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Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party prepares to shut down
A 30-year-old Hong Kong political party that used to lead the city's pro-democracy camp before Beijing cracked down on dissent will start preparations to shut down, its leader said Thursday.
Mexico says won't accept US 'invasion' in fight against cartels
Mexico's president warned the United States Thursday her country would never tolerate an "invasion" of its national sovereignty and vowed fresh legal action against its gunmakers after Washington designated cartels as terrorist organizations.
Burundi forces flee DR Congo as conflict sparks refugee wave
Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN warned the small Great Lakes nation was seeing its biggest influx of refugees from its conflict-riven neighbour in 25 years.
Zelensky meets US envoy after Trump brands him a 'dictator'
Volodymyr Zelensky was meeting Thursday with US envoy Keith Kellogg after Donald Trump branded the Ukrainian leader a "dictator" and said the Russians "have the cards" in any talks to end the war.
Bomb attacks in Colombia injure six
Guerrilla fighters carried out four bomb attacks that wounded six people in northeast Colombia overnight, officials said Thursday, stoking concerns for a fragile peace process.
Putin hails Russia's huge number of 'terror' convictions
Russian military courts sentenced more than 1,000 people on terrorist charges last year, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, referring to a massive wave of prosecutions during the Ukraine offensive.
Israel denounces Hamas as 'monsters' for staging of hostage bodies handover
Israel denounced Hamas as "monsters" on Thursday after the Palestinian militant group staged a handover ceremony in Gaza for the bodies of four hostages, who they said included Shiri Bibas and her two young sons.
Trump goads '51st state' Canada ahead of hockey grudge match
President Donald Trump took a slap shot at Canada on Thursday, again suggesting a US takeover of the northern neighbor as a "fifty first state" and urging the US hockey team to prevail in a closely watched grudge match.
EU trade chief says tariff reciprocity 'must work for both' bloc and US
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said Thursday that reciprocity in tariffs should apply to both the bloc and Washington, after talks with his counterparts in US President Donald Trump's administration.
Africa's first G20 meeting opens with call for 'cooperation'
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Thursday a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting with a call for "cooperation" amid geopolitical tensions and "rising intolerance".
Danish FM says Europe must massively rearm
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has told AFP that Europe must massively rearm in the face of "mixed signals" from the United States under Donald Trump.
DR Congo unrest sparks biggest refugee wave to Burundi in 25 years
Burundi is dealing with its biggest influx of refugees in 25 years as families flee the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations refugee agency said.
South Korea's ousted PM says he tried to stop martial law decree
South Korea's ousted premier said on Thursday that he had opposed suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, testifying for the first time at his former boss's impeachment trial about the events of a night that threw the country into turmoil.
Pressured by Putin and Trump, walls close in on Zelensky
Outgunned Ukrainian forces have slowly lost territory to Russian troops over recent weeks. But in the capital Kyiv, the ground is shifting rapidly beneath President Volodymyr Zelensky's feet.
Hamas hands over dead Israeli hostages in black coffins
Hundreds watched on Thursday as four black coffins, which Hamas said held the remains of Israel's Bibas family and an elderly hostage, were carried off stage by Palestinian militants in southern Gaza.
Hamas says hands over bodies of Israel's Bibas family, elderly hostage
Militants on Thursday handed over the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza during their October 2023 attack, with Hamas saying they include the Bibas family -- symbols of Israel's ordeal since the Gaza war began.
South Korea's ousted PM says tried to stop martial law decree
South Korea's ousted premier said Thursday that he had opposed suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, testifying for the first time at his former boss's impeachment trial about the events of a night that threw the country into turmoil.
American conservatives gather to savor Trump's triumph
Newly-energized American conservative leaders and activists will gather on the outskirts of the capital Washington on Thursday for an annual three-day conference set to celebrate US President Donald Trump's return to power.
China's sprawling rail projects around Asia
Vietnam approved plans on Wednesday for a multi-billion-dollar railway with China, boosting links between the two communist countries.
Two trials, one president: South Korea's Yoon in the dock
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday became the country's first sitting head of state on trial on criminal charges.
Hamas set to hand over bodies of four Israeli hostages
Hamas is set to hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including those of the Bibas family, who have become symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began.
Trump accuses Zelensky of treating US envoy 'rudely'
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday his treasury secretary was treated "rudely" during an official visit to Kyiv, accusing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky of "sleeping" and failing to make a deal.
Zelensky to meet US envoy after Trump brands him a 'dictator'
Volodymyr Zelensky was due to meet on Thursday with US envoy Keith Kellogg after Donald Trump branded the Ukrainian leader a "dictator" and said Russia "have the cards" in any talks to end the war.
G20 foreign ministers meet in South Africa without US on board
Top diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies will convene in South Africa on Thursday for a meeting dominated by a packed global agenda but overshadowed by a snub by the top US envoy.
Trump says Russia has 'the cards' in Ukraine talks
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Russians "have the cards" in any negotiation to end the war in Ukraine, after branding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" who refuses to hold elections.
Cambodian farmers risk lives for rice as US freezes demining aid
Eleven-year-old Yeat Saly lies in a hospital bed, a piece of shrapnel lodged in his forehead -- one of the many injuries inflicted by an old mortar he found near his village in Cambodia.
Hamas set to hand over Israel bodies of four Gaza hostages
Hamas is due to hand over the bodies of four hostages Thursday, including those of the Bibas family, who have become symbols of the hostage crisis that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war broke out.
Disbelief and anger: Ukrainians react to Trump's 'absurdity'
Three years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian soldier Ivan Banias has found himself struggling to digest the "absurdity" of what US President Donald Trump is saying about the war, his country and his president.
Germany's Merz vows tough migrant policy to stall AfD's rise
Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on voters to give him a strong mandate to restrict immigration and rebuild the economy to ward off the rise of the far-right AfD.
Trump administration takes aim at Pentagon spending
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department's 2026 budget so as to reallocate $50 billion in funds, the Pentagon said Wednesday, following reports that he had directed deep, multi-year cuts to military spending.
Trump administration tells Pentagon to slash budget
The Trump administration has ordered senior US military leaders to plan for expansive cuts that could slash the defense budget by eight percent annually, or some $290 billion within the next five years, US media reported Wednesday.
Trump brands Zelensky a 'dictator' in bitter clash
US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" Wednesday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia's invasion three years ago.