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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (4th right) and China's President Xi Jinping (4th left) hold a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (4th right) and China's President Xi Jinping (4th left) hold a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. `
Asia & Pacific

Trump warns Britain on China ties

As Western leaders reel from Trump's unpredictability, Starmer is the latest to head to China.

4 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

WHO sees low risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India

Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are among the Asian locations that tightened airport screening checks this week to guard against such a spread after India confirmed infections.

4 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says 'hopefully' no need for military action against Iran

"I built (up) the military in my first term, and now we have a group headed out to a place called Iran, and hopefully we won't have to use it," Trump told reporters at the premiere of a documentary about his wife Melania.

5 hours ago

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Asia & Pacific

New Zealand rejects Trump's 'Board of Peace' invite

"New Zealand will not be joining the Board in its current form but will continue to monitor developments," Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement.

5 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia pushes for 'lasting stability' in Myanmar on ASEAN talks

Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro said the bloc did not reach consensus on its stance against the result of Myanmar’s election, in which the military-backed party claimed victory.

13 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

South Africa drops 'Melania' just ahead of release

"Melania" was not listed on the websites of the Nu Metro or Ster Kinekor theatres on Thursday, the day before its international release on January 30.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippine says no consensus within ASEAN on endorsing Myanmar election

Speaking after a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, she said the bloc affirmed its commitment to implementing the "five-point consensus" to address the Myanmar crisis.

1 day ago
Americas

White House, Slovakia deny report on Trump's mental state

It also said Fico, a Trump ally, had used the word "dangerous" to describe how the US president came across when they met in Florida on January 17.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Philippine says no consensus within ASEAN on endorsing Myanmar election

Speaking after a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, she said the bloc affirmed its commitment to implementing the "five-point consensus" to address the Myanmar crisis.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Starmer tells Xi 'vital' to develop relationship

Starmer's visit to China is the first by a British prime minister since 2018 and follows a slew of Western leaders seeking a rapprochement with Beijing recently, pivoting from an increasingly unpredictable United States.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for taking bribes

Controversy has long surrounded 53-year-old Kim and accusations of graft, influence peddling and even academic fraud dominated her husband Yoon Suk Yeol's time in office.

2 days ago
asia-pacific

Record-breaking Australia heatwave fuels bushfires, cuts power to thousands

The heatwave is the worst seen in Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state, since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that killed 173 people and is not expected to ease until the weekend, authorities said.

2 days ago
americas

White House, Slovakia deny report on Trump's mental state

It also said Fico, a Trump ally, had used the word "dangerous" to describe how the US president came across when they met in Florida on January 17.

1 day ago
americas

Ilhan Omar attacked in Minneapolis after Trump vows to 'de-escalate'

The White House is also evaluating whether the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents who gunned down a nurse failed to follow "clear guidance" to "create a physical barrier between the arrest teams and the disruptors," deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told AFP.

2 days ago
americas

In possible thaw, Trump and Minnesota's governor talk after fatal shooting

Trump's designated border czar, Tom Homan, would be tasked with overseeing the Minnesota operations. Trump said earlier in the day that Homan was being dispatched to Minnesota.

3 days ago
americas

Greg Bovino, the face of Trump's 'turn and burn' migrant crackdown

Bovino was leading an immigration sweep in Minneapolis when on Jan. 7, an agent fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in her car, an incident that prompted mass demonstrations and national outrage.

4 days ago
americas

Historic winter storm kills at least 10 across US

As the storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across the wide expanse, officials cautioned that an Arctic air mass behind the system would see temperatures fall dangerously low for days, prolonging disruptions to daily life.

4 days ago
americas

Minneapolis shootings put Trump’s immigration surge at center of election-year fight

Federal officers have killed two US citizens in the city this month - among them ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday - during clashes with protesters angered by the administration’s sweeping enforcement surge.

4 days ago
europe

French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s

The lower National Assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to Tuesday.

3 days ago
europe

Trump launches Board of Peace that some fear rivals UN

While regional Middle East powers including Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as major emerging nations such as Indonesia, have joined the board, global powers and traditional Western US allies have been more cautious.

1 week ago
europe

Trump says Putin accepted to join his 'Board of Peace'

"He was invited, he's accepted. Many people have accepted," Trump told reporters in Davos, Switzerland, referring to his so-far vaguely defined grouping of world leaders.

1 week ago
europe

France's Macron says prefers 'respect to bullies'

The French leader warned of "a shift towards a world without rules", one "without effective collective governance", leading to "relentless competition".

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

South Africa drops 'Melania' just ahead of release

"Melania" was not listed on the websites of the Nu Metro or Ster Kinekor theatres on Thursday, the day before its international release on January 30.

1 day ago
middle-east-africa

US aircraft carrier has arrived in Middle East

The carrier and its accompanying ships were ordered to the region as Iran cracked down on mass protests. While President Donald Trump has since backed away from military action against Tehran, he has insisted all options remain on the table.

3 days ago
middle-east-africa

Israel president says Iran's future 'can only be regime change'

Demonstrations initially sparked by economic grievances turned into a movement against the theocracy that has ruled Iran since 1979.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, UAE join 'Board of Peace'

The statement added that each country will sign accession documents in accordance with its legal procedures.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

What is Trump's 'Board of Peace' and who has joined so far?

While some traditional allies of the US have responded cautiously, and in a few cases have rejected Trump's offer, other nations have accepted an invitation to join the Washington-led Gaza reconstruction efforts.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Indonesia accepts Trump 'Board of Peace' invite

Although originally meant to oversee Gaza's rebuilding, the board's charter does not seem to limit its role to the Strip and appears to want to rival the United Nations, sparking the ire of some US allies including France.

1 week ago

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