US-China Military Leaders Meet at Singapore Dialogue
U.S. and Chinese military leaders held talks Friday for the first time since U.S. President Joe Biden took office. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Minister of National Defense…
Japan’s Kishida Vows Expanded Security Role in Asia
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a plan to enhance the country’s military capability and assist Southeast Asian countries with maritime security during his Friday keynote address in Singapore before…
In Shanghai, Bleak Mood Lingers Beyond Lockdown’s End
“I used to have normal emotions and feelings, but (the government) locked me at home for two months and took away my happiness.” So said Coco, a Shanghai resident who…
UK, Moroccan Fighters Sentenced to Death in Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Donetsk
Three foreign men have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine who say the men fought for Ukrainian forces.The two British citizens and a Moroccan were found…
Gunmen Kill 32 in Northwest Nigeria Villages, Residents Say
Attacks by armed gangs on motorcycles are blamed for the deaths of at least 32 people in rural northwestern Nigeria, residents told The Associated Press. The gunmen attacked four villages…
AU Chair Urges Ukraine to Demine Odesa Port to Ease Wheat Exports
Senegalese President and African Union Chair Macky Sall on Thursday urged Ukraine to demine waters around its Odesa port to ease much needed grain exports from the war-torn country. Russia's…
IMF Sets Conditions for Malawi Aid to Resume
Malawi wants renewed access to the International Monetary Fund's Extended Credit Facility, or ECF, after a two-year halt. In 2020, the IMF canceled a planned $70 million in loans to…
Belgian King Regrets Colonial ‘Humiliation’ in Landmark Congo Trip
King Philippe of Belgium, in a historic visit to Congo, said on Wednesday that his country's rule over the vast central African country had inflicted pain and humiliation through a…