Russia and Ukraine fight on despite WW2 celebration ceasefire proposal
MOSCOW — Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of violating a unilateral two-day ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin to cover...
Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million
ZURICH — Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland's population to 10 million, an opinion poll...
China sentences former defense ministers to death with reprieve
BEIJING/HONG KONG - Former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges,...
Thai, Cambodian leaders commit to seek peace after rare meeting on conflict
CEBU, Philippines — The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to pursue trust-building measures to advance a fragile ceasefire and establish peace,...
ASEAN to hold talks soon with Myanmar foreign minister, secretary-general says
CEBU, Philippines — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to a virtual meeting with their Myanmar counterpart, ASEAN's secretary-general said on Thursday, as the...
South Korea heads to local elections under shadow of disgraced former president
SEOUL — South Korea's martial law scandal is set to loom large over local elections in June that will test whether opposition conservatives can...
US and Iran exchange fire, but Trump says ceasefire still in effect
WASHINGTON/DUBAI — The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said...
Trump sees swift end to war as Iran reviews US peace proposal
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV — US President Donald J. Trump predicted a swift end to the war with Iran as Tehran considered a US peace proposal...
China may try ‘maneuvering’ over Taiwan issue at Trump meeting, official says
TAIPEI — China may try some “maneuvering” over the Taiwan issue when US President Donald J. Trump visits Beijing next week, but the US...
EU countries, lawmakers clinch provisional deal on watered-down AI rules
BRUSSELS — European Union (EU) countries and European Parliament lawmakers on Thursday agreed to watered-down landmark artificial intelligence (AI) rules, including delaying their implementation,...
Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire
BEIRUT — Israel said on Thursday it had killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day earlier,...
Australian women and children linked to ISIS return from Syria, arrests expected
SYDNEY — A group of Australian women and children linked to the extremist group Islamic State arrived home on Thursday after years in a camp in...