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S Korea, Japan face need to cooperate on challenges posed by N Korea and China, but history keeps getting in the way.

UN nuclear agency IAEA says missing uranium stockpile poses possible radiological risk and security concerns.

The third missile test this week comes as leaders of Japan and South Korea prepare to hold their first summit in years.

Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, ex-governor of Tamaulipas, is accused of using $3.5m in bribes to buy property in the US.

The former president faces scrutiny for reports that his administration attempted to bring $3.2m in jewellery to Brazil.

Minister says the decision to sever ties with Taiwan is rooted in 'pragmatism, not ideology' amid economic hardships.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says US 'will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows'.

Banking stocks on global markets are volatile after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures.

Shares of Swiss bank lose more than a quarter of their value in one day, dragging down European and US markets.

Blinken to be first US secretary of state to visit country amid concerns over Sahel security, growing Russian influence.

Anti-abortion groups are pushing to revoke or suspend approval of pill used in more than half of all US abortions.

Top US diplomat discussed 'progress' of Tigray peace agreement with Ethiopian prime minister, State Department says.

Police withdraw from the cricketer-turned-politician's house to allow a cricket match to be played as scheduled.

Biden administration quickly put emergency measures in place as SVB failed. Here's how it all unfolded.

Tensions with Hezbollah could rise as army says suspect killed after Israeli severely injured when car blows up.

People gather in Idlib city to commemorate the 12th anniversary of protests against Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Finance minister Jeremy Hunt unveils measures aimed at boosting workforce as strikers demand better wages, conditions.

The US says the joint drills pose no new threat but that deepening ties between the rival states will be 'monitored'.

The legal pushback against Kenya's anti-LGBTQ colonial-era laws has unleashed vicious homophobia in the public space.

Regional governor says 100 rescue workers have been deployed to try to free 10 miners trapped underground.

Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO members that are yet to ratify the accession of Finland and Sweden.

Activists say the project threatens delicate ecosystems, while proponents say it is key to Biden's green energy agenda.

Court orders suspension of operation until Thursday as police withdraw from Lahore area near ex-prime minister's home.

At least 13 people were killed and a number of other people were reported missing in two provinces hit by earthquake.

The Alaska venture will add 239 million metric tons of carbon emissions to the atmosphere over the next 30 years.

Public sector workers demand the government roll back high taxes imposed as a precondition to unlock $2.9bn IMF loan.

Myanmar delegation is visiting camps this week to verify a few hundred potential returnees for the project.

Launched on March 14, GPT-4 is the successor to GPT-3 and is the technology behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT.

Justyna Wydrzynska was convicted on Tuesday, three years after providing a woman with abortion pills.

Tensions are growing in Senegal as President Macky Sall could vie for a controversial third term in the 2024 election.

UK has historically been more a refugee-making country than a refugee-taking one. It refuses to confront that truth.

Millions still displaced and hundreds of thousands have died in 12 years of fighting, but al-Assad remains in power.

Young people work together across social, economic and racial divides to embrace technology and advance their country.

YouTuber-turned-lawmaker GaaSyy was elected last July but failed to attend a single session.

Ronaldo failed to score for the third consecutive game and is yet to open his account at Al-Nassr stadium.

Blinken's trip is latest in a series of visits to Africa by senior US officials amid competition from China and Russia.

UN report indicated 'suspicion, discrimination and outright hatred' towards Muslims had reached 'epidemic proportions'.

Iraqi Symphony Orchestra’s fight for survival despite war, sectarian violence, sanctions, a lack of musicians and funds.

Russian leader rejects theory 'pro-Ukraine group' carried out the pipeline sabotage; describes Germany as US 'occupied'.

GPT-4 capable of passing bar exam with a score in the top 10 percent of applicants, California-based firm says.

In Croatia, a pensioner lives frugally to cope with rising costs - but still buys extra bread to feed the birds.

Power outages have hit more than 330,000 utility customers in northern and central areas.

Spain and Portugal were joined by Ukraine, which is not likely to remain in the bid.

Vast majority of deaths occurred in Malawi from the highly unusual storm.

Twenty years after US-led invasion The Stream welcomes a panel of Iraqis to reflect on its lasting influence.

US and Russia give conflicting accounts of events that led a multimillion-dollar drone to crash into the Black Sea.

Latest flurry of tests coincides with major military exercises by the United States and South Korea.

Official media say similar collapse unlikely in China but situation has 'important implications' for lenders.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 385th day, we take a look at the main developments.

The 2018 partial rollback of US's Dodd-Frank is under renewed scrutiny following the failure of California-based lender.