World Oct 26 U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for high-stakes meeting A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting.
World Oct 26 East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc’s first expansion since the 1990s on opening day of summit The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation. Meanwhile, Cambodia and Thailand signed an agreement expanding a ceasefire on their borders…
World Oct 07 Gaza peace talks enter their second day on the war’s anniversary The second day of talks on Tuesday are taking place on the two-year anniversary of Hamas's surprise attack on Israel that triggered the war.
World Sep 25 Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows French President Emmanuel Macron told France 24 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that his country has recognized a Palestinian state on the conviction it "is the only way to isolate Hamas."…
World Sep 03 PHOTOS: China’s military parade reveals new hypersonic missiles, drone submarines and ICBMs There was no shortage of pageantry at Wednesday's military parade in Beijing, but beyond the spectacle, it also provided the first good look at China's latest military hardware.
World Jun 29 Israeli strike on notorious Evin prison in Tehran killed at least 71 people, Iran’s judiciary says The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran criticized Israel for striking the prison, seen as a symbol of the Iranian regime's repression of any opposition, saying it violated the principle of distinction between civilian and military targets.
World Jun 28 Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian military leaders and scientists killed by Israeli strikes Gen. Hossein Salami and Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were both killed on June 13 as Israel launched a war it said was meant to destroy Iran's nuclear program, specifically targeting military commanders, scientists and nuclear facilities.
World Jun 27 WATCH: Trump says U.S.-approved observers must inspect Iran’s nuclear program, would bomb again President Donald Trump said on Friday that he expects Iran to open itself to international inspection to verify that it doesn’t restart its nuclear program.
World Jun 26 Iran’s supreme leader warns U.S. against further attacks in his first statement since ceasefire He also downplayed Sunday's U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites using bunker-buster bombs and cruise missiles, saying that U.S. President Donald Trump — who said the attack "completely and fully obliterated Iran's nuclear program — had “exaggerated” its impact.
World Jun 25 U.S. and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds, Trump says The ceasefire gives rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace even as Tehran insisted Wednesday it will not give up its nuclear program. Iran has not acknowledged any talks taking place next week, and an Iranian official questioned whether the…