Biden announces measures to bar migrants from asylum at border

Migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border could be denied the chance to claim asylum and quickly deported or turned back to Mexico under new restrictions announced on Tuesday, part ...

Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political gain

U.S. President Joe Biden said Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu may be stalling on ending the war in Gaza for political reasons, according to an interview with Time magazine released on Tuesday. Ta...

Hundreds of German police raid properties in probe into “Reichsbuerger” coup plot

Over 700 police searched properties in three German states on Tuesday associated with two suspects in the far-right "Reichsbuerger" group that plotted to overthrow the government, the federal prose...

Hunter Biden jury sworn in, will hear evidence of addiction and gun purchase

A jury was sworn in on Monday for the trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, a historic criminal prosecution of a sitting president's son with the potential to influence the 2024 presidential electi...

SKorea to resume all military activities along demarcation line after balloon incident

South Korea's military on Tuesday said it would resume all military activities along the demarcation line separating the two Koreas and the North West Islands after suspending an inter-Korean milit...

Security tight in Hong Kong and China on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Security was tight and access restricted to Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown, while Hong Kong police detained several activists, as cities in Taiw...

Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox coalition partners back Gaza hostage deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest coalition partner said on Tuesday it would support a prospective deal to free hostages from Hamas captivity even if it entails an overhaul of Isr...

Egypt demands Israel withdraws from Rafah crossing for it to operate again, sources say

Officials from the United States, Israel and Egypt ended a meeting in Cairo on Sunday with Egypt sticking to its position that Israel must withdraw from the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing f...

China says Philippine personnel pointed guns at Chinese coast guard in disputed waters

Chinese state media said on Sunday that personnel on a Philippine ship pointed guns at China's Coast Guard in disputed waters of the South China Sea last month. Tap for the full brief.

South African soldier killed, 13 wounded in clash with eastern Congo rebels

One South African soldier was killed and 13 others were wounded in a battle with Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the South African National Defense Force said Fri...

150 freed in latest prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia

Ukraine and Russia announced their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly four months on Friday, with 150 people freed after negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates. Tap for the ful...

We will defend “every square inch” of NATO territory, Germany’s Scholz says to Putin

NATO's recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding that it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be re...

US, SKorea and Japan agree to hold joint military drills

The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to hold new trilateral joint exercises this summer, a joint statement issued by U.S Department of Defense said on Sunday, after a meeting of the thre...

US-backed Gaza plan “not a good deal” but Israel accepts it, Netanyahu aide says

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he de...

Mexico's Sheinbaum wins landslide to become country's first woman president

Claudia Sheinbaum has won a landslide victory to become Mexico's first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, whose popularity among...