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Chinese Premier Li To Visit Australia In June
China's Premier Li Qiang will visit Australia in June, the South China Morning Post said, the latest step in a thawing of ties between the two nations.
Australia and China, its largest trading partner, are rebuilding ties after a period…
Vietnam Tycoon Sentenced To Death In $12.5 Billion Fraud Case
A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon, Truong My Lan for her role in a 304-trillion-dong ($12.5-billion) financial fraud, the country's biggest on record, state media said.
Report says her trial,…
Mexico Calls On UN To Suspend Ecuador
Mexico is calling for Ecuador to be suspended from the United Nations until the South American country issues a public apology for its raid on Mexico's embassy in Quito, Mexican Foreign Minister, Alicia Barcena said.
Report says the…
Russian Missile Kills Four In Ukraine’s Mykolaiv
A Russian missile attack on Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv killed at least four people and injured five more, officials said.
"The enemy continues ballistic strikes on the south of Ukraine. Insidiously struck Mykolaiv in the middle…
US Envoy Asked Middle East To Mediate With Iran
The US Middle East envoy has called the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Iraq to ask them to deliver a message to Iran urging it to lower tensions with Israel following a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran's embassy in…
Peru To Investigate Missing Military Jet
The Peruvian Air Force said on Thursday that it lost communication with a Mirage 2000 fighter plane that was conducting low-altitude training in southern Peru and has ordered investigations to determine "the causes of the accident."
The…
Protesters Blockade Las Bambas Mine In Peru
Peru's Las Bambas copper mine, owned by China's MMG is facing renewed blockades of a key transport route after failed talks over donations to local development projects, a community leader said on Wednesday.
Peru is one of the world's…
Colombia: Peace Delegation To Hold Extraordinary Meeting With Rebels
Colombian negotiators will travel to Venezuela's capital Caracas to hold an extraordinary round of peace talks with the leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN), the government said.
The extraordinary meeting, which ELN…
Man Stabs One Person Dead In France
A man armed with a knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded at least one other in an attack in the French city of Bordeaux, officials said.
Report says the attacker was killed by police. Police do not initially think the attack was…
Three Sons Of Hamas Leader Haniyeh Killed In Israeli Airstrike
Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Islamist group and Haniyeh's family said.
The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the attack, describing the three sons…