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US Walks Out of UN Council Over France Human Rights Row
The US delegation walked out of a UN Security Council meeting to protest France's accusation that Washington now votes on human rights like authoritarian states, deepening a diplomatic row over the re
Vietnamese ship sinks near Fiery Cross Reef, 48 rescued
A Vietnamese cargo ship sank late Saturday near Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea, leaving 14 of its 62 crew still missing as rescuers from Vietnam, the Philippines, and China mounted a joint se
Bab el-Mandeb Shipping Jumps on US-Iran Resolution Hopes
Shipping through Bab el-Mandeb rose to a four-day high of 28 vessels on Monday as Trump signaled progress in US-Iran talks, though Strait of Hormuz traffic stayed depressed at just six transits.
Dobrobat Volunteers Repair Kyiv Homes Hours After Russian Strike
Dobrobat, Ukraine's 55,000-strong 'Battalion of Kindness,' dispatched more than 100 volunteers within hours of Russia's June 15 missile barrage on Kyiv, boarding up shattered windows and rebuilding ho
Singapore PR Charged Over Gaza Terrorism Financing
A 23-year-old Myanmar national and Singapore permanent resident will be charged Wednesday with terrorism financing after allegedly sending US$72.28 via PayPal to someone he believed was raising funds
Civilian killings on the rise in Myanmar
Myanmar's military has sharply escalated attacks on civilians since new commander Ye Win Oo took over in late March, with ACLED documenting over 450 deaths in mass killings in the first half of 2026 —
Fritz Hollings: Iraq War Skeptic Who Foresaw Israel's Role
A eulogy for Lindsey Graham pivots into a rehabilitation of his predecessor Fritz Hollings, the South Carolina Democrat who was the only senator to vote against a 2003 Iraq troop-support resolution an
Zelenskyy Heads to White House as Senate Readies Russia Sanctions
Zelenskyy will meet Trump at the White House on Tuesday as the Senate readies a Russia sanctions bill Trump wants to expand with Iran penalties, days after Ukraine struck an Iranian tanker in the Casp
North Korea-Russia War Trade: Missiles for Cash, Tech
North Korea's missile and troop shipments to Russia are delivering strategic payoffs — billions in revenue, Russian naval and propulsion technology, and hard-won combat data — even as Moscow's own bal
Yemen FM warns Houthis copying Iran's Hormuz model
Yemen's foreign minister-designate warned in Riyadh that the Houthis aim to replicate Iran's Strait of Hormuz choke-point strategy by controlling shipping through the Red Sea's Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a
US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say
The Trump administration is preparing to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for programs aimed at countering China's global influence, reversing cuts made by Elon Musk's Department of
Officials: Sanctions Hurt Iran More Than Bombing
U.S. officials believe Trump's revived maximum-pressure sanctions campaign and naval blockade may ultimately do more damage to Iran's regime than the 13-day bombing campaign that was paused this week
DOJ asks Supreme Court to revive Trump mail-in ballot curbs
The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's block on sweeping mail-in voting restrictions enacted via Trump's March executive order, with No
Trump-Netanyahu Summit Exposes Rift Over Iran War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House on Tuesday for his first face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began, as the two leaders diverge shar
Hopes of return to diplomacy as US-Iran hold fire for third day
Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan are working to pull the US and Iran back to the negotiating table as both sides held fire for a third consecutive day, though Trump claimed 'good talks' are underway
Burnham Names Cabinet with Defence, Foreign Picks
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has assembled his cabinet with key appointments in defence and foreign policy, and Al Jazeera is examining whether those picks deliver on his pre-election ple
US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Reportedly Includes Enrichment Rights
The Trump administration signed a July 22 nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia reportedly allowing uranium enrichment on Saudi soil, then Trump added an Israel normalization condition the next d
US Walks Out on France at UN Over Human Rights Criticism
US diplomats walked out as France's representative spoke at a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, punishing Paris for publicly criticizing the Trump administration's human rights record and its ef
Iran Holds Strait of Hormuz After U.S. Bombing Pause
Iran declared it still controls the Strait of Hormuz and rejected U.S. overtures for renewed peace talks after Donald Trump paused a two-week bombing campaign targeting Iran’s hold on the waterway.
China Pitches Bangladesh Corridor, Leaves India Door Open
China has proposed a new economic corridor linking its Yunnan province to Myanmar and Bangladesh, reviving a scaled-down version of the stalled BCIM plan while leaving the door open for India's later
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