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UK will not block arms sales to Israel, says Foreign Minister David Cameron

April 9, 2024, 12:00 am EDT

Stalemate looms in Seoul as polls tie president’s hands

April 12, 2024, 10:49 am EDT

South Korea holds parliamentary elections: All you need to know

April 9, 2024, 5:00 pm EDT

Blinken says talks on Israel's Rafah offensive expected next week

April 10, 2024, 9:56 am EDT

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 774

April 8, 2024, 11:10 am EDT

Trump says abortion should be up to US states, avoids backing national ban

Joe Biden says Donald Trump is ‘scrambling’ as reproductive rights are set to be central issue ahead of November election.

April 9, 2024, 12:00 am EDT

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 774

As the war enters its 774th day, these are the main developments.

April 8, 2024, 11:10 am EDT

Blinken says talks on Israel's Rafah offensive expected next week

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington has not been given a date. PHOTO: REUTERS

April 10, 2024, 9:56 am EDT

Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy in Quito

The raid spurred criticism as being a violation of international law as Ecuador sought to arrest a former vice president.

April 10, 2024, 10:21 am EDT

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 776

As the war enters its 776th day, these are the main developments.

April 10, 2024, 10:39 am EDT

UK will not block arms sales to Israel, says Foreign Minister David Cameron

British government is coming under growing pressure to halt weapons supplies to Israel as it continues its war on Gaza.

April 9, 2024, 12:00 am EDT

South Korea holds parliamentary elections: All you need to know

About 44 million people are able to vote in closely fought election that will also set the tone for the remaining years of Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidency.

April 9, 2024, 5:00 pm EDT

The Take: Behind the Dior bag at the centre of South Korean politics

Will the scandals surrounding the first lady threaten the ruling party’s hold in Wednesday’s elections?

April 9, 2024, 4:43 pm EDT

North Korea’s Kim says ‘now is time to be prepared for war’: State media

Kim Jong Un threatens ‘the enemy’ will be dealt with a ‘death blow’ in case of an armed conflict.

April 11, 2024, 10:29 am EDT

South Korea’s Yoon left humbled by opposition election landslide

President Yoon Suk-yeol promises changes, top aides quit, after opposition parties sweep National Assembly elections.

April 11, 2024, 10:41 am EDT

Stalemate looms in Seoul as polls tie president’s hands

The resounding win by the progressives will leave the unpopular conservative president in a difficult situation

April 12, 2024, 10:49 am EDT

Biden warns on Beijing's South China Sea moves in Philippines-Japan summit

US President Joe Biden (centre) launches the trilateral meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at the White House in Washington.

April 12, 2024, 10:59 am EDT

Myanmar junta’s defeat at border trading hub will truly test Thailand’s neutrality

Thai military personnel keeps guard along the Moei river in Thailand’s Mae Sot district, on April 11.

April 12, 2024, 11:13 am EDT

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 772

As the war enters its 772nd day, these are the main developments.

April 6, 2024, 12:00 am EDT