Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will launch a joint motion with the small far-left BSW party in a regional parliament calling for an end to military support
October 07, 2026The leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government is traveling to Malaysia for talks with its leaders as the two Southeast Asian nations work to repatriate thousands of Myanmar nationals
October 07, 2026Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security
October 07, 2026Nearly a month after President Donald Trump signed a sweeping Russian sanctions bill named after Lindsey Graham, bipartisan leadership in the Senate is urging the administration to act to help Ukraine
October 07, 2026Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Malaysia on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as the military-backed leader once
October 07, 2026North Korea criticised the United States over its arms sales and military support for Taiwan, accusing Washington of fuelling tension in the Taiwan Strait, state
October 07, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that the latest intelligence suggested Russia was preparing a "massive attack" on Ukraine.
October 06, 2026The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman
October 06, 2026The West's energy watchdog will meet next week to work out the details of a diesel stock release as market confusion grows
October 06, 2026US and China discussing reciprocal nuclear site visits amid concerns about a new arms race
October 06, 2026The Kremlin on Tuesday warned that a preliminary decision by NATO member Lithuania to lift a constitutional ban on hosting nuclear arms on its territory could lead to a new
October 06, 2026The Nobel Peace Prize committee is closely watching the reshaping of a world order in turmoil, and those fostering new ways of cooperating that
October 06, 2026A U.S. Marine's arrest on suspicion of robbing and killing a woman in Okinawa has sparked outrage in Japan
October 05, 2026Russia has hosted consultations on Afghanistan that included a delegation of the country's ruling Taliban government along with officials from China, India, Iran, Pakistan and other nations
October 05, 2026OPEC+ agreed to keep oil production targets steady for November at a meeting on Sunday, the producer group said, in
October 04, 2026Ukraine will double down on attacking Russian oil refineries in response to a new policy of airstrikes by Moscow designed to force people to
October 03, 2026Ukraine is working to heal a spat with South Korea over Kyiv's publicly announced transfer of two North Korean servicemen taken prisoner in the war against Russia, Ukrainian media
October 02, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that international conflicts were highly likely to continue as the world changed, but that the situation would get better as
October 01, 2026An Indian airline captain is being hailed as a hero after thwarting an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight
October 01, 2026NATO is a defensive alliance and Russia should stop nuclear threats, NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday, in response to Russia's nuclear warnings to
September 30, 2026Cuba's top trade official dismissed reports that companies linked to US President Donald Trump had come to Cuba this year to talk business, while calling
September 29, 2026By Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW, Sept 28 - Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion) on defence in 2027, around 27% more than the 13.5 trillion roubles originally budgeted and the
September 28, 2026Denmark is confident that NATO will maintain a heightened presence in Greenland and the broader Arctic region over the long term following a security
September 28, 2026Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Sunday it would contribute soon to a project aimed at housing thousands of people displaced due to the war with Israel.
September 27, 2026Presidents, premiers, monarchs and cabinet ministers have plenty to say at their annual gathering at the U.N. General Assembly
September 27, 2026Trump declines to say if Ukraine can manufacture Patriot missiles to fend off Russian attacks
September 26, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the
September 26, 2026The Supreme Court has turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump
September 25, 2026The U.N. refugee chief is urging the world’s divided nations to focus on ending conflicts and crises so the more than 117 million people forced to flee their homes can return
September 26, 2026Iran will show no flexibility over its nuclear program even if the United States accepts its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
September 25, 2026The U.S.-created Board of Peace has said the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has no place in Gaza
September 25, 2026The United States has proposed that the United Arab Emirates host a trilateral meeting with Ukraine and Russia to discuss efforts to end their four-and-a-half-year war,
September 25, 2026Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was up to the United States to choose when the Iran war will end, when asked if the conflict could end by
September 25, 2026Saudi Arabia's top religious authority called on soldiers in the kingdom to be ready to lay down their lives to fight the Iran-backed
September 25, 2026We aren’t trying to kill Trump, Iran’s president insists to reporters at New York hotel
September 25, 2026North Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday rejected an international statement urging it to halt nuclear tests, with a spokesperson calling it "a grave political provocation
September 24, 2026Chinese President Xi Jinping has news for the people of Atlanta: The pandas are coming.
September 24, 2026Ukraine has transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, prompting Seoul
September 24, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea
September 24, 2026Venezuela’s acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power
September 24, 2026Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world’s leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts
September 24, 2026The United Nations has chosen to "look the other way" on Argentina's dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, President Javier Milei said on Wednesday before world leaders at the UN General
September 23, 2026Canada has a new posture on the planet’s biggest diplomatic stage as world leaders convene at the U.N. General Assembly this week
September 23, 2026The United States over the weekend dramatically
September 22, 2026Fact check: Trump’s false claims to the United Nations
September 23, 2026There is not much diplomats can agree on these days
September 22, 2026France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he had discussed with US President Donald Trump initiatives aimed at securing a moratorium between Ukraine and
September 22, 2026The Netherlands is making preparations for the United States to sanction the International Criminal Court, in the last escalation of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the global tribunal
September 21, 2026What to expect at the UN General Assembly, the biggest event in world diplomacy
September 21, 2026The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia does not pose a threat to France or any European country, rejecting comments by the leadership of France's hardline National Rally as
September 21, 2026(Corrects first paragraph to say Sunday (not Monday) given Albanese was speaking in New York.)
September 21, 2026France will summon Iran's ambassador and take appropriate measures in response after Iranian authorities sealed a French language centre affiliated
September 21, 2026North Korea fired two missiles off its eastern coast on Sunday, its second set of tests in roughly a week and days after Pyongyang accused the US of driving tensions on the
September 20, 2026Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced on Saturday that she is withdrawing her candidacy to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, ending a
September 20, 2026The head of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Saturday it was critical to ensure other UN agencies and Lebanese troops could
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy
September 19, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic envoy and Germany's far-right AfD leadership have begun preparations to meet next year to discuss
September 18, 2026At least 119 countries have asked for aid from the fund set by major greenhouse gas emitting nations four years before the deadly Nepal flood. It has paid zero claims.
September 18, 2026At least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks as fighting continues along the country's west coast amid a renewed
September 18, 2026US officials make rare trip to Myanmar to free former marine as isolated regime seeks greater recognition
September 18, 2026New Zealand has not had any discussions with the European Union about becoming an associate member, a spokesperson for New Zealand
September 18, 2026Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran over its nuclear program
September 18, 2026Argentina's government has presented a bill to crack down on companies operating in the Falkland Islands, potentially escalating tensions with the United Kingdom over the territory
September 17, 2026An AI system that interferes with a nuclear command network or launches a military cyber operation could leave Washington or Beijing
September 17, 2026The United Nations chief is urging global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.”
September 17, 2026The Trump administration paid $725 million to the United Nations, the organization said on Wednesday, reducing Washington's large debt and
September 16, 2026A building damaged by Israeli strikes collapsed suddenly in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children
September 16, 2026Ukraine is proposing record defence spending for 2027 as the cost of the war with Russia, now in its fifth year, rises and the country needs more financial
September 16, 2026Russia believes there is still time to prevent an arms race in space by drawing up a legally-binding international treaty to outlaw the deployment of offensive weapons
September 16, 2026The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal
September 16, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the U.S. was announcing a new visa restriction policy targeting some foreign
September 16, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump “stronger, more resilient, more independent,” while telling Washington that future cooperation must be based on respect for each country’s sovereignty
September 15, 2026Trump has approached governing through the same framework as his former business portfolio, where he casts the US as a flagship holding whose value he was elected to increase.
September 15, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to stop strikes on Russian territory if allies secure a Russian commitment not to hit Ukraine’s infrastructure
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