Iraq has resumed loading and exporting gas condensate shipments from Basrah Gas Company after a forced halt caused by the recent regional conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq's official al-Sabah newspaper reported Tuesday.Citing Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister for Gas Affairs Izzat

The Asia-Pacific countries should jointly reject the reckless moves of Japanese neo-militarism to safeguard the order of peace on which all countries rely for survival and development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press briefing on Tuesday."Japanese militarism

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing on Tuesday.Noting that the two countries are working closely to build a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future at a higher level, Li said China stands ready to further cement political mutual trust with

A third junior minister resigned from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government on Tuesday, adding to mounting pressure on the Labour leader after the party's heavy losses in recent local elections.Alex Davies-Jones, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Justice, quit the

Britain's economy is expected to grow by 0.8 percent in 2026 as global energy supply disruptions triggered by the Middle East conflict weigh on business investment and consumer spending, according to a report released on Tuesday by the EY ITEM Club.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.

FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom said on Tuesday that preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup remain on track, while also expressing optimism about the tournament's expansion to 48 teams.

A farmer harvests lychees at an orchard in Sonargaon on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 12, 2026.

China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing on Tuesday.Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that China stands ready to work with Tajikistan to take the important consensus reached by the two heads of state as the

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Tuesday that negotiations involving the United States, Greenland and Denmark are still underway, but no agreement has been reached.Speaking during a stage interview at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, Nielsen declined to go into details about

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, met with Khaled El-Enany, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Beijing on Tuesday.Peng, a UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education, congratulated

The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for April increased by 3.8 percent year on year up from 3.3 percent in March as energy prices hovered at high levels, data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Tuesday.

Jess Phillips, a parliamentary under-secretary of state in Britian's home office, announced that she will resign, British media said on Tuesday.This is the second government minister to resign amid the mounting pressure for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign following his party's weak

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his intention to take an Independent Panel report that suggests he may have violated the constitution for judicial review.Addressing the nation Monday night, following a landmark Constitutional Court ruling the previous Friday, Ramaphosa

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to shore up support within the ruling Labour Party on Tuesday after mounting internal pressure triggered speculation over his political future following the party's heavy losses in recent local elections.A cabinet meeting convened by Starmer on Tuesday

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said here on Tuesday that the kingdom will still pursue a compulsory conciliation mechanism under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), rejecting bilateral negotiations with Thailand to resolve the maritime dispute.Thailand unilaterally