Closing arguments are due to begin in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, 77, a critic of China’s Communist Party.

After the American Civil War ended in 1865, Secretary of State William Seward took up Russia’s longstanding offer to buy ...

While the Chinese navy operates the world’s largest naval fleet with more than 370 ships compared with the US’s 251 active ...

Protests started last year after deadly collapse of rail station roof, with President Vucic accused of corruption.

US partners in Asia, such as India, might consider their own shifts in response to Trump’s moves. But it won’t be easy.

A possible strike by flight attendants has resulted in a scheduled lockout that may affect 130,000 passengers each day.

Here are the key events on day 1,268 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Friday, August 15: Ukrainian drones struck two Russian cities in attacks that injured at least 16 people, ...

Several aid seekers killed in southern Gaza and several others killed in attacks on Gaza City, medical sources say.

At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, according to medical sources, with Al ...

The family of Palestinian football icon Suleiman al-Obaid mourn his loss after he was killed at a Gaza aid centre.

To mark Social Security’s 90th anniversary, the US president pledged to ‘defend’ the programme, despite criticisms.

Gaza’s Health Ministry has recorded four more hunger-related deaths over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of ...