The French government is ready to offer concessions to parliament over the budget, the finance minister said Thursday, in a standoff which is causing market turbulence and risks bringing down the ...

China on Thursday vowed to "resolutely crush" any attempts for Taiwan independence, as the self-ruled island's President Lai Ching-te is set to embark on an overseas trip.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and the US territory of Guam during a trip to three Pacific island ...

Mexico's Senate approved on Wednesday of constitutional reforms that would expand the use of mandatory pre-trial detention to cover more crimes,  legislation that has faced criticism from the United ...

Chinese defence minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, according to British newspaper the Financial Times.

A top Chinese military official has been removed from office and is suspected of "serious violations of discipline", Beijing ...

Icelanders head to the polls on November 30 after the collapse of a fraught coalition government prompted a snap election ...

"Bro, I can't wait for my first dead body," wrote an 11-year-old boy on Instagram in Sweden, where gangs recruit children too ...

US president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to slap blistering new tariffs on Chinese goods in response to Beijing's alleged role in a deadly opioid epidemic in the United States.

The number of civilians and activists arrested and killed since February 2021 Caught in Myanmar’s coup Source: AAPP Killed ...

Is virgin plastic production vital or completely unsustainable? For the industry lobbyists at UN talks on plastic pollution, the answer is far from unanimous.

Thursday marks the beginning of a two-day state visit to France by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, with both sides scenting economic rewards as Paris looks to build new ties in Africa after a series ...