Conflict and disruptions to global energy markets could push 9 million to 18 million more people into hunger by driving up fuel, fertilizer and food costs, the head of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) warned.

A fifth person has died in New York City amid an ongoing cluster of Legionnaires' disease on the city's Upper East Side neighborhood, according to health officials.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday submitted a written statement by her secretary to parliament, denying allegations that her campaign team had created and distributed videos smearing political rivals, which drew criticism from opposition parties and the public.

New Zealand and Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed a defense cooperation agreement late Wednesday, with some foreign media hyping the pact as Wellington's latest effort to deepen security ties in the Pacific with China in mind. A Chinese expert said that attempts by certain media to frame the

Japan's public broadcaster NHK aired a documentary on Monday, focusing on the wartime crimes of Unit 731, a covert biological warfare unit of the Japanese army during World War II.Titled A Secret Unit: The Silent Postwar Era, the program examined the history of Unit 731, which was established in

U.S. forces launched more strikes against Iranian military targets on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Central Command.The latest airstrikes began at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, the command announced on X."The mission will continue to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian

Mexico has filed 20 complaints with prosecutors in the United States over the deaths of 17 Mexican citizens during operations or while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since May 2025, Mexico's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.In a statement, the ministry said Mexican

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday that China is ready to work with Egypt to deepen cooperation across fields including economy and trade, military and artificial intelligence.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores will go on trial starting on June 1, 2027, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday.The couple, who pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and firearms charges, made their third appearance in a New York court after being forcibly seized by U.S.

China and Britain should work together to transcend differences and jointly uphold multilateralism, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday expressed hope that Britain will provide Chinese companies operating in the country with a fair, equitable and non-discriminatory business environment, and avoid imposing security implications on economic and trade issues.Wang, also a member of the

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with his counterparts from Brazil, Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila on Wednesday.

The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Thursday drove away two Philippine government vessels that had intruded into China's territorial waters off Huangyan Dao, a CCG spokesperson said.

A tropical depression that formed over waters east of the Philippines on Thursday morning is expected to develop into a typhoon within the next 12 to 24 hours and make landfall along the coast of southeastern China, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC).

Although no commercial US project is currently planned or approved, so-called floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) are an area of growing interest, with Russia currently operating the sole plant, the Akademik Lomonosov in the country's far east.

Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, on Wednesday warned that if the United States attacks Iranian infrastructure, Iran will block all oil exports from West Asia and target oil, gas, electricity and economic infrastructure across the region.