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Putin meets top North Korean diplomat, says ties developing as planned
North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui praised the 'spiritual closeness' between the two states.
Biya declared victor of Cameroon election: Why deadly protests broke out
Paul Biya, world's oldest leader at 92, has won eighth term as president. Opposition supporters say election was stolen.
Road out of el-Fasher: Ransom, violence and the price of survival in Sudan
Civilian activist Mouawia had just escaped el-Fasher when he heard the RSF had taken the city.
NGOs note 28 new ‘carbon bomb’ projects since 2021
Potential CO2 emissions from new projects 11 times global "carbon budget" remaining to hit Paris Agreement targets.
Fact check: Do quarter of US’s ‘drug boat’ searches find nothing?
A 2024 Coast Guard report found 27 percent of drug boat searches came back empty-handed.
UK journalist Sami Hamdi detained in US after pro-Israel pressure
UK journalist Sami Hamdi has been detained by the US after his visa was revoked, for unsubstantiated security’ reasons.
Lithuania to shoot down smuggler balloons, shut Belarus border crossings
Lithuania says balloons disrupting air traffic are sent by smugglers transporting contraband cigarettes into the EU.
Turkiye court charges jailed opposition leader with ‘political espionage’
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose March arrest sparked nationwide protests, denies all the charges against him.
Newly Invigorated ASEAN sees itself as China-US “mediator”
“Together, we are much stronger than individual [ASEAN] countries, midsize economies ourselves.”
China and India resume direct flights after five-year hiatus
The move underscores efforts to rebuild relations and draw closer after US President Donald Trump's stiff tariffs.