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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: Collected
Hamas-Israel war

China's foreign minister calls US secretary of state on crisis in Israel and Gaza

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said Israel’s military actions in Gaza have gone “beyond the scope of self-defence”. The top Chinese official also stated Israeli government must “cease...

Exercise increased caution: US issues Level-2 travel advisory for Bangladesh, Level-3 for CHT areas
Bangladesh

Exercise increased caution: US issues Level-2 travel advisory for Bangladesh, Level-3 for CHT areas

An Israeli tank takes up position near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
World+Biz

White House: Israel's call to move Gaza civilians is 'a tall order'

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the plenary session at the 2023 Russian Energy Week international forum at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia October 11, 2023. Sputnik/Kristina Kormilitsyna/Kremlin via REUTERS
World+Biz

Putin says US is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group

Smoke billows following Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Saleh Salem
Middle East

First plane carrying US ammunition lands in Israel as troops mass near Gaza

The White House is lit with the colors of the Israeli flag in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
World+Biz

US doesn't want civilians killed, White House says as first tranche of security assistance heads to Israel

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with participants of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and the Council of CIS Heads of Government meetings, in Sochi, Russia June 9, 2023. Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Putin blames US for Israel-Gaza conflict

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks back into the office of the Speaker of the House to gather his things after holding a press conference several hours after being ousted from the position of Speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ File Photo
USA

House adrift as Republicans fight over their next leader

Kevin McCarthy at the US Capitol on Oct. 3. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

McCarthy ouster means more turmoil as next shutdown fight looms

US imposes visa restrictions on more Nicaraguan officials over human rights
World+Biz

US imposes visa restrictions on more Nicaraguan officials over human rights

US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands. Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Bloomberg Special

The US needs India to buffer China, and Modi knows it

FILE PHOTO: US Army soldier Travis King appears in this unknown location, undated photo obtained by REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

US soldier Travis King in US custody after expulsion from North Korea to China

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the US Capitol, where Congress will return Tuesday to deal with a series of spending bills before funding runs out and triggers a partial US government shutdown, in Washington, US September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
USA

Shutdown showdown in US Congress: Time running short to fund government