
KINSHASA, DR Congo - A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Friday sentenced six men to life in prison for  murdering Italy's ambassador in 2021. Public prosecutors had originally sought the death penalty for the six accused calling them members...
JERSUALEM, Undefined - Two Israeli sisters were killed and their mother seriously wounded in a shooting in the occupied West Bank on Friday, hours after Israel bombarded Gaza and Lebanon following rocket fire by Palestinian militants. The broadening of the conflict since Israeli police...
SEOUL, South Korea - Seoul, Washington and Tokyo on Friday urged UN member states to repatriate North Koreans working overseas, claiming they continue to evade sanctions abroad to finance Pyongyang's unlawful weapons programme. North Korea was also engaged in "malicious cyber activities"...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - China sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Three Chinese warships sailed in waters surrounding the self-ruled island, while a fighter jet...
BEIJING, China - Top diplomats from Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday, resuming diplomatic relations and pledging to work together to bring "security and stability" to their turbulent region. In a joint statement released after talks between Iranian Foreign...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian security forces foiled an attempt of a group of Ukrainian "saboteurs" to enter Russia, the governor of the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine said Thursday. The announcement came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin had warned saboteurs were acting inside Russia....
TAIPEI, Taiwan - China deployed warships through waters around Taiwan on Thursday as it vowed a "firm and forceful" response to the island's president meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen held talks with McCarthy in Los Angeles on Wednesday, expressing...
ROME, Italy - Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, dubbed "the immortal" for his longevity in politics, was "stable" Thursday after a night in intensive care but has reportedly been diagnosed with leukemia. The 86-year-old media mogul and senator, who has been in and out of...
