Philippines’ Duterte will not cooperate with ICC drug war probe President Rodrigo Duterte will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court's probe into the Philippines' drug war, his lawyer said Thursday,... 1 min ago
South Korea : new kid on the SLBM block Missile test headlines on the Korean peninsula are almost invariably about the nuclear-armed North, but this week the South fired a submarine-launched... 42 seconds ago
French forces kill IS Sahel jihadist leader wanted by US France said Thursday its troops deployed in the Sahel region of Africa had killed the head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) extremist... 56 mins ago
Australia to get nuclear subs in new US, British partnership The United States announced a new alliance Wednesday with Australia and Britain to strengthen military capabilities in the face of a rising China,... 1 hour ago
Mystery still surrounds death of UN chief after 60 years The mystery of how the hugely courageous UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold died 60 years ago has only thickened since his plane crashed in... 1 hour ago
Putin’s unpopular party slated for election win When polls open Friday in Russia's parliamentary elections, few voters would bet against an easy win for the ruling United Russia party, even... 3 hours ago
Salvadorans march against bitcoin and ‘dictatorship’ Thousands of Salvadorans protested Wednesday against the government's introduction of bitcoin as legal tender in the impoverished country as... 3 hours ago
Australia enters uncharted waters with nuclear sub plan Australia's shock decision to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines and cruise missiles helps bind a faltering alliance with Washington, but... 4 hours ago
Canada’s tight election heads into final stretch Tensions are mounting four days ahead of Canada's legislative elections as Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on citizens to "vote... 4 hours ago
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Australian nuclear subs will be banned from New Zealand waters : Ardern New Zealand will not lift a decades-long ban on nuclear-powered vessels entering its waters in the wake of key ally Australia's decision to develop... 4 hours ago
Australians squirm as Biden calls PM ‘fellow Down Under’ Australians squirmed Thursday as US President Joe Biden thanked their prime minister for joining a major new defence alliance -- but appeared... 5 hours ago
‘One of us’ : Merkel hometown a refuge from wild world There's a place just 90 minutes' drive from Berlin where Angela Merkel can escape the crucible of her office, see the people who've known her... 6 hours ago
Haiti PM names new justice minister amid questions over links to president’s assassins Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry appointed a new justice minister late Wednesday, a day after dismissing a prosecutor who requested his indictment... 6 hours ago
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Three killed, dozens injured as shallow quake hits China’s Sichuan Three people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake struck southwestern China on Thursday, triggering the second-highest level... 6 hours ago
