Xi Jinping joked about spying on South Korea’s president as he gifted him a pair of smartphones, telling him to “check if there is a backdoor” in a rare jest from the Chinese leader that made headlines in Seoul. The lighthearted...
President Donald Trump alleged Sunday that countries including Russia and China have conducted underground nuclear tests unknown to the public, and that the United States would follow suit. “Russia’s testing, and China’s testing...
US President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat of a military operation in Nigeria over killings of Christians, after the Nigerian presidency suggested a meeting to resolve the issue. Asked by an AFP reporter aboard Air Force One if he was...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight Sunday into Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, two months after a tremor killed over 2,200 people in a country grappling with poverty and other woes. The agency said the...
President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping understands the consequences if China invades Taiwan, while refusing to specifically say the US would defend the island, according to an extract of a CBS News interview broadcast Sunday. Asked if he would order...
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday that during talks with his Chinese counterpart, the two sides had agreed to reboot military-to-military links to “deconflict and deescalate”. Hegseth met with China’s Defense...
A supermarket explosion killed at least 23 people and injured 11 on Saturday in northern Mexico, according to local officials, but public security authorities ruled out an attack. “Sadly a number of the victims we’ve found were...
UK police arrested two suspects after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train late Saturday that left 10 people in hospital, nine likely with “life-threatening injuries”. Armed police, backed by police cars and a fleet of ambulances...
Trinidad and Tobago put its military on alert Friday and recalled all personnel to their bases amid a deepening row between the United States and Venezuela and a deadly US military buildup in the Caribbean. Trinidadian forces have been placed on...
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Christians in Nigeria are facing an “existential threat,” as he blamed Muslims for carrying out a “mass slaughter” and called on American lawmakers to investigate. Concerns over a...
FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday that the agency had prevented a “potential terrorist attack” planned in the northern US state of Michigan over Halloween weekend. “This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and...
The US government on Friday advised its citizens against traveling to Niger, an African country plagued by jihadist violence, citing crime, terrorism, and the risk of kidnapping. The revised travel advisory from the US State Department raises the...
King Charles III’s historic decision to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and effectively exile him won widespread backing Friday, but failed to calm calls for further action and greater oversight of the monarchy. The king’s...
Ukrainian drones on Thursday hit a major Russian oil refinery some 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) from the front line, triggering a fire, officials from both countries said. The strike is the latest in a wave of drone attacks on Russia’s energy...
President Donald Trump said Friday he is not considering strikes on Venezuela, which fears a major US military buildup in the region is aimed at regime change in Caracas. The United States has deployed eight US Navy ships to the Caribbean, sent F-35...
