MOSCOW, May 14 - Russia is establishing a \"full-fledged partnership\" with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and is encouraging other countries in the region to expand cooperation with Kabul, a senior Russian security official was quoted on Thursday as saying.
The permits were renewed on May 14 and are usually valid for five years.
Britain took operational control of British Steel from its Chinese owner, Jingye, in April 2025.
The reported Handala leak should not be dismissed as another routine cyber incident. It is a sign that hostile actors now see personal information as a weapon of intimidation. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Iran-linked Handala Hack Team claimed it published the names
MANILA, May 14 - The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on May 18 ahead of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, its president said on Thursday, with tensions flaring as the country's most powerful political clans face off.
Huaiyang food, known for its mild and subtle flavours, is likely to feature at the banquet.
BEIJING, May 14 - China's President Xi Jinping hailed on Thursday a \"new positioning\" of ties with the United States that envisages cooperation with measured competition, following his summit with President Donald Trump.
Mr Trump’s visit to Beijing has been the top trending topic on the microblogging site Weibo in recent days.
TAIPEI, May 14 - Taiwan's government said on Thursday it was considering resubmitting to parliament a request for items cut by lawmakers from a special defence budget given how crucial they are to the island's security.
NEW DELHI, May 14 - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that unimpeded maritime flows through international waters, including the Strait of Hormuz, are vital for global economic well-being.
From “Mandate of Heaven” symbolism to hopes for a “good harvest” in trade, analysts say Beijing used Trump’s Temple of Heaven visit on Thursday (May 14) to send layered diplomatic messages.
A spokesperson for the Malaysian government said on Wednesday (May 13) that the country was also considering potential legal action, without specifying details.
Gold’s role as a safe-haven asset and a hedge against inflation makes it highly valuable for Indian households.
Gunshots rang out sparking chaos in the Senate building where Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa had sought refuge.
The recurring Washington argument over Qatar — is it friend or foe, ally or adversary, partner or problem? — tells us less about Doha than it does about ourselves. Specifically, it tells us that a generation after the end of the Cold War and a quarter-century into the war on
TAIPEI, May 14 - China's Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and that \"Taiwan independence\" and cross-Taiwan Strait peace are as \"irreconcilable as fire and water\".
Mr Xi called Taiwan the most important issue in China-US relations in his meeting with Mr Trump.
Television images showed trees and billboards uprooted by gusts of wind in the storm on May 13.
NEW DELHI / BHUBANESWAR, May 14 - Almost 90 people were killed in a violent storm that pounded India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh with rain and hail, a state official told Reuters.
Mr Xi Jinping reiterated that Taiwan is the "most critical matter" in bilateral relations.
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 14 - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to ask China to help end the costly and unpopular Iran war in discussions with President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, with peace talks stalled and the global economic cost of the conflict increasing.
India, which holds the BRICS chair in 2026, is hosting the two-day gathering of foreign ministers.
Earlier in the day, Philippine authorities were seeking confirmation of reports that Ronald dela Rosa had fled, a day after gunfire rang out at the Senate where he had taken refuge.
SEOUL, May 14 - The possibility that an entity other than Iran was responsible for the attack against a South Korean cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz is low, a senior official in Seoul was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency on Thursday.
MANILA, May 14 - The Philippines president called an emergency meeting of top officials on Thursday amid widening political tensions, a day after gunfire rang out at the Senate where a lawmaker wanted by the International Criminal Court has been holed up fearing his arrest.
The pomp-filled summit began at Beijing’s imposing Great Hall of the People where Mr Xi greeted Mr Trump on the red carpet.
US President Donald Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, with the arms control architecture, global and bilateral alike, in collapse. The Eleventh Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, now underway in New York, is sliding toward a third
The meeting of the superpowers will likely be overshadowed by the war in the Middle East, which has seen the crucial Strait of Hormuz effectively closed - sending global energy prices soaring.
The meeting of the superpowers will likely be overshadowed by the war in the Middle East, which has seen the crucial Strait of Hormuz effectively closed - sending global energy prices soaring.
Authorities last week detained more than 500 people in two separate raids in Jakarta and Batam.
If granted, the 18-year prison sentence would be one of the toughest punishments imposed on a former minister in recent years.
When Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, neither side is likely to get what it wants. Trump wants Chinese help in ending the war with Iran. Xi wants the United States to ease pressure on China’s core interests, above all Taiwan. Neither outcome is likely. But that does
Fingerprints can be reconstructed only when conditions such as lighting and image quality are suitable.
When President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing on May 14 for his summit with Xi Jinping, China will be ready with a figure – 5%. That is China’s official GDP growth rate and growth target for 2025, and it will be presented as evidence of economic resilience. The target is real.
A lawmaker wanted by the International Criminal Court had sought refuge in the Senate.
Shares in Coles fell 2.7 per cent after the decision.
Japanese nationals who exploit minors in Indonesia will also face prosecution in Japan.
The trip to Beijing marks the first by a US president in nearly a decade, after Trump last visited in 2017.
Many Uighurs in the diaspora will be watching the summit closely.
In his role as Chinese vice-president, Mr Han Zheng is often sent to formal diplomatic events.
Mr Xi told Mr Trump that trade talks were making progress but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could send ties down a dangerous path.
NEW YORK, May 13 - A New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after a trial over federal prosecutors' allegations that he operated a \"secret police station\" on behalf of Beijing in Manhattan's Chinatown
BEIJING, May 14 - U.S. President Donald Trump heads into a series of meetings with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, aiming to secure economic wins, maintain a fragile trade truce and navigate thorny issues such as the Iran war and arms sales to Taiwan.
The actor-turned-politician unexpectedly swept the Tamil Nadu elections, defeating entrenched political parties.
The country has announced an ambitious federal budget to rein in the housing market.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are likely to discuss many issues as they meet this week in Beijing. But alongside trade, technology and the war in Iran, one topic of conversation will stand out – the future of Taiwan. Taiwan has long been a sensitive issue in Sino-American
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 13 - When U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week he is expected to ask for help resolving his costly and unpopular war with Iran.