Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description
China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a "dictator" and summoned Berlin's ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.
2023-09-19 14:29
What Wagner's post-Prigozhin future looks like on the ground in the Central African Republic
As the Kremlin tries to get its arms around the Russian mercenary group's empire in the CAR, the message is: it's business as usual.
2023-09-19 06:28
Trudeau says 'credible allegations' link Indian government to killing on Canadian soil
There are "credible allegations" linking India's government to the assassination of a Canadian citizen and prominent Sikh leader, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged on Monday.
2023-09-19 04:46
Landmark buildings ablaze in Khartoum as Sudan fighting erupts
Sudan's warring factions have traded blame over a massive blaze that engulfed landmark towers in the capital Khartoum, amid fierce fighting in the conflict between the country's armed forces and a paramilitary group.
2023-09-19 01:19
'This is God's will.' Survivors dig mass graves for those killed in Libya's devastating floods
It's quiet at the Martoba cemetery outside the Libyan city of Derna, despite the presence of dozens of volunteers. Men in white hazmat suits pour lime over the brown soil to seal the graves. Cement bricks jutting out of the heaps of dirt are the only signs of the hundreds of bodies buried underneath.
2023-09-19 00:55
World leaders gather at the UN this week. Here's what to watch for
Topics at the two-week summit appear more numerous, volatile and hard-to-solve than before any other UNGA.
2023-09-18 23:27
Sydney Marathon runners hospitalized as Australia swelters in unusual spring heat wave
A sweltering heat wave in Australia took its toll on runners in the Sydney Marathon on Sunday, with 26 people taken to the hospital and about 40 treated for heat exhaustion by emergency services.
2023-09-18 17:52
Taiwan's defense ministry urges Beijing to stop 'military harassment' after 103 Chinese warplanes fly near island
Taiwan's defense ministry has urged Beijing to stop its "persistent military harassment," after it detected more than 100 Chinese warplanes close to the island in a 24-hour span between Sunday and Monday.
2023-09-18 17:22
Five Americans detained in Iran expected to be freed Monday, Iranian foreign ministry says
Five Americans who have been imprisoned in Iran are expected to be released Monday as part of a wider US-Iran deal, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.
2023-09-18 16:24
Japan says one in 10 residents are now octogenarians as nation turns gray
More than 10% of Japan's population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country's demographic crisis.
2023-09-18 15:47
Women's tennis returns to China after Peng Shuai boycott
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) kicked off its first tournament in China in more than three years Monday, ending its boycott over the uncertain fate of tennis star Peng Shuai.
2023-09-18 13:15
Top US and Chinese diplomats meet in Malta for 'substantive and constructive' talks
China's top diplomat Wang Yi and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met for talks in Malta, as the world's two leading economies seek to stabilize relations and potentially smooth a path for leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to meet in November.
2023-09-18 12:16