Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced that the head of the Royal Australian Navy has been appointed as the new Chief of the Australian Defense Force (ADF).Albanese and Defense Minister Richard Marles told reporters in Canberra that Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, who has served as Chief of

People visit the 2026 International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago, Chile, April 12, 2026. The FIDAE 2026 closed here on Sunday.

U.S. President Donald Trump is looking at resuming limited military strikes in Iran in addition to the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz "as a way to break a stalemate in peace talks," The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.Citing officials and people familiar with the situation, the report

Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon's far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Check.With NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash thanks to Artemis II, the world is wondering: What's next? And how do you top that?"To people all

Yemen's Houthi group said on Sunday that it would escalate its military operations if the United States and Israel resume attacks against Iran and the so-called "axis of resistance."The foreign ministry of the unrecognized Houthi-run government in Sanaa said that "the steadfastness of the Iranian

The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday any "erroneous" move by the "enemy" in the Strait of Hormuz will have deadly consequences.It issued the warning in a post on social media platform X, sharing "drone surveillance footage of the real situation in the Strait of

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that dialogue with the United States is possible but difficult, citing decades of tensions between the two countries.In an interview with NBC aired Sunday, Diaz-Canel said Cuba is willing to engage with Washington on issues such as migration, drug trafficking

Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese said on Monday that he will travel to Brunei and Malaysia for talks focused on securing the supply of fuel and fertilizer.Albanese said in a statement that he and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong will visit Bandar Seri Begawan and Kuala Lumpur from

Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday across Benin for the first round of the presidential election, in which voters are choosing a successor to President Patrice Talon, whose term will expire on May 23.Electoral staff began setting up materials as early as 6:00 a.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. Navy would begin blocking ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz, after peace talks with Iran failed to produce a deal."Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of

Hungary's opposition party Tisza, led by Peter Magyar, defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling coalition by securing a majority in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released by the National Election Office (NEO).With 98.13 percent of votes counted by the NEO,

The China-Laos Railway cross-border passenger service is set to mark its third anniversary, representing a significant milestone in regional connectivity and cultural exchange. Linking Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province with the Lao capital Vientiane, the railway enables same-day travel

U.S. forces will begin implementing a blockade of "all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports" on Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement Sunday.The blockade, in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump's proclamation, will be enforced "impartially"

Editor's Note:Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived in Beijing on Saturday, starting his five-day visit in China. This is his fourth visit to the country in four years. In an exclusive interview with Global Times ( GT) reporter Su Yaxuan, Spanish scholar Augusto Soto ( Soto), director

Iran's forensic medicine organization has identified 3,375 bodies, including about 500 females, during US-Israeli strikes on the country, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Sunday.