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Trump ‘clearly’ wants dialogue with Pyongyang: South Korean President
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Sept 18 that Donald Trump 'clearly' wants dialogue with Kim Jong Un and that Seoul is facilitating preliminary coordination, while firmly ruling out any tr
16 of 18 Pacific States Condemn China's ICBM Test
Sixteen of 18 Pacific Island Forum member states condemned China's July ICBM test in a joint statement at the PIF summit in Palau, with only Nauru and Kiribati—Beijing's closest Pacific allies—refusin
Indonesia gets first carrier from Italy, sparking cost debate
Indonesia formally inducted the former Italian ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi — renamed KRI Gajah Mada — as its first aircraft carrier, a transfer critics say could cost nearly $1 billion in refurbishment alo
Watch the level of coercion as Russians vote in wartime elections
Russia holds parliamentary elections September 18-20, 2026, in which President Putin's United Russia party is guaranteed to win — but the real signals of public sentiment lie in the margin of victory
New Zealand Denies EU Associate Membership Talks
New Zealand publicly contradicted the European Parliament president by denying any talks with the EU about becoming an associate member, even as Brussels pushes to make Canada its first such partner.
New Zealand Denies EU Associate Membership Talks
New Zealand publicly denied holding any discussions with the EU about associate membership after a European Parliament president suggested it could follow Canada's lead, a proposal that has already dr
Kim Yo Jong warns of offensive response to U.S. drills
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong condemned U.S.-led Pacific Vanguard 2026 naval drills near Guam as threatening and pledged proportional or more offensive countermeasures, a day after rejecting renewed denuc
Tusk: Russia planning 'accidental' drone strikes on NATO
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia is planning drone or rocket strikes on NATO territory — particularly Poland — and will label any attacks as 'accidental' to weaken the alliance's c
Tusk: Russia Planning Hybrid Strikes on NATO Territory
Polish PM Donald Tusk warned parliament that Russia is planning hybrid drone or rocket strikes on NATO countries supporting Ukraine—including Poland—and would disguise them as "accidents" to paralyze
Houthis Push Toward Oil-Rich Marib Province
Iranian-backed Houthi forces are expanding their Yemen offensive toward oil-rich Marib Province after seizing the country's Red Sea coastline, threatening the internationally recognized government's e
Colby Frustrates Senators in Closed-Door Iran Briefing
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby drew bipartisan frustration from senators at a closed-door briefing on the Trump administration's National Defense Strategy and the ongoing Iran war, with lawmaker
Kim Yo Jong Threatens 'More Offensive' Response to US Drills
Kim Yo Jong warned that North Korea will deliver a 'more offensive' response to US-led military drills in the Asia-Pacific, calling them 'war rehearsal' and dismissing denuclearization as 'familiar si
North Korea Vice-FM Kim to Attend UN General Assembly
North Korea's vice-foreign minister Kim Son-Gyong plans to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week for meetings with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and allies, and to deliver a speech
US Allows Core Iranian Delegation at UN General Assembly
The Trump administration will permit a limited "core delegation" of Iranian leaders to attend next week's UN General Assembly in New York, a State Department spokesman said Thursday, even as the US an
What will Trump and Xi discuss in Washington next week?
Trump will host Xi Jinping at the White House on September 24 for their second summit of the year, with a November 10 tariff truce deadline, Taiwan tensions, Boeing deals, Iran sanctions, AI competiti
Wife asks Trump to raise detained scholar's case at Xi summit
Sylvia Zin testified before Congress urging Trump to press Xi Jinping for the release of her husband U Min Zin, a US scholar detained in China on spying charges since June, ahead of Xi's state visit n
Poland Sounds Sirens as Tusk Warns of Russian Hybrid Strikes
Polish PM Tusk said intelligence indicates Russia is planning hybrid strikes against countries supporting Ukraine, as air raid sirens sounded in eastern Poland.
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians
A UN fact-finding mission concluded that Iran's government committed crimes against humanity in its protest crackdown while finding reasonable grounds that the United States committed war crimes throu
India rejects BRICS illness claims, defends oil sourcing
India's Foreign Ministry denied viral social media claims that world leaders fell ill after the BRICS summit, while separately defending New Delhi's right to buy oil from diverse sources following new
Canada Applies to Join UK Joint Expeditionary Force
Canada has formally applied to join the United Kingdom's Joint Expeditionary Force, reversing a refusal dating back more than a decade.
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