Politics

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping, during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2023.
Opinion

China is the great power that keeps Venezuela's Maduro in power

Beijing quick to congratulate president on questionable election win

1 August 2024
An Iranian man holds a picture of Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh after he was killed in Tehran. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
Middle East crisis

Iran-Israel tensions escalate after Hamas chief's assassination

Iranian supreme leader promises revenge after Tehran killing

1 August 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet in August with leaders from five Central Asian countries in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
International relations

Japan builds ties in Russia's backyard with Central Asia summit

Tokyo to offer support for decarbonization and logistics in resource-rich region

1 August 2024
A drone from Chinese manufacturer DJI, a dominant player in the world's consumer drone market.
International relations

China revises drone export rules amid U.S., Western scrutiny

Beijing also lifts temporary export controls on some consumer drones Sept. 1

1 August 2024
Protesters clash with authorities outside the state-owned Bangladesh Television in Dhaka on July 19 as violence erupts nationwide after anti-quota protests by students.
International relations

EU delays talks with Bangladesh on pact after Dhaka's response to protests

Dhaka says negotiations on trade and economic deal moved to November after U.N. assembly

31 July 2024
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends the official opening of Germany's new national IT Security Center in Bonn during February.
Defense

Germany accuses China of 2021 cyberattack on cartography agency

Berlin alleges espionage, says hackers compromised individuals and companies

31 July 2024
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, was killed in Iran on July 31. The group blamed his death on an Israeli raid.
Middle East crisis

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says

Iranian Revolutionary Guards confirm death after president inaugurated

31 July 2024
China's Zhang Yufei competes during a heat in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympics on July 27. She has denied doping and said she hopes the many tests she took before the games would convince her peers.
Sports

Chinese swimmers' past positive doping tests haunt Paris Olympics

New revelations, blamed on tainted burgers, fuel fight between U.S. and world watchdogs

31 July 2024
People gather near a site hit by what security sources said was a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on July 30.
Middle East crisis

Israel claims to kill Hezbollah senior commander in Beirut strike

Move comes in retaliation for rocket attack that killed 12 youngsters in Golan Heights

31 July 2024
Left to right: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro pose for a photo after their joint press conference at Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila on July 30.
Defense

U.S. to boost Philippine defense capability with $500m investment

Hopes for bilateral intelligence-sharing agreement to be finalized by end of 2024

30 July 2024
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. (Photo from Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying's X feed)
International relations

China values ties with Italy, Xi tells Meloni

Both countries aim to reset relations through trade and other cooperation

29 July 2024
Nippon Steel Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori is actively engaging with U.S. Steel employees to address concerns over the proposed acquisition. (Source photos by Nanami Sato and Azusa Kawakami)
Business deals

Nippon Steel goes straight to the mill to shore up U.S. Steel deal

Japanese steelmaker stages charm offensive to overcome opposition to buyout

29 July 2024
From left, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose as they attend a Quad foreign ministers' meeting in Tokyo on July 29.  
International relations

Quad countries agree to expand Indo-Pacific cyber, maritime initiatives

Australia, India, Japan, U.S. 'seriously concerned' about East and South China seas

29 July 2024
Maidan Independence Square in Kyiv is covered with flags planted for fallen soldiers. (Photo by Eiji Furukawa) 
Ukraine war

Ukrainians split over cease-fire talks with Russia

People struggle to endure casualties, hardships of grinding war

29 July 2024
Perhaps acknowledging his country's divisions, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he will sign a decree on July 29 to hold a "great national dialogue."
Politics

Venezuela's Maduro defies exit polls to claim third presidential term

U.S. says the announced result does not reflect people's will or votes

29 July 2024
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on July 28 ahead of a forum with Italian and Chinese business leaders.(Italian Premier Press Office Via AP)
International relations

Italy's Meloni vows to 'relaunch' cooperation with China

Rome seeks to mend ties with Beijing after Belt and Road exit

29 July 2024
From left, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 28.
Defense

Japan, U.S. unveil 'most significant' defense upgrade amid 'global threats'

U.S. to 'reconstitute' Japan-based forces to enhance contingency coordination

28 July 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on July 9. (Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters)
Trade

India and Russia look to boost bilateral trade by 50% by 2030

Target of $100bn set during Modi's Moscow visit comes amid U.S. concerns

28 July 2024
Israeli officials respond after rockets were launched across Lebanon's border with Israel which killed 11 people at a soccer pitch in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on July 27.
Middle East crisis

Israel vows response to what it says was Hezbollah rocket attack

Lebanese militant group denies responsibility for strike that killed 11 in Golan Heights

28 July 2024
Japan and the U.S. are poised to agree to step up defense coordination at their "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on July 28. (Source photos by Nikkei)
Defense

U.S. to boost alliance with unified command for its forces in Japan

Countries to create working group to iron out details on cooperation

28 July 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, with Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa at the ASEAN Regional Forum in Vientiane on July 27.
International relations

Blinken chides Beijing's 'escalating actions' in South China Sea

Russia's Lavrov says U.S. 'enflaming atmosphere' on Korean peninsula at summit

28 July 2024
Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries pose for a photo on the day of the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane on July 25.
International relations

ASEAN ministers at loggerheads over Israel-Hamas conflict

Malaysia pushes line condemning violence, as Singapore, Thailand cause 'some discord'

27 July 2024
Japanese flagbearers Shigekix and Misaki Emura on a boat in the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26.
Sports

Olympics: Parade on the Seine, Lady Gaga and rain mark start of Games

Event begins amid tense international backdrop, including Gaza and Ukraine wars

27 July 2024
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order last month to assess China's risk to the state.
US-China tensions

China becomes a punching bag for assertive U.S. states

Restrictions on land purchases, TikTok and investments seek to curb Chinese influence

26 July 2024
U.S. soldiers participate in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 at Bellows Air Force Station in Hawaii on July 9. (Photo from U.S. Army Pacific Facebook)
Defense

Palau-based radar delayed despite U.S. focus on 2nd island chain

Air Force says construction issues slow project amid funding review

26 July 2024