Politics
North Korea says South Korea’s peace overtures a ‘pipedream’
By Hieun SHIN AFP AND AGENCIES The North Korean leader’s powerful sister said on Thursday that the country has never taken down ...Ukraine fights Russian grab for more territory
By Andrew Osborn and Lili Bayer, Reuters | Small bands of Russian soldiers thrust deeper into eastern Ukraine on Tuesday before a summit ...Australia to recognise Palestinian statehood, New Zealand may follow
Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday. “A two-state solution is ...Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the press
BY SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY AP Israel’s military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network ...Israel faces growing condemnation over military expansion in Gaza
BY WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY AP International condemnation grew Saturday over Israel’s decision for a military takeover of Gaza City, ...Thousands protest plan to build world’s longest bridge from Sicily to Italy
BY GIADA ZAMPANO AP Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build ...Ukraine will not give up land, Zelensky says as US-Russia summit confirmed
Ukraine won’t give up land to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned early on Saturday, hours after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold ...Azerbaijan and Armenia sign historic agreement after decades of conflict
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands Friday at a White ...Israel to ‘take control’ of Gaza City after approving new war plan
Israel’s military will “take control” of Gaza City under a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and approved by his security ...China accuses Philippines of ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan
China accused the Philippines on Friday of “playing with fire” after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the Southeast Asian nation would be ...