The Greenland crisis is a key test for Emmanuel Macron, who seems more willing than any other leader to confront Donald Trump. It puts the French president's high-stakes blend of diplomacy and defianc...
President Emmanuel Macron Thursday said France would soon send more "land, air, and sea" forces to join a European military exercise in Greenland, after Washington threatened to seize the autonomous D...
The airspace closure came as some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate, including the embassy in Kuwait, which also ordered its personnel to “temporarily halt” going t...
The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase of its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of the first phase - including a complete ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...
France has already deployed "an initial team of soldiers" to Greenland as part of a European military mission, and will send new "land, air and sea resources" to the autonomous Danish territory covete...
Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the ...
US President Donald Trump on Friday gave a key role in post-war Gaza to former British prime minister Tony Blair and appointed a US officer to lead a nascent security force. Trump named members of a b...
After a brief easing of tensions, relations between the United States and Iran remain strained, with the prospect of potential U.S. strikes weighing heavily, as the Pentagon announced on January 15 th...
A police complaint against one of Indonesia’s best-known comedians has reignited debate over satire, blasphemy and free expression in the world’s third-largest democracy. The case involves 46-year-old...
In 2021, when Beijing finally pledged to stop building and financing new coal power plants overseas, Western governments and climate advocates rejoiced. John Kerry, US climate envoy at the time, said ...
China and Russia concluded a week of joint naval exercises in South African waters on Friday, described by the host country as a BRICS Plus operation aimed at “ensuring the safety of shipping and mari...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political future hangs in the balance as she faces an appeals trial in Paris, a case that could derail her party’s ambitions to radically reshape France with an...
US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump gave his 70-minute-long speech in Dav...
Hong Kong delegates to China’s top political advisory body are a “steadfast patriotic force” and make an important contribution to the city’s long-term prosperity and stability, Chief Executive John L...
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