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NATO chief says China military expansion 'staggering'
China's expansion of its armed forces is "staggering", NATO's chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at "projecting" the alliance's power in the Asia-Pacific region.
South Korea sets new presidential election for June 3
South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.
China vows 'fight to the end' as Trump warns 50% more tariffs
China vowed on Tuesday to "fight to the end" against fresh tariffs of 50 percent threatened by US President Donald Trump, further aggravating a trade war that has already wiped trillions off global markets.
Spain PM heads to China, Vietnam as US tariff blitz bites
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez aims to open new market opportunities during a visit to China and Vietnam this week on the heels of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.
South Korea sets presidential election for June 3: acting president
South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.
US Supreme Court lifts order barring deportations using wartime law
The US Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a victory on Monday by lifting a lower court order barring the deportation of undocumented Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law.
US Supreme Court pauses order for return of Salvadoran deported in error
The US Supreme Court on Monday paused a lower court order demanding that the Trump administration repatriate a Salvadoran migrant who was wrongfully deported last month.
Indigenous leaders want same clout as world leaders at UN climate talks
Some 8,000 Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest and the Pacific converged on Brazil's capital Monday to demand an equal say as politicians when the country hosts this year's UN climate conference.
US 'turns a blind eye', says American-Palestinian after son killed by Israel
American-Palestinian Muhammad Rabee feels abandoned by the United States, he told AFP on Monday, a day after Israeli forces killed his 14-year-old son during a family visit in the occupied West Bank.
France, Egypt, Jordan say Palestinian Authority must head post-war Gaza
The leaders of France, Egypt and Jordan on Monday said the Palestinian Authority must head post-war governance in Gaza.
airBaltic CEO 'dismissed' from Latvian airline
Latvian Transport Minister Atis Svinka said on Monday that Riga-based carrier airBaltic had parted ways with its German-born longtime CEO Martin Gauss.
Trump vows huge new China tariffs as markets nosedive
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened new tariffs of 50 percent on China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
Facing Trump's trade war, EU seeks to quell divisions
EU states Monday rallied behind a push to avert an all-out trade war through negotiations with US President Donald Trump's administration -- although divisions flared on reaching for a trade "bazooka" should they fail.
Starmer unveils support for tariff-hit auto sector
UK leader Keir Starmer vowed Monday to "shelter British business from the storm" of global economic disruption as he loosened electric vehicle targets for carmakers impacted by US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Trump warns against 'stupid' panic as markets plummet
US President Donald Trump cautioned against "stupid" panic on Monday as a global stock market rout deepened after Beijing retaliated against his tariffs offensive.
Thousands of Afghans depart Pakistan under repatriation pressure
Thousands of Afghans have crossed the border from Pakistan in recent days, the United Nations and Taliban officials said, as Islamabad ramped up pressure for them to return to their country of origin.
Macron rejects any Hamas role in post-war Gaza
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Palestinian militant group Hamas should have no role in governing the Gaza Strip once its war with Israel is over.
EU split on targeting US tech over Trump tariffs
Should the European Union target US Big Tech and services in response to President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught? Differences on the key issue were on display on Monday as the EU sought a show of unity on the pushback.
Russia, accused of stalling, wants answers before truce
The Kremlin on Monday said that it supported the idea of a truce in Ukraine but had many "questions" about how it would work, pushing back at US and European suggestions that it was playing for time.
Stocks, oil prices sink further as Trump stands firm over tariffs
Stock markets and oil prices collapsed further on a black Monday for markets as US President Donald Trump stood firm over his tariffs despite recession fears.
Major garment producer Bangladesh says US buyers halting orders
US buyers have begun halting orders from Bangladesh, the world's second-biggest garment manufacturer, after punishing US tariffs, leaders of the South Asian nation's critical industry warned on Monday.
The worst market crashes since 1929
Monday's stock market collapses in Asia and Europe after China retaliated to steep US tariffs revived memories of similar market turmoil after the Covid pandemic and the last global financial crisis.
Buchenwald camp survivor recounts liberation, 80 years on
Jacques Moalic, a 102-year-old former Agence France-Presse journalist, remembers vividly the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp by American troops 80 years ago.
Texans warily eye impact of Trump's tariffs on their beloved trucks
Fearing that US President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and auto parts could spark "paranoia" among buyers and drive up prices, Arthur Bibbs has decided to go ahead and buy a secondhand truck now.
Sara Duterte back in Philippines after month with detained father
Impeached Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has returned home after nearly a month at her father's side in The Hague, where he is facing a charge of crimes against humanity, her communications team said Monday.
Market panic mounts as world scrambles to temper Trump tariffs
Wall Street was braced Sunday for significant losses at the start of the week over Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, as oil prices plummeted even with countries seeking compromise.
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 44
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people Sunday, as the Israeli military reported a rare salvo of around 10 projectiles fired from the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory.
World scrambles to temper Trump tariffs as market fears mount
More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in a scramble to ease punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, the White House said Sunday, as trade partners braced for further fallout.
France's Le Pen slams 'witch hunt' as ban dominates rival rallies
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday vowed to pursue her presidential ambitions after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from standing for office, saying her party is the target of a "witch hunt".
Israel targets Hezbollah in south Lebanon as US envoy visits
A strike Sunday that Israel said targeted Hezbollah killed two people in south Lebanon, according to authorities, as a US envoy was visiting for talks on the militant group and economic reforms.
Israel's Netanyahu ends Hungary visit, heads to US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Budapest on Sunday to head to the US to talk tariffs and Iran with President Donald Trump after wrapping up a multi-day-visit to Hungary.
Le Pen invokes Martin Luther King ahead of far-right Paris rally
France's Marine Le Pen on Sunday invoked Martin Luther King's struggle for civil rights as her far-right party planned to rally its supporters after she was convicted of embezzlement and banned from public office.