Spain, Ireland mull recognizing Palestinian state on May 21: Report

N Macedonia set for rocky ties with EU neighbors

Japan's Mount Fuji barrier delayed

Olympic torch relay sets off in Marseille

China's Xi in Hungary to celebrate 'new era' with Orban

Putin says nuclear forces 'always' on alert as Ukraine war rages on

RFK Jr says doctor told him a worm ate part of his brain: US media

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr believed he may have been attacked by a worm that ate part of his brain and then died inside his head, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.

2023 'year of record climatic hazards' in Latin America: UN

Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused major weather calamities, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday.

South Korea vows strong Ukraine ties, smooth Russia relations

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that Seoul would keep strong ties with Ukraine and a "smooth" relationship with Russia, while ruling out direct weapon shipments to Kiev.

Israel shells Rafah as Biden vows arms suspension

Israel shelled Rafah on Thursday as U.S. President Joe Biden offered his starkest warning yet over the conduct of its war against Hamas, vowing to cut off arms transfers if an offensive into the southern Gaza city goes ahead.

Israel pounds Rafah despite truce talks

Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed yesterday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war.

Floods misery reminder of climate's role in supercharging rain

Floods have been tearing a path of destruction across the globe, hammering Kenya, submerging Dubai, and forcing hundreds of thousands of people from Russia to China, Brazil and Somalia from their homes.

China's Xi welcomed with 'respect and love' in Serbia

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic reaffirmed his strong support for China's sovereignty over Taiwan on Wednesday as he gave a lavish welcome to President Xi Jinping, who is seeking to deepen political and economic ties with friendlier countries in Europe.

Malta ex-PM charged in sweeping corruption probe

Former Maltese premier Joseph Muscat and current Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne are among dozens of people and companies charged in a hospital privatisation scandal rocking the Mediterranean island nation.

Malaysia plans to introduce 'orangutan diplomacy': minister

Malaysia intends to gift orangutans to palm oil-purchasing countries as part of an initiative similar to China's panda diplomacy, the commodities minister said on Wednesday.

Dozens of cholera cases reported in flood-hit Kenya

The United Nations voiced concern on Wednesday after dozens of cases of cholera were reported in Kenya which has been hit by weeks of destructive rains and floods.

African Union 'firmly condemns' Israeli incursion into Rafah

The African Union condemned Wednesday the Israeli military's moves into southern Gaza's Rafah, calling for the international community to stop "this deadly escalation" of the war.

Russia launches wide attack on Ukrainian energy facilties

Ukraine's air force on Wednesday said it had downed dozens of Russian missiles and drones fired in an overnight barrage that targeted Ukrainian energy facilities.