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United States president Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to ban assault weapons, expand background checks and implement other sensible gun control measures to address a string of mass shootings that have struck the United States.…

The United States on Thursday accused Tunisia's President Kais Saied of undermining the country's democratic institutions after he fired dozens of judges amid a raft of measures that appeared designed to consolidate one-man rule. Saved,…

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine expects to receive more weapons from allies after a fresh U.S. pledge as the battle for Ukraine's east raged 100 days into Russia's invasion. Moscow's forces now occupy about 20% of Ukraine's…

The White House took the rare step of recognizing the role played by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in extending a ceasefire in Yemen on Thursday ahead of what is expected to be a trip to Riyadh by President Joe Biden.…

French diplomats went on strike on Thursday for the first time in 20 years in protest at staff cuts and reforms by President Emmanuel Macron that they say could hurt France's global standing. Hundreds of diplomatic staff at home and…

Malaysia has banned chicken exports until local production and costs stabilise. The ban, which will affect 3.6 million whole chickens sold overseas every month, is the latest sign of growing global food shortages. Countries currently…

Taiwan says its chief trade negotiator, John Deng, will hold more talks with the United States on bilateral trade on Wednesday, after being excluded from a major new U.S. economic plan for the Asia Pacific region. Deng has pushed…

 The United States said it will provide Ukraine with advanced rockets to help it force Moscow to negotiate an end to the war. United States President Joe Biden said Washington would provide Ukraine with more advanced rocket systems and…

The Chinese military said on Wednesday it had conducted a combat "readiness patrol" in the seas and airspace around Taiwan in recent days, saying it was a necessary action to respond to "collusion" between Washington and Taipei. In a…

Shanghai ended its COVID-19 lockdown at midnight on Wednesday morning after two months of frustration, despair and economic loss. Most of Shanghai's 25 million residents can now freely leave home, return to work, use public transport and…