Putin says Russia has ‘very friendly’ relations with Saudi crown prince
President Vladimir Putin said Russia has “very friendly personal relations” with Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman....
Second term awaits nationalist PiS as divided Poles vote
Poles voted on Sunday in an election that is likely to hand the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party a second term in office, potentially...
Thousands of troops deployed after Japan’s deadly typhoon
The Japanese government has sent thousands of soldiers and rescue workers to save stranded residents in the destruction left by Typhoon Hagibis. David Doyle reports....
Russia’s Putin says global oil inventories need cutting to ‘reasonable level’: Arabiya
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday global oil inventories need cutting to “reasonable levels” and that attacks in recent months on tankers in the...
Pope canonizes British Catholic luminary John Henry Newman, four others
Pope Francis on Sunday declared five people saints, including Cardinal John Henry Newman, a leading 19th century Anglican who converted to Catholicism and became one...
China’s Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in ‘shuttered bones’
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday that any attempt to divide China will be crushed, as Beijing faces political challenges in months-long protests in...
Second term awaits nationalist PiS as polarized Poles vote
Poles voted on Sunday in an election that is likely to hand the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party a second term in office, potentially...
South Korean PM set for highest-level visit to Japan next week since export curbs
South Korea’s prime minister plans to visit Japan next week in what would be the highest-level trip since Japan imposed export curbs in a deepening...
Hong Kong protesters stage shopping mall rallies taunting riot police
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists staged a cat-and-mouse game with riot police on Sunday, mounting protests in several shopping malls and chanting slogans such as “Free...
Khamenei tells Iran’s Guards to develop more advanced, modern weapons
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported....