Pacific Island leaders expressed concern about China’s Pacific missile test at their annual summit, though Nauru formally dissented, in a meeting largely overshadowed by Beijing’s objections to Taiwan’s presence.Summit host
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on member states to deepen reform under the UN80 Initiative in the upcoming General Assembly session.“As we head into the 81st session, I
Britain will provide a £400 million ($541.04 million) loan to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a Brazil-led initiative designed to finance the protection of endangered forests.Brazil launched the initiative last
Cuba unveiled regulations on Thursday aimed at attracting foreign investment, trade and tourism to the Caribbean island as it continues to adopt free-market reforms under pressure from Washington and a
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday it remains too early to say that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Haiti’s foreign minister urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to renew the mandate of an international force supporting the country’s police, sayingstronger backing is needed if Haiti is to
South Korea is preparing to deploy military assets to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and aims to dispatch them before the end of theyear, media reported
Dozens of civil rights and advocacy groups are urging Congress to scrap a defense bill provision that would deepen U.S.-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters,
A Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday injured 10 people, triggered a fire and badly damaged a high-rise residential building, officials said.The city’s military administration initially said
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to block federal aid for universities that boycott Israel, the latest Republican-backed pro-Israel measure amid growing Democratic criticism of the Israeli