A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after months of a hunger strike
A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy has died in a prison hospital
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Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats
After withdrawing from two huge U.S. military bases in the Philippines at the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, American forces are returning and building a new presence in nine sites on Philippine bases under a 2014 defense pact to counter...
Top Philippine security official demands Chinese diplomats' expulsion as territorial row escalates
A top Philippine security official has demanded the immediate expulsion of Chinese diplomats allegedly behind a reported leak of a phone conversation between one of the diplomats and a Filipino admiral about South China Sea disputes that have...
Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid mistakes made during COVID
After the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders worldwide vowed to do better next time but are still struggling to finalize a global plan
Yoon rejects South Korean opposition's calls for special investigation of his wife and top officials
South Korea’s president has dismissed calls for independent investigations into allegations involving his wife and top officials
Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation's sovereignty concerns
Australia has struck a new security deal with Tuvalu after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China
China criticizes US for ship's passage through Taiwan Strait, weeks before new leader takes office
China's military is criticizing the U.S. as hyping its warship's passage through the Taiwan Strait
Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead
Families of the victims of last week's bombings at two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo, which killed at least sixteen people, have mourned their loved ones at a ceremony in the city of Goma
Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean
Albanese rejects China's argument that Australia was at fault for dangerous aircraft encounter
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China’s account blaming Australia for a dangerous clash between their military aircraft in international airspace over the Yellow Sea failed to undermine Australian objections
Scenes from Israel and Gaza reflect dashed hopes as imminent cease-fire seems unlikely
An announcement by Hamas that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation
Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?
Israel has launched an operation on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, and seized control of the Gaza side of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt
Pakistan's military says recent suicide attack that killed 5 Chinese was planned in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military says a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan and that the bomber was an Afghan citizen
Russia defends veto of UN resolution to prohibit nukes in outer space, urges vote to ban all weapons
Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution calling on all nations to prevent a nuclear arms race in outer space
Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment
Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza
Egypt media cite progress in truce talks as Israel downplays chances of end to war with Hamas
Egyptian state media say a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo and that there has been “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks with Israel, though an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war
Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment
Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza
Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire talks
Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages
As Hamas considers cease-fire, question hangs: Will Israel end war without the group's destruction?
Hamas says it is considering the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that the United States and other mediators hope will avert an Israeli attack on the Gaza town of Rafah
Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft
Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space
Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
Ecuador is defending its storming of Mexico’s Embassy in Quito last month