The US Ambassador to South Korea on Wednesday highlighted the need for Seoul to play a more proactive role in the so-called Indo-Pacific region, while citing what she described as the threat posed by China in the region.

Government websites throughout Europe became unavailable on Wednesday as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a scripting language widely used in website development.

48th Int'l Exhibition of Amusement Rides and Entertainment Equipment held in Moscow, Russia

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday denounced the United States' unprecedented campaign of coercive diplomacy to pressure third countries to vote against a Cuban-backed draft resolution that condemns Washington's decades-long trade embargo against the Caribbean island.

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen's renewed warnings of tougher trade measures against China, despite recent progress in bilateral negotiations, risk undermining hard-won agreements while doing little to address Europe's underlying industrial challenges, Chinese analysts said

A China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow departed Puhe station in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, bringing the service's cumulative trips to top 140,000 and transporting goods worth over 560 billion US dollars since 2011.

The Global FinTech Hub Report 2026, released on Wednesday at the 2026 Financial Street Forum, shows the Global South playing an increasingly prominent role in the global FinTech landscape.Ben Shengli, president of the Beijing Frontier Institute of Regulation and Supervision Technology, which

An exceptionally powerful El Niño could drive Pacific Ocean temperatures to unprecedented levels, triggering extreme heat, droughts and floods worldwide.The damage won't stop on the front lines, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher

A Philippine diplomat's recent remarks that the Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with the Taiwan region on protecting undersea cables, "notwithstanding the one-China policy," expose the Marcos Jr. government's ulterior motive of playing the Taiwan card to gain leverage in the South China

China and Russia have leveraged more dynamic and resilient cooperation to cushion the impact of external uncertainties and instability, and bilateral ties are entering a new stage marked by greater achievements and faster development, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as next month, the Kremlin said, after Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday.The Kremlin said the new three-way peace talks, which would be at a technical level, could take place in Abu Dhabi

Tensions across the Middle East remain high, with the United States tightening sanctions on Iran, and hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi movement continuing to escalate.

Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have rebounded after a brief decline, while the virus' spread to other African countries is complicating efforts to contain an outbreak that has already claimed more than 4,600 lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.

South Africa has lowered its economic growth forecast for 2026 to 1.2 percent and announced temporary fuel levy cuts to ease cost-of-living pressures, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday.

Fishery cooperation between China and Malta has delivered win-win results, Maltese Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supply Anton Refalo has said.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy hospital ship Auspicious Ark departed the Port of Abidjan on Wednesday morning, concluding a seven-day friendly visit and its medical service mission to Cote d'Ivoire.