South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that Seoul would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into war, while acknowledging
President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held an unannounced meeting at the Kremlin on Friday to discuss the future of several sanctioned Russian-owned refineries that have fueled growing concerns
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China’s electric vehicle maker BYD will immediately recall 88,981 plug-in hybrids due to power battery–related safety risks, the country’s market regulator announced on Friday. According to the State Administration for Market Regulation
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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) after appeals judges on Friday rejected arguments from his defense team that the 80-year-old should be released
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China’s years-long campaign to chip away at Taiwan’s diplomatic allies faces an unexpected challenge in Central America, where Honduras may be poised for a rare reversal in allegiance. Voters will choose their
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A Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launched to the International Space Station on Thursday, carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut, a live stream of the event showed. The Soyuz 2.1a rocket
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U.S. President Donald Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid further escalation in a dispute with China during a call this week, two Japanese government sources told Reuters. The discussion
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Multiple international airlines have suspended flights to and from Caracas amidst a heightened US military presence in the Caribbean, after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuance of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Friday.
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The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it reached a staff-level agreement on a new four-year, $8.2 billion program for Ukraine, Reuters reported, as the country faces mounting fiscal pressures due to
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A covert confrontation erupted inside a classified CIA archival facility in early April when a team acting on behalf of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrived unannounced to seize still-classified files
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After 26 years in a Turkish prison, Abdullah Ocalan is once again at the center of Turkey’s efforts to end the Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) four-decade insurgency, according to reporting from Reuters.
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Steve Witkoff, fresh from the success of the Gaza peace agreement, held a brief phone call last month with Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy adviser, to explore options for
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Two China-born giant pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, safely arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Wednesday after traveling on a chartered flight from France. Upon arrival, the pair was transferred to
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China faced a tense period for its crewed space programme as the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft was rapidly launched to serve as a lifeboat for the Tiangong space station, also known as the “Heavenly
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Chinese military‑linked researchers have conducted detailed simulations exploring how to disable Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications system during a potential conflict over Taiwan, according to newly published scientific papers. As reported by
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Ehud Olmert, Israel’s former prime minister, has told Times UK that only U.S. President Donald Trump possesses the influence and authority to achieve a two-state solution in Israel and Gaza, warning that
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