Trump rejects Iran’s response to US peace proposal as ‘unacceptable’
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a US peace proposal sent oil prices surging higher on Monday amid concerns...
US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of...
WASHINGTON/CAIRO — Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early on Sunday after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for...
Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife
TENERIFE — The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived early on Sunday near the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Reuters footage...
Germany revives effort to buy US Tomahawks, FT reports
GERMANY is reviving efforts to buy Tomahawk cruise missiles from the US, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of...
Australia’s Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat
SYDNEY — Australia’s right-wing populist One Nation party, which wants to emulate US President Donald J. Trump’s aggressive deportations, vowed to focus on ending...
Aramco CEO warns 1 billion barrels lost will slow oil market recovery
DUBAI — The world has lost about 1 billion barrels of oil over the past two months and energy markets will take time to...
Russia and Ukraine fight on despite WW2 celebration ceasefire proposal
MOSCOW — Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of violating a unilateral two-day ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin to cover...
Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million
ZURICH — Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland's population to 10 million, an opinion poll...
China sentences former defense ministers to death with reprieve
BEIJING/HONG KONG - Former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges,...
Thai, Cambodian leaders commit to seek peace after rare meeting on conflict
CEBU, Philippines — The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to pursue trust-building measures to advance a fragile ceasefire and establish peace,...
ASEAN to hold talks soon with Myanmar foreign minister, secretary-general says
CEBU, Philippines — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to a virtual meeting with their Myanmar counterpart, ASEAN's secretary-general said on Thursday, as the...
South Korea heads to local elections under shadow of disgraced former president
SEOUL — South Korea's martial law scandal is set to loom large over local elections in June that will test whether opposition conservatives can...