Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted that the Islamic republic would "not back down" in the face of protesters who he called "vandals" and "saboteurs", in a speech broadcast...
Beijing has condemned Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s New Year’s Day speech, in which he vowed to boost the island’s defences, as full of “lies, falsehoods, hostility and malice” and an attemp...
US President Donald Trump said this Tuesday that he would be meeting with American oil executives, after last weekend’s stunning series of events in Venezuela. Meanwhile the Organization of American S...
Prime Minister Kurti's governing Self-Determination party won nearly 50% of the vote, results showed with most of the votes counted. It is not yet clear whether he will be able to form a cabinet witho...
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the United States was "breaking free from international rules" as he addressed top diplomats on Thursday in a traditional New Year speech designed to spell...
The aftermath of the US strikes on January 3 Satellite image ©2026 Vantor. The US carried out strikes in Venezuela as part of an operation to capture Nicolás Maduro. New satellite imagery shows damage...
World leaders have been exchanging New Year’s greetings, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Xi using his address to express a desire to strengthen ties w...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI advancements in 2025. Yan Yan/Xinhua via Getty Images China's Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI wins in 2025 in his New Year's address from Beijing. ...
U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic as an ongoing crackdown on demonstrators has led to hundreds of deaths. But while Iran s...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz left for India on Sunday for a visit to bolster economic and security ties between the top EU economy and the Asian population giant. Both Berlin and New Delhi face a ...
Rescue workers were searching for at least 34 sanitation workers who were trapped after a mound of garbage buried them at a dump in the central Philippines. At least one person has been confirmed dead...
Trump took a potshot at the French leader in an address on Wednesday in which he recounted how he had coerced France into agreeing to triple its drug prices....
Right-wing Trump supporters in Central and Southeastern Europe have operated in a legal gray area for years. After the US's attack on Venezuela, there's a growing awareness that Trump could pose a thr...
Offshore bondholders of distressed developer China Vanke could face near-total losses in a worst-case scenario, according to Barclays, underscoring the deepening risks in mainland China’s property sec...
U.S. oil firms have not confirmed having held such conversations with Trump....
Lee's visit this week was the first by a South Korean leader to China in six years, with Seoul seeking a reset in relations with its largest trading partner as well as help with the North....
The US secretary of state’s chance to reshape Latin America has arrived — if he can keep his boss onside...
Carlos Lehder, one of the 20th century’s most prolific drug traffickers, says he found God in a US jail...
Iran's foreign minister said on Monday the Islamic republic is ready for both war and talks after repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to intervene militarily over a crackdown on protests t...
From political gaffes and diplomatic stumbles to courtroom fury and security breaches, many of Singapore’s viral moments in 2025 showed how quickly everyday incidents in the city state could turn into...