Putin orders reciprocal Russian response to U.S. missile test
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday told the Defence Ministry and other government agencies to analyze the threat posed by a new U.S. missile test...
Rescuers hunt for 30 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire
Indonesian rescuers searched on Friday for 30 people missing from the blazing wreckage of a ferry off the coast of Java island....
Kremlin: Putin held Security Council meeting to discuss U.S. missile test
The Kremlin said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin had held a meeting of Russia’s Security Council to discuss a recent U.S. cruise missile test....
No-frills Wills: British royals take commercial flight to see queen
Britain’s Prince William has taken a commercial no-frills flight to visit his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, winning plaudits and favorable comparisons to his brother Harry after...
Hong Kong airport faces renewed protest turbulence after last week’s fracas
Hong Kong braced for an anti-government protest “stress test” of the airport this weekend, as weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations in the Chinese-ruled city showed...
GSK builds oncology pipeline as drug shown to help myeloma patients
GlaxoSmithKline said an experimental multiple myeloma treatment has shown a meaningful response in patients that have run out of three previous treatment options, in a...
France’s Macron to meet Iran foreign minister on eve of G7
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday, as major world powers seek to salvage a 2015 international nuclear...
South Africa to take responsible approach to health reform: presidential aide
South Africa will take a fiscally responsible approach to introducing universal health coverage, raising annual spending on a new National Health Insurance (NHI) program gradually...
New allies Vietnam, Australia express concern over South China Sea tensions
New allies Vietnam and Australia expressed concern on Friday about China’s activities in the South China Sea, where Vietnamese and Chinese vessels are locked in...
Angelina Jolie drops off son at South Korean university
Actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie sent off her son Maddox to university in South Korea on Wednesday...