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Dozens of people have been killed in a military air strike on an opposition-controlled area of Rakhine State, Myanmar
Victory of United Russia party strengthens Putin's hand even as the war with Ukraine grows more unpopular
The UK has jammed satellites to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will roll out an elaborate menu Thursday evening as they host Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for a state dinner at the White House. The dinner, which will take place in the East Room, features a menu that combines American ingredients with subtle
Smotrich’s words should not be dismissed as mere election rhetoric, human rights experts and analysts warn
Scott Kennedy is a senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. His areas of focus include China’s hi-tech drive, US-China relations and global economic governance. Open Questions first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. How would you characterise the outcomes of the China-US summit compared to expectations going in? Is it largely a continuation of that track or do you
Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite movement, downplayed the Israeli forces' capture of the Ali Taher hill on Thursday and denounced the maneuver as an electoral ploy by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
An Israeli settler has been fatally shot in the occupied West Bank, while Israel's military said it killed a man who attempted to ram his vehicle into troops elsewhere in the Palestinian territory. The news came as violence in the West Bank is escalating at a very rapid pace. “All Israeli military authorities involved with the West Bank have been warning the Israeli government that the situation is basically out of control”, explains FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky