China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza

The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the humanitarian costs of the ongoing war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians

US navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait a day after US-China defense chiefs hold rare talks

The U.S. 7th Fleet says a Navy P-8A Poseidon has flown through the Taiwan Strait

US navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait a day after US-China defense chiefs hold rare talks

The U.S. 7th Fleet says a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait, a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held their first talks since Nov. 2022

Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China

Voting has begun across the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific nation’s first general election since the government switched diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing and struck a secret security pact that has raised fears of the...

Artist refuses to open Israeli pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage release

The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale have announced they won’t open the Israeli pavilion exhibition until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages

The trial of a former Syrian general over alleged role in war crimes starts in Stockholm

The trial of a former Syrian army general over his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 in his home country started at a Stockholm court, a first according to a human rights organization

World paid little attention to Sudan's war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger

Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, torn by fighting between the military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

North Carolina governor to welcome historic visitor at mansion: Japan's Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to tour different parts of North Carolina to spotlight his nation's title as the state's biggest foreign investor

Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions

Experts say messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed tensions between hardliners and more moderate elements who want to scrap harsher policies and attract more outside support

Brazil's Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon

Pope Francis has met with a leader of Brazil’s Yanomami people

EU lawmakers will decide on migration law overhaul, hoping to deprive the far-right of votes

Lawmakers are to vote on a major revamp of the European Union’s migration laws

US Indo-Pacific Commander 'very, very concerned' about Chinese aggression in South China Sea

The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says he is “very, very concerned” about China’s aggression toward Philippine forces near disputed islands in the South China Sea

Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are learning job skills, says Japanese charity chief

The chairman of Japan’s Nippon Foundation says the charity will spend $2 million to help move tens of thousands more Rohingya refugees to a remote island in Bangladesh and provide them with skills training

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included

While world leaders have expressed shock over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy, the unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with constituents

Top UN court opens hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict

The United Nations’ top court has opened hearings in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel

Before Ecuadorian police broke into Mexican Embassy, governments were feuding over election, asylum

A spat between Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spiraled into a full-blown diplomatic crisis when Ecuadorian police raided Mexico’s embassy Friday night in an extremely rare...

International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito

International leaders have condemned Ecuador after police in the country's capital broke into the Mexican Embassy on Friday to arrest a former vice president who had been granted political asylum

Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict

The United Nations’ top court is hearing a case on Monday that seeks an end of German military and other aid to Israel

Rwandans commemorate 30 years since the genocide whose legacy still scars the small country

Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering the small East African country that continues to grapple with the legacy of the massacres

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?

On Friday night, diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president

Israel finds the body of a hostage killed in Gaza, while talks will resume on a cease-fire

Israel’s military says it has recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza