The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that "the Pentagon is looking to build a more robust deep-cover spying program to conduct economic warfare against China and other US competitors," apparently to serve as a "secret dagger" in its economic war.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's foreign policy is facing growing criticism at home, with increasing calls for a more pragmatic China policy and greater scrutiny of the Japan-US alliance following a robbery-murder case involving a US service member in Okinawa.

Tension between the US and Ukraine has once again erupted into the open. Recent remarks by US Vice President JD Vance have laid bare a long-standing yet often obscured reality in US-Ukraine relations: Ukraine is not a formal US ally, and Washington does not want it to join NATO.

CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria recently posted on social media a harsh critique of California's high-speed rail project.

South African authorities are investigating two separate outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness, one linked to contaminated municipal water in Tshwane and another affecting students at Rhodes University in the Eastern Cape.

Vietnamese student Lam Quang Duong (L) practices acupuncture under the guidance of his mentor, Dr. Chen Manghua, at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 21, 2026.

A farmer sorts freshly harvested olives in the Afrin countryside of Aleppo province, Syria, Oct. 21, 2026.

Kiribati President Taneti Maamau said in Tarawa on Thursday that his country firmly adheres to the one-China policy, expressing the hope that both sides will work together to further advance bilateral relations.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak has become a regional public health concern, calling for urgent collective action as infections spread across Central, Eastern and Western Africa.

President Donald Trump's administration is on track to deport about 660,000 people over the past year, a new report released Thursday shows, as arrests ramp up across the country fueled by billions of dollars meant to supercharge his immigration agenda.

Drinks giants Coca-Cola, Nestle and Danone agreed to change their recycling claims on plastic bottles -- bowing to EU pressure, the European Commission said on Thursday.

There is no gray area on the Taiwan question, and the Philippine side should abide by the one-China principle with concrete actions, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq agreed Wednesday on the need to open the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement released by British government on Wednesday.

Kenya on Wednesday launched the Thamani Asili Program, a $160 million initiative to mobilize sustainable financing for wildlife conservation, ecosystem protection and community development.

A student has been taken to hospital after being stabbed at a school in Australia's capital on Thursday morning.