Closing arguments are due to begin in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, 77, a critic of China’s Communist Party.

US partners in Asia, such as India, might consider their own shifts in response to Trump’s moves. But it won’t be easy.

While the Chinese navy operates the world’s largest naval fleet with more than 370 ships compared with the US’s 251 active ...

After the American Civil War ended in 1865, Secretary of State William Seward took up Russia’s longstanding offer to buy ...

Here are the key events on day 1,268 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Friday, August 15: Ukrainian drones struck two Russian cities in attacks that injured at least 16 people, ...

Protests started last year after deadly collapse of rail station roof, with President Vucic accused of corruption.

A possible strike by flight attendants has resulted in a scheduled lockout that may affect 130,000 passengers each day.

Gaza’s Health Ministry has recorded four more hunger-related deaths over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of ...

Amid Texas brouhaha, Gavin Newsom takes combative stance against Trump, urges other Democratic leaders to ‘punch back’.

The family of Palestinian football icon Suleiman al-Obaid mourn his loss after he was killed at a Gaza aid centre.

Trump says the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin could “set the table” for direct talks with Ukraine.

To mark Social Security’s 90th anniversary, the US president pledged to ‘defend’ the programme, despite criticisms.