Rare testimony reveals brutal life for Russian convicts fighting in Ukraine
One fighter was shot twice, sent from the hospital back to the front, where he drank melted snow to live. Another was sent to fight age 23 and was dead three weeks later. Rare testimony delivered directly from Russians reveals the horrors of the front line.
2023-07-25 14:28
Highest-level Chinese delegation to visit North Korea since Covid restrictions
A high-level Chinese government delegation is headed to North Korea this week, believed to be the highest-level representatives from Beijing to visit Pyongyang since the isolated country closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic.
2023-07-25 12:23
'Conversation has commenced' with North Korea over US solider, United Nations Command says
A "conversation has commenced" with North Korea over US Army Pvt. Travis King, who crossed the border between North and South Korea last week in the demilitarized zone separating the two nations, the deputy commander of the United Nations Command (UNC) said Monday.
2023-07-25 01:56
What is Israel's judicial overhaul and why are people protesting?
Israel's parliament on Monday passed the controversial "reasonableness" bill, the first major legislation in the government's plan to weaken the judiciary, despite six months of protests and American pressure against the most significant shakeup to the court system since the country's founding.
2023-07-24 21:58
Israel passes law to strip Supreme Court of power to block government decisions, defying months of protests
Israeli lawmakers on Monday passed a law stripping the Supreme Court of its power to block government decisions, the first part of a judicial overhaul that has sparked six months of street protests and criticism from the White House.
2023-07-24 21:15
Russia claims drone strikes hit two non-residential buildings in Moscow
Drone strikes hit two non-residential buildings in the Russian capital Moscow at around 4 a.m. local on Monday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram.
2023-07-24 10:50
Ten dead in China after middle school gymnasium roof collapse
At least ten people are dead and one still trapped following the collapse of a middle school gymnasium roof in China's northeastern city of Qiqihar Sunday afternoon, Chinese state media CCTV reported.
2023-07-24 10:47
Cambodia's ruling party claims landslide win in one-sided election
The party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen declared a landslide victory in a general election on Sunday, a vote that critics widely dismissed as a sham aimed at cementing the party's rule before an expected transfer of power to his eldest son.
2023-07-24 10:21
China and the US are finally talking again -- but can they really work together?
The three top American officials who traveled to Beijing in recent weeks had a challenging brief: stabilize the world's most consequential — and contentious — bilateral relationship.
2023-07-24 10:20
No clear victor in Spanish election as results defy predictions
Spain appears destined for painful political negotiations after Sunday's elections, when no single party won enough parliamentary seats to form a government. Prospects for coalition-building now remain uncertain.
2023-07-24 05:54
Dozens swept away in flash floods in Afghanistan
At least 31 people have been killed in devastating flash floods that hit parts of Afghanistan over the weekend, authorities said Sunday.
2023-07-24 02:56
Israel parliament begins mammoth judicial overhaul session with Netanyahu in hospital
After six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent pleas from Washington DC, Israeli lawmakers Sunday morning began debating the first judicial reform bill to come up for a final vote.
2023-07-24 00:55