Taiwan denounced 5 Chinese coast guard ships into the waters around the...
Taipei [Taiwan], February 27: A Taiwanese official said on February 27 that five Chinese coast guard ships on February 26 entered prohibited or restricted waters...
Armenia 'farewelled' in bitterness
Yerevan [Armenia], February 27: Predictably, Armenia has decided to suspend its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) established in 2002 with members Russia,...
Engine fire, American B-52 flying fortress makes emergency landing
Washington [US], February 27: A US Air Force B-52H bomber had to make an emergency landing at a base in North Dakota recently due to...
Denmark ends probe into 'deliberate' Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 27: Denmark has dropped its investigation into the explosions in 2022 on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, police...
Sweden clears final hurdle to join NATO as Hungary approves accession
Budapest [Hungary], February 27: Hungary's parliament approved Sweden's NATO accession, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted...
Satellite images reveal floating barrier
Beijing [China], February 27: Satellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance.
Polish farmers block highway at border crossing with Germany
Berlin [Germany], February 27: Polish farmers protesting against European Union regulations and cheap food imports from Ukraine blocked the A2 highway at a border crossing...
Palestinian PM resigns as pressure grows over post-war Gaza plans
Gaza [Israel], February 27: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his resignation yesterday.
3 killed, 9 injured in confrontations on Lebanon-Israel border
Beirut [Lebanon], February 26: Three Hezbollah fighters were killed and nine people, including three Hezbollah fighters and six civilians, were injured on Sunday in Israeli...
Qatar announces new LNG expansion project
Doha [Qatar], February 26: Qatar's energy minister on Sunday announced a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project to further raise the nation's production capacity...
At least 25 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza City
Gaza [Israel], February 26: At least 25 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza City on Sunday, medical sources and eyewitnesses said.
Iraqi Shiite militia says current calm with U.S. forces "temporary tactic"
Baghdad [Iraq], February 26: The leader of an Iraqi armed Shiite militia said Sunday that the current period of calm among Iraqi armed groups in...
1 dead, 3 injured in German asylum center fire
Berlin [Germany], February 26: One person died and three others suffered minor to serious injuries on Sunday following a fire in an asylum center in...
Malaysian PM denounces "China-phobia" among U.S., Western allies
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 26: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has condemned the so-called "China-phobia" among the United States and some of its Western allies,...
Cambodian king, Queen Mother visit China for routine health checkup
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 26: Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, along with his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, left here on Monday for Beijing, capital...
3 killed in Philippine residential fire
Manila [Philippines], February 26: Three women, including a person with disability, died on Sunday night when a fire burned down their house in Rizal province,...
US soldier sets himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington
Washington [US], February 26: A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC (USA) on February 25 and is in critical...
The US-UK coalition launched a new attack against the Houthis
Washington [US], February 26: In a joint statement on February 24, the US and UK said their military operations targeted 18 Houthi-related targets at 8...
The US Congress has not yet reached an agreement to 'rescue' the...
Washington [US], February 26: The effort to 'rescue' the US government from the risk of partial shutdown on March 1 has just failed in the...
The Israeli Prime Minister said victory was only a few weeks away
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 26: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that Israeli forces will soon achieve "total victory" in the war against Hamas once...
Mr. Trump on his journey to 'rematch' President Biden
Washington [US], February 26: Former US President Donald Trump is almost certain to represent the Republican Party in the presidential election next November, while current...
Taiwan ally Tuvalu to name a new prime minister
Taipei [Taiwan], February 26: Tuvalu on Monday morning will announce a new prime minister, who is expected to be elected unopposed by lawmakers in the...
Russia will try new offensive in Ukraine as early as May, Zelenskiy...
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 26: Russia is preparing a new offensive against Ukraine starting in late May or summer, but Kyiv has a clear battlefield plan...
Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 26: The Taliban on Sunday released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist who was arrested in Afghanistan last May.
Brazil's Bolsonaro gathers supporters in show of strength amid coup probe
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 26: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gathered thousands of supporters on Sao Paulo's iconic Paulista Avenue on Sunday to demonstrate...
Ukraine floats possibility of inviting Russia to peace summit
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 26: Ukraine and its foreign partners could invite Russia to a future peace summit to discuss an end to Moscow's two-year-old invasion...
Hungarian experts expect deepening friendship with China via BRI
Hungary [Budapest], February 25: Experts from both Hungary and China discussed China's decisive role in global connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and...