World Greek, Turkish ministers clash at heated news event The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey on Thursday clashed on a wide range of issues during a heated news conference that underscored the... on 15 April 2021
World North Koreans mark anniversary of founder’s birth North Korea marked the anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung Thursday, with mask-wearing citizens placing flowers before his statue... on 15 April 2021
World Top US envoy Blinken vows ‘enduring’ Afghan ties despite troop pullout US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Thursday that the United States will have a lasting partnership with Afghanistan even after it withdraws... on 15 April 2021
World Enrichment, sabotage cast shadow over new Iran nuclear talks Talks to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna Thursday facing new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in... on 15 April 2021
World Biden says ‘time to end’ US war in Afghanistan with total pullout President Joe Biden announced Wednesday it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan,... on 15 April 2021
World Japan PM heads to Washington with China topping agenda Japan's prime minister heads to Washington on Thursday to become the first foreign leader to hold face-to-face talks with US President Joe Biden,... on 15 April 2021
World Biden sends unofficial US delegation to Taiwan President Joe Biden sent an unofficial delegation of former US officials to Taiwan on Wednesday in a signal of support for the democratic island... on 14 April 2021
World Biden urges Putin to ease Ukraine tensions US President Joe Biden urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to ease mounting tensions with neighboring Ukraine Tuesday, joining a pushback... on 14 April 2021
World Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 President Joe Biden will remove all US troops from Afghanistan before this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, ending America's... on 13 April 2021
World Flagged! Russia objects to Kosovo background at UN video conference A United Nations Security Council meeting on Kosovo was temporarily suspended Tuesday after Russia objected to the partially recognized country's... on 13 April 2021
World US affirms Germany ties with troop level boost US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday underlined the Biden administration's commitment to closer ties with Germany by announcing an increase... on 13 April 2021
World Ethiopian Jews’ long wait for life in Israel The hillside Jewish cemetery in northern Ethiopia was never supposed to get so big. on 13 April 2021
UK Jordan royal feud stirs unease in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia fervently denies involvement in Jordan's royal feud, but the arrest of an advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has stirred... on 13 April 2021
World France says Turkey ‘deliberately’ snubbed EU Commission chief France's Europe Minister Clement Beaune said Sunday that Turkey had set a "trap" for European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen by forcing... on 11 April 2021
World How table tennis changed the world, 50 years on It was 50 years ago but Zhang Xielin still remembers vividly how a shaggy-haired American table tennis player stepped onto the Chinese team's... on 11 April 2021
World US asks Iran to be ‘pragmatic’ as optimism rises on nuclear talks The United States said Friday it offered "very serious" ideas on reviving the Iran nuclear accord but was waiting for Tehran to reciprocate as... on 10 April 2021
