Chinese coast guard ships fired powerful water cannons at two Philippine fisheries vessels Friday in the South China Sea, the third confrontation in the disputed waters this week as Manila hosted annual ministerial meetings at which Asian and Western governments renewed their alarm over China's maritime aggression.
The latest high...
Spain declared a national emergency over wildfires for the first time on Friday and France asked for help from the European Union to tackle a blaze on the Atlantic coast as searing heat fuelled fires across Europe and forced tens of thousands of evacuations.
French authorities ordered the total evacuation...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the illegal exploitation and trade of natural resources are intensifying conflicts around the world, urging countries to ensure that mineral wealth benefits local communities rather than fuelling armed conflicts and criminal networks causing humanitarian suffering.
Addressing a UN Security Council open debate on natural...
Russia said on Friday that its forces had struck three Ukrainian ports overnight in attacks which had targeted infrastructure – including loading and unloading facilities and fuel reserves – which supported Kyiv’s armed forces.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said air-launched missiles and strike drones had struck the ports of Odesa, Izmail...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (US local time) described the ongoing conflict with Iran as a “skirmish” and claimed that Tehran wants to negotiate a deal but is “not ready” to do so.
Trump made the remarks during an event in Marietta, Georgia, while speaking about his administration’s Trump...
Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia's invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief.
Ukraine has made significant progress in the war this year, and a rift between the country's outgoing army chief and its defense minister threatened...
The US military carried out 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure.
US Central Command once again said the attacks were designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters.
The move comes as the Americans push...
The United States has condemned Yemen’s Houthi rebels for threatening commercial shipping in the Red Sea after the group announced a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed Iran for the Houthi rebel group’s naval blockade against Saudi Arabia but hoped it could be...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced today that he will be meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tomorrow, on the sidelines of the ongoing multilateral Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) events in the Philippines. Mr. Lavrov mentioned that he met with Mr. Rubio briefly at a reception...
Japan expressed concern after a Chinese navy destroyer conducted live-fire drills off a remote Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday during its joint exercise with Russia, officials said Tuesday.
The Chinese Luyang III-class guided-missile destroyer conducted a live-fire exercise off Japan's southernmost island of Okinotori, hours after the...
