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Spain to reject Russian LNG despite its companies’ contracts — foreign minister

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares noted that Madrid would comply with the relevant restrictions previously ad...

Zelensky meets Trump, says Ukraine ready for energy truce with Russia

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that he and US President Donald Trump had discussed efforts to end t...

Watch: Threats, deals and passionate speeches at UNGA event

Delegations from across the world attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Xi expected to press Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan

Taipei is growing increasingly concerned over a frozen $14 billion arms sales deal that Trump has described as “a very g...

Russia planning to hit Ukraine with 'massive attack,' Zelensky warns

"We currently have intelligence information indicating that Russia is preparing a new massive attack against Ukraine," t...

Japan’s leader aims to highlight her country’s push for a more pivotal global role.

Ashton: Trade Truce Will Be Key Test of Trump-Xi Talks

Anna Ashton, Co-Founder of Ashton Intelligence, says extending the US-China trade truce will likely be a central issue w...

Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision

President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nati...

Defiant UNGA speech belies Trump's woes

US President Donald Trump took credit for ending wars and confronting Iran in a defiant speech before world leaders at t...

Trump hails ‘productive’ US-Iran talks

Trump had earlier threatened to “annihilate” Iran unless it agreed to end the war.

Trump and 14 Lat Am leaders ignite new drug-terror war at UN

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday, 14 Latin American and Caribbean c...

Rep. Malliotakis Says China Is ‘An Ally, an Adversary’

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) says China is “in some ways an ally, in some ways an adversary” as the US and China compe...

Trump Pageantry for Xi Will Mask Feud Over US-China AI Race

Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington for a state visit focused more on pageantry than policy, looking beyond l...

Takaichi and Trump discuss China ahead of Xi visit to U.S.

The talks — the leaders' first formal summit since March — focused on issues surrounding China, including economic secur...

Spain allows US extradition case against pro-Palestine aid donor to proceed

Lawyers for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers, wanted over alleged support for Hamas, say client is being persecutedThe Spanish go...

The MWI Pacific Papers

The 2025 National Security Strategy called for a “military capable of denying aggression anywhere in the First Island Ch...

Xi Unlikely to Bring CEOs to Summit Where Trump Is Seeking Deals

The highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping will bring together a robust gatheri...

Asian Stocks Set to Extend Gains as Tech Rallies: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks were poised to extend their winning streak after chipmakers drove the Nasdaq 100 to its first record since ...

Explosion heard near Iran’s Qeshm Island

Explosion heard near Iran’s Qeshm Island Iranian media is reporting sound of an explosion near Iran’s Qeshm Island in th...

Modi to visit Canada as Carney looks to finalize trade deal with India by end of year

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada in December, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Tue...

Murat Kurum Outlines COP31 Action Plan

Murat Kurum, President, COP31; Minister of Environment, Urbanization & Climate Change, Republic of Türkiye discusses his...

Fort Trump Will Come to Poland, Says President Nawrocki

Poland President Karol Nawrocki says it's just a matter of time before a permanent US military base is built in his coun...

Macron urges world to choose UN over ‘law of the jungle’

‘What is our credibility worth if we remain inactive on Gaza; some claim that peace has been achieved, but this has not ...

Israel criticises 'grotesque absurdity' of Macron's speech

Israel criticises 'grotesque absurdity' of Macron's speech Israel has hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after...

A new skyline of data centres is rising in rural China

The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, where Beijing's AI infrastructure is progressing at "China speed", says one worker.

Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions

The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the ...

Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Sept. 23

Oil extended losses as the US flagged progress in talks with Iran to end their war, and Saudi Arabia moved to restart a ...

Can Xi and Trump use their leverage to actually make progress?

When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their t...

If Poland Gets a US Base It’ll Be Called Fort Trump, Nawrocki Says

President Karol Nawrocki said he hopes the US will finalize plans to establish a permanent military base in Poland and, ...

Is China’s Secret Power Advantage About To Trigger An 89% Crash In U.S. AI Stock

The current focus of the world’s governments, business and media when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) is on the...

Trump’s ‘Lavish Welcome’ for Xi Slammed by Key GOP Senator

Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker sharply criticized Donald Trump for the manner in which he plans to host Chi...

Xi Jinping’s visit to US: what to expect from talks with Trump?

The agenda includes fentanyl precursors, mutual moratoriums, rare earth supplies, US tariffs, China’s access to advanced...

Cautious farmers embrace renewable energy to boost income streams

Farmers sign up to renewable projects on their land to diversify income, but large-scale projects and transmission lines...

A Tale of Two UNGA Speeches

U.S. President Donald Trump made threats, while outgoing U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for peace and mu...

Trump Is Setting The UN Up To Fail

This year’s UN General Assembly in New York is consumed not only by the world’s multiplying conflicts but also by the se...

DRC prime minister defends Ebola response

Judith Suminwa also discussed the country’s relationship with the US.

Trump flexes 'American power' on UN's biggest stage

U.S. President Donald Trump is vowing to keep using military power to advance his country's interests, including to stop...

Trump tells UN he has 'big decision' on whether to 'annihilate' Iran or make peace deal

His tone contrasted with remarks earlier from UN Secretary General António Guterres, who warned global divisions were de...

Trump, Burnham Discussed Bringing Up Jimmy Lai With China’s Xi

President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham discussed bringing up the detention of Hong Kong tycoon and de...

OpenAI exec is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the US working with China on AI

Communication between the two nations is a “starting place.”