40+ min ago  (410+ words) China threat used to convince Congress of need to bolster US military capabilities'South China Morning Post US military leaders painted a picture of Chinese military threats, spanning Taiwan and space, as they briefed Congress on the military readiness for the…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (128+ words) Trump foresees a "big, fat hug" from China"s Xi Jinping as New Delhi mulls a face-saver Quad meet-up without the US president in attendance A stretch of awkward diplomacy is unfolding in the Indo-Pacific. After India"s 2025 term as…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (199+ words) In a world of shrinking options and rising risks, Pyongyang recognises its alliance with Beijing is too important to ignore Having invested significant diplomatic capital into ties with Russia in recent years, North Korea now seems to be pivoting back…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (168+ words) Washington's senior envoys to the United Nations took a victory lap in Senate testimony on Wednesday over the US-inspired cuts and efficiency drive at the multilateral agency, even as they slammed its inability to end the conflict in Ukraine, stem…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (196+ words) President Zelensky says the ground drones " used in place of human infantry " have helped capture a Russian position A Ukrainian unit said on Wednesday that it has carried out more than 100 attacks on the front using ground robots, after President…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (280+ words) US-born pontiff urges respect for all people, says his travels have shown importance of pursuing dialogue between different communities Pope Leo has said the world needs to hear a message of peace and coexistence, after US President Donald Trump attacked…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (175+ words) Tehran warned it could target Gulf trade beyond the Strait of Hormuz, saying US actions were putting the ceasefire at risk Iran's military threatened on Wednesday to shut down Red Sea trade unless the US lifted its naval blockade on…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (115+ words) Several clocks are ticking for the American president as he looks for a way out of the deadlock, observers suggest In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Trump said the United States was "not done" but the six-week-old war…...

7+ hour, 5+ min ago  (196+ words) The US president had faced backlash just two days earlier for an AI-generated image that portrayed him in a similar manner to Jesus US President Donald Trump posted an "apparently AI-generated image of "Jesus embracing him on Wednesday, two "days…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago  (229+ words) The app will allow users to prove their age when accessing online platforms and is "completely anonymous" to ensure data cannot be tracked European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that an EU-developed age-verification app was ready…...