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Europe

UK migrant arrivals on small boats reach new record

A record 28,076 migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain in small boats this year, a 46 percent rise on the same period in 2024, government data showed on Monday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his handling of immigration.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Typhoon Kajiki kills 3 in Vietnam, floods Hanoi streets

Typhoon Kajiki killed at least three people and injured 10 others in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday as they warned that heavy rains could cause flooding and landslides. ...

2 months ago
Europe

French PM's job on line with call for confidence vote

France's embattled Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday his government would request a vote of confidence on Sept. 8, seeking parliamentary backing for his battle against soaring public debt. ...

2 months ago

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Americas

"May be we like a dictator,": Trump

During a rambling 80-minute event in the Oval Office, Trump lambasted critics and the media as he complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Norway wealth fund divests from Caterpillar over Gaza 'rights violations'

Fuelled by Norway's vast energy revenues, the fund is the world's biggest, with a value of nearly $2 trillion and investments in more than 8,600 companies across the globe.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Japan, US deepen Indo-Pacific ties through military drills with Indonesia

Japan and the United States have exchanged a commitment to bolstering security in the Indo-Pacific region, as both countries are among those participating in annual military drills hosted by Indonesia over the next two weeks.

2 months ago
Americas premium

Prabowo fills long-vacant US envoy post

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed former maritime affairs minister Dwisuryo Indroyono Susilo as the Indonesian ambassador to the United States, filling the long-vacant position just weeks before the President’s expected debut at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship

The law "will have a disastrously chilling effect on the freedom of speech of all Cambodian citizens", a coalition of 50 rights groups warned in a statement on Sunday.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital kill six, Huthis say

The Huthi-run Saba news agency reported six people killed and 86 wounded in the Israeli raid, with more than 20 in critical condition, citing the health ministry.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Bangladesh exhausts resources for Rohingya refugees, chief adviser Yunus warns

Children make up half the 1.3 million Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh, most of whom fled a brutal 2017 military crackdown in Buddhist-majority Myanmar that UN investigators called a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing".

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia, US and allies launch joint military drills

The annual "Super Garuda Shield" drills will take place in the capital Jakarta and several locations on the western island of Sumatra and the Riau archipelago until September 4.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Experts urge Japan to bolster Africa partnership amid China, US moves

Japan's role as a stable partner for Africa, a key region for its economic security, has grown increasingly important amid concerns over China's aid programs and the US recent inward-looking policies.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, vows to press on with offensive

Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City overnight Saturday to Sunday, destroying buildings and homes, residents said, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with a planned offensive on the city.

2 months ago
Europe

Russia claims more Ukraine land as hopes for summit fade

Russia on Saturday said its forces had taken two villages in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, increasing the military pressure as world leaders struggle to broker an end to the conflict.

2 months ago
Europe

Criminals face pub and soccer match bans under new UK plans

Convicted criminals could face being banned from going to the pub, music concerts and sports events such as soccer matches under new plans by the British government as it seeks ways to address the country's overflowing prison crisis.

2 months ago
Americas

Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites

Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan's Ishiba, South Korea's Lee agree closer cooperation before Lee meets Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed on Saturday to closer security and economic ties ahead of Lee's planned summit with US President Donald Trump on Monday.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza

Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday, a day after the United Nations declared a famine in the war-battered territory.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea's Lee in Japan to shore up ties before meeting Trump

Despite their differences, the two US allies rely heavily on Washington to counter China's growing regional influence.

2 months ago
Americas

Canada to remove many retaliatory tariffs on US, PM says

Carney noted that the US had recently made clear that it would not impose tariffs on Canadian goods that were compliant with the three-nation US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, something he called a positive development.

2 months ago
Europe

With no Ukraine peace deal, Trump again threatens Russia sanctions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was doing everything it could to prevent a meeting between him and Putin, while Russia's foreign minister said the agenda for such a meeting was not ready.

2 months ago
Europe

Russia rejects Zelensky meeting as diplomatic tension simmers

US President Donald Trump raised expectations for a swift summit between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents by saying they had both agreed to meet after Zelensky, Rutte and Kyiv's European allies visited the White House on Monday.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia talks business with South Korea ahead of APEC Summit

During his two-day visit to Seoul, Foreign Minister Sugiono met with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to talk about advancing cooperation between both countries, including advancing their special strategic partnership.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

UN declares famine in Gaza, first ever in Middle East

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said the famine was entirely preventable, saying food could not get through to the Palestinian territory "because of systematic obstruction by Israel".

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Germany courts Indo-Pacific partners during FM’s Jakarta visit

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul wooed countries in the Indo-Pacific to deepen cooperation with Germany and uphold free and rule-based trade and diplomacy during his two-day visit to Jakarta.

2 months ago
Europe

World's oldest person celebrates 116th birthday in UK

Caterham was due to mark the occasion quietly with her family, taking the day "at her own pace", the care home where she lives said.

2 months ago
Europe

Prince William's new home sows doubt over Buckingham Palace's future

They will reportedly move into Forest Lodge, an eight-bedroom mansion dating to the late 18th century, larger than their current four-bedroom home on the estate, west of London.

2 months ago
Europe

Talk of boots on the ground in Ukraine sparks unease in Germany

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has signalled openness to German participation in a possible peacekeeping mission in Ukraine while emphasizing that such a decision would require coordination with European partners and his own coalition.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Netanyahu escalates attack on Australia's Albanese

Diplomatic ties between Australia and Israel have soured since Albanese's centre-left Labor government last week announced it would conditionally recognize Palestinian statehood, following similar moves by France, Britain and Canada. 

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan PM proposes economic zone initiative for Africa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba proposed an "economic zone" encompassing the Indian Ocean region and Africa during a major aid conference for African nations on Wednesday, seeking to tap into the economic potential of a continent where China is increasing its clout.

2 months ago
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