The Taiwanese navy has commissioned a pair of new corvettes amid a rising threat from China. The new ships are fast, maneuverable and carry a range of missiles and deck guns.
In winter or early spring in Beijing, some residents continue to engage in a tradition dating back to the Qing Dynasty where they play fetch with birds.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that attempts to restrict China’s access to technology will not stop the country’s advance.
Taiwan stands as last line of defense against Chinese hegemony across Asia, U.S. security and the threat of a global war, warns a China expert from the Heritage Foundation.
At least five people were killed on Wednesday when a bus traveling from Berlin to Switzerland veered off a highway near Leipzig, Germany, authorities said.
A Tunisian court has delivered verdicts in the case of the murder of politician Chokri Belaid, who was assassinated in 2013. Four people have been sentenced to death.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have announced an initiative to invest $1.1 billion in the Amazon rainforest.
Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday. The bill passed with the approval of 400 of the 415 members.
Amid the Jewish state waging an existential war against Hamas, some critics have accused the Biden administration of throwing Israel under the bus at the U.N. by allowing a hostile resolution to pass.
Turkish citizens will soon vote in local elections; a victory for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party could motivate him to seek constitutional changes that allow him to serve a longer term.
Japan's cabinet approved a plan on Tuesday to sell 'next-generation fighter jets' to other countries; the decision comes as Japan works with the UK and Italy to develop an 'advanced fighter jet.'
The British Museum is suing a former curator for stealing hundreds of artifacts, including ancient gems and jewelry, and offering them for sale online; museum has so far recovered 356 missing items.
The South Sudanese government on Tuesday announced that the country's schools will reopen next week after being shuttered by triple-digit temperatures.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged repeatedly that radical Islamists carried out the attack, but he insists that Ukraine had a hand in planning it.
Kenya's government began returning to relatives the exhumed bodies of more than 400 members of a doomsday cult; leader of the cult is accused of asking followers to starve themselves.
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia — the East African country's largest — claims to have recouped nearly 80% of the cash it lost during an apparent system glitch.