How will Raisi’s Beijing visit affect Iran-China ties?
Tehran wants to expand ties with its 'strategic' partner, but it faces serious hurdles.
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Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Two rescued 12 days after quake
Local media reports that a man and woman were rescued after spending 296 hours buried under an apartment block.
Security, trade top issues at annual African Union summit
A main focus of the two-day meeting will be on trying to achieve ceasefires in the Sahel and the eastern DRC.
North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korean military says
Saturday's move by North Korea comes ahead of upcoming US-South Korea joint drills in Washington next week.
Philippine president says nation won’t lose ‘inch’ of territory
Marcos Jr earlier summoned Beijing's envoy to express 'serious concern' over China's harassment of a Philippine ship.
Gunman kills ex-wife, five others in Mississippi shooting
The gunman fatally shot six people - including his ex wife - at multiple locations across a rural community.
Migrant shelters in Guatemala under threat from legal reforms
Critics of recent immigration reform fear laws could criminalise religious groups and volunteers who work with migrants.
‘Live it to understand’: Taking on the Dakhla desert challenge
How these inexperienced runners took on the desert sun, cold winds in the evenings and demanding terrain.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 360
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 360th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Russia’s Wagner fighters suffer 30,000 casualties in Ukraine: US
The White House says 90 percent of Wagner Group fighters killed in Ukraine since December were convicts.
Brazil celebrates its return to full-scale Carnival festivities
Brazil's world-famous celebration resumes in full force after years of delays and cancellations brought on by COVID-19.
Taiwan offers hope in battle to save vulnerable pangolin
Tougher laws and changing attitudes to nature have helped the island's Formosan pangolin population recover.
Qatar-based bid for Manchester United confirmed on deadline day
The deal to buy Manchester United football club is expected to shatter records for the sale of a sport business.
At least 53 killed in Syria attack blamed on ISIL: State media
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack on truffle hunters in Syria's central Homs province.
Suspect charged with hate crimes in shooting of Jewish men in LA
US federal prosecutors announced charges against Jaime Tran, 28, for allegedly firing on two Jewish men in California.
Q&A: The opium surge in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’
The revival of opium production in the Golden Triangle comes on top of a booming synthetic drug industry.
US criticism of Israeli settlements is ‘meaningless’: Analysts
Washington says it is 'deeply troubled' by settlement expansion but rejects UN efforts to denounce Israeli policies.
Turkey finds new survivors as quake death toll exceeds 43,000
Even as the window for finding people alive shrank, rescuers removed several survivors from under the rubble.
Zelenskyy urges speedy arms support to thwart Russian ambitions
Ukrainian president warns at security conference that delays in military aid would play into Moscow's hands.
UN calls move to strip Nicaraguan dissidents’ citizenship illegal
UN chief Guterres said that the right to nationality was 'fundamental' and should not be weaponised against critics.