Category: World

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani expressed on Monday his government’s willingness to build a “strategic partnership” with China, a key backer of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. A foreign ministry statement … Read More

Power went out across Spain and Portugal on Monday, halting train traffic, clogging roads and trapping people in lifts before electricity started to return to some areas after hours of … Read More

The head of Israel’s internal security service says he will resign in June over the failure of his agency to warn of Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks – defusing an … Read More

Denmark’s King Frederik on Monday pushed back by one day a visit to Greenland planned to underscore unity with the Danish territory in response to US President Donald Trump’s interest … Read More

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday he was not concerned “at present” about American shops potentially running out of items due to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Trump … Read More

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China rejects Trump claims … Read More

Nearly 100 days in, Donald Trump’s second term as US president has been defined by his determination to upend the established order on nearly all fronts of domestic and foreign … Read More

Canada was voting on Monday for a new government to confront a trade war and annexation threats by President Donald Trump, who pushed for the United States to absorb its … Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow’s second world war Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said on Monday. Moscow … Read More

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global church starting from May 7, a senior Vatican source said on Monday. The … Read More