Orban to Ask Trump for Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he would ask U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt Hungary from Washington’s new sanctions on Russian...
Xi Steps Into the Spotlight as Trump Skips APEC Summit
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s Air Force One departed South Korea, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in...
Trump Cancels Putin Summit After Russia Insists on Ukraine Concessions
A planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest has been cancelled after Moscow reaffirmed hardline demands over...
Taiwan, U.S. Report Progress in Trade Talks Amid APEC Meetings
Taiwan’s delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea announced that technical consultations for trade negotiations with the United States have...
Japan Says It Can Replace Russian LNG if Sakhalin-2 Supplies Stop
Japan’s top utilities say they can secure alternative liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies if shipments from Russia’s Sakhalin-2 project are disrupted, even as Washington...
Gaza’s Ceasefire Brings Calm, But No Cash as Banks Reopen Empty
As guns fall silent after two years of devastating war, Gaza’s residents are facing a new kind of hardship there is no cash to...
Xi Takes Spotlight at APEC After Fragile Trump Trade Truce
Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged as the central figure at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea after striking a tentative trade...
Kyiv: Russia Using INF-Banned Missile Behind Trump’s 2019 Treaty Exit
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia has used the 9M729 cruise missile the same weapon that pushed Donald Trump to withdraw from the...
U.S. Warns China: Will ‘Stoutly Defend’ Its Interests in Indo-Pacific
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, emphasizing Washington’s commitment to defending its interests and...
Taiwan’s President Rejects China’s “One Country, Two Systems”
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te firmly rejected Beijing’s “one country, two systems” proposal on Friday, vowing to safeguard the island’s freedom and democracy. His remarks...