The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew close to one of its reconnaissance aircraft during a patrol mission over the South China Sea last week.
A statement by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says a Chinese J-16...
Seoul, South Korea —
South Koreans, who typically shrug off North Korean missile launches, were awakened Wednesday by air raid sirens and shelter warnings following an attempted North Korean satellite launch.
Just after 6:30 a.m. local time, cell phones...
Sydney —
Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been in Paris, France, for talks on a proposed global plastics treaty. A United Nations committee is meeting to work on a global pact that aims to end plastic waste. There...
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have resolved questions about one of three sites where inspectors found previously undeclared nuclear material, Iranian state media said Tuesday.
The IAEA has for years sought answers from Iran about what inspectors...
Madrid —
Vinicius Junior is an idol to millions for his sublime goalscoring skills for Real Madrid but off the football pitch he has prompted a stark national debate over racism in Spain.
The 22-year-old Brazilian player was reduced to...
A Kenyan aid group is using forensic image technology to help parents find their missing children. The Missing Child Kenya foundation says it has assisted in the location or rescue of more than 1,000 children in Kenya since...
Tokyo —
A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a decision activists welcomed as a step towards marriage equality in the only Group of Seven nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions....
THESSALONIKI, Greece —
Greek authorities said Monday they had arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working with smugglers to help migrants cross into the country from neighboring Turkey.
A police statement said...
BEIJING — China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade.
The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft...
Spain’s prime minister called early general elections on Monday after unsatisfactory results in regional and local elections Sunday.
Speaking on national television, Pedro Sanchez said he would dissolve parliament and Spain would hold snap elections on July 23.
“I...
