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Indonesia says China has pledged $21 billion in new investment to strengthen ties

By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and meet with Indonesian leaders.

What Biden hopes to accomplish at G20 summit in India and visit to Vietnam

By Laura Barrón-López, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi

Facing abysmal poll numbers at home, President Biden set off for a two-day gathering of the G20 in India. The meeting between leaders of the world’s largest economies comes at a time of increasing geopolitical divisions. For Biden, the trip…

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Mexico becomes latest country in Latin America to loosen restrictions on abortion

By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ali Rogin

In a sweeping decision this week, Mexico's Supreme Court broadened abortion rights in the country. Ali Rogin reports on the trend across Latin America and Geoff Bennett discusses the Mexico ruling with Maria Antonieta Alcalde of Ipas Latin America and…

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Queen Elizabeth II remembered a year after her death as gun salutes ring out for King Charles III

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

The United Kingdom has marked the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III with gun salutes and tolling bells.

Biden and Modi look to tighten U.S.-India relations as concerns over China rise

By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Less than three months after honoring Modi with a state visit to the United States, Biden held a 52-minute talk with the leader of the world's most populous nation in New Delhi on Friday.

Russian missiles kill policeman, wounds 73 people in Zelenskyy's hometown in central Ukraine

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

It was among multiple Russian attacks across the country on Friday. Officials say 10 buildings were damaged in the attack on Kryvyi Rih.

EU rebukes its representative's tone after he called out Austria's Russian gas imports

By Associated Press

EU representative Martin Selmayr said at a discussion event on Wednesday that Austria continues to get 55 percent of its gas from Russia but no one is out on Vienna's central Ringstrasse boulevard to protest that.

Former U.S. intelligence officer for North Korea addresses growing concerns of nuclear threat

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

America's newly retired national intelligence officer for North Korea points to growing concern the North is building up its nuclear capabilities with neighboring South Korea in mind.

German lawmakers approve a long-debated plan to replace fossil fuel heating

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

An ensuing fight over its details in Scholz's ideologically diverse three-party coalition fueled an impression of disarray from which the government is struggling to recover.

Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in effort to tighten grip

By Yuras Karmanau, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not fully control.