Putin lands $16.5B nuclear win on Russia’s doorstep in massive Kazakhstan pact: reports
Russia signed a landmark nuclear agreement with Kazakhstan on Thursday to build the Central Asian country’s first-ever commercial power plant,...
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Iran and Houthi terror proxy facing Red Sea threat from pro-US African nation
Iran is said to be ‘deeply threatened’ by the small African breakaway state, Somaliland, because of the potential for U.S.,...
At least 82 killed after massive gas explosion rips through coal mine in China
At least 82 people were killed and more than 120 others hospitalized after a massive gas explosion ripped through a...
China deployed over 100 vessels near Taiwan in the wake of Trump-Xi summit, Taiwan security official claims
China has deployed over 100 vessels in the waters surrounding Taiwan in the week after President Donald Trump's Beijing summit...
Record number of climbers summit Mount Everest from Nepali side despite overcrowding concerns
A record 274 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest in a single day this week, as critics warn the...
Netanyahu ‘blunder’ threatens US-backed Israel-UAE alliance at critical moment with Iran: analyst
The U.S.-brokered alliance designed to counter Iran in the Middle East is showing signs of strain amid tensions between Israel...
NATO ally Poland warns Russia, Belarus pushing illegal migrants toward alliance — and the US
This is part two of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance.POLAND-BELARUS BORDER: Riding in a military convoy...
Trump pledges to raise detained pastor’s case with Xi Jinping during Beijing visit as family pleads for help
Five weeks before the birth of her third child, Grace Drexel sat in Washington speaking about her father, the grandfather...
What Xi wants from Trump as Beijing seeks leverage in high-stakes summit
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a moment when both...
Islamabad denies sheltering Iran jets, Trump praises Pakistan’s mediation as ‘absolutely great’
Pakistan rejected reports Tuesday that it allowed Iranian aircraft to use its airfields amid tensions with the United States—claims suggesting...
Taiwan watches Trump-Xi meeting for signs China will test US resolve
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: President Donald Trump’s meetings with communist China’s supreme leader Xi Jinping in Beijing will be keenly watched here...
Macron takes the stage uninvited at Africa summit to scold crowd for ‘total lack of respect’
French President Emmanuel Macron sparked a firestorm of criticism after he interrupted a youth-focused session at the Africa Forward Summit...
Xi’s anti-corruption crackdown sentences former Chinese defense ministers to death
Two former Chinese defense ministers have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption, in one of the...
Massive 11,000-carat ruby believed to be second-largest ever found in conflict-ridden country
A massive ruby unearthed in Burma is being hailed as the second-largest ever discovered in the conflict-ridden country.The ruby weighs...
China’s undersea cable threat raises $10T fears as Trump-Xi talks loom
The U.S. economy is under threat from adversaries like China targeting undersea cables with the ability to "inflict devastating economic...
