World

North Korea recognizes Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk as independent republics

Jul 14, 2022 03:10

North Korea has officially recognized Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republics (LPR), Ukraine’s two eastern breakaway regions, nearly five months after Russia began its military operation in the former Soviet republic.
Survivors of US mass shootings call for ban on assault rifles

Jul 14, 2022 03:04

Survivors of recent mass shootings in the United States and the relatives of those killed in those massacres have called for a ban on the powerful assault weapons in the country.
Police waited over an hour before responding to Texas school shooting: Video

Jul 14, 2022 02:56

Surveillance video of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, shows police and federal agents milling in hallways for more than an hour before storming a classroom where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in May.
UK leadership race: Sunak leads first round to replace Johnson

Jul 14, 2022 02:51

Britain’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has won the first round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader and prime minister.
Sri Lanka crisis: President Rajapaksa flees, angry protesters storm PM's office

Jul 13, 2022 12:04

Sri Lanka's embattled president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the crisis-hit country on a military jet to the Maldives amid mass protests over the island's worsening economic crisis, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
US, allies on brink of military confrontation with Moscow: Russia

Jul 13, 2022 04:11

Russia says the United States and its allies are on the brink of an open military conflict with Moscow, as tensions continue to grow between the Kremlin and the West over Ukraine.
China warns away US warship near disputed isles in South China Sea

Jul 13, 2022 03:58

China’s military says it has "driven away" a US warship that had sailed close to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
Japanese people bid sombre farewell to former PM Shinzo Abe at funeral

Jul 13, 2022 03:34

Japanese people bid farewell to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday during a private funeral that came days after his assassination.
South Korea says its missiles capable of dealing 'fatal blow'

Jul 13, 2022 03:27

A senior South Korean general says the country's missile systems are capable of dealing a "fatal blow" to a potential enemy.
US unveils new Pacific strategy to counter China

Jul 13, 2022 03:11

The US has launched yet another major push in the Asia Pacific aimed at countering China’s growing influence in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris vowing new commitments to the area.