Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz on June 9 announced his resignation amid celebrations for the rescue of four hostages from war-torn Gaza in a…
Iran on June 9 announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, approved for the June 28 election to replace president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in…
Far-right parties have made major gains in the European Union parliamentary elections, delivering humiliating defeats to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and…
The US announced on June 9 it has requested a UN Security Council vote on its draft resolution backing a plan for an "immediate ceasefire…
The Biden administration is close to finalizing a treaty with Saudi Arabia that would commit the US to help defend the Gulf nation as part…
Mexico's ruling Morena party and its allies have won a super-majority in the lower house of Congress but not the Senate, the party's president said…
Haiti's new prime minister, Garry Conille, left the hospital on June 9 in stable condition after being admitted for a respiratory issue one day earlier,…
The government of the Central African Republic suspended a Chinese mining company’s operations in the country, accusing it of cooperating with armed militias, a government…
The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border dropped on June 7, a senior US border official told Reuters, saying it signaled a…
A financial worker's union in Mali on June 8 called on employees of banks, insurance companies, micro-finance institutions and petrol stations to extend their strike…
Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Indian-administered Kashmir, which then tumbled into a ravine killing at least nine people, police said on June…
Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed on June 9 when their vehicle was bombed in a northwest region bordering Afghanistan, according to the military. The six…
China and Pakistan have agreed to boost mining cooperation and promote the implementation of a pact on strengthening mining development and industrial cooperation, according to…
An Indian court has refused bail to a member of the Gupta family, linked to orchestrating industrial-scale corruption in South Africa, in connection with allegedly…
The small coastal town of Santa Ana at the northeastern tip of the Philippines has a population of just 40,000, but beneath its veneer of…
Malaysia will cut diesel subsidies and float retail prices to the market rate of RM3.35 per liter, an increase of about 55% from RM2.15, starting…
Malaysia’s drive to attract data center investments worth billions of dollars could strain its water and electricity supplies in the coming years, say experts, particularly…
The junta has halted applications for passport conversions, part of its effort to keep people from fleeing the draft in Myanmar, according to a passport…
North Korea sent hundreds more trash-carrying balloons over the border, Seoul's military said on June 10, after Kim Jong Un's powerful sister warned of further…
South Korea and the US were set to hold talks on June 10 in Seoul on better coordinating an allied nuclear response during a war…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea and Vietnam in the coming weeks, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on June 10, citing a diplomatic source.…
A top executive at a major Chinese state-backed investment company is under investigation for corruption, the government's anti-corruption body said on June 9, as an…
South Korea's main doctors' lobby group said on June 9 it would go on strike on June 18 to protest the government's healthcare reform plan,…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand this week, Prime Minister Chris Luxon said on June 10, a rare visit expected to focus on…
Australian authorities have issued a warning to internet users over a rise in hidden viruses that give cybercriminals remote control of their devices. In a…