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Biden, European leaders discuss Russian build-up on Ukraine's borders

U.S. President Joe Biden, in a call with leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Britain on Monday, discussed their "shared concern about the Russian military build-up on

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65 countries oppose interference in China's internal affairs

Belarus, on behalf of 65 countries, delivered a joint speech on Tuesday at the 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held in Geneva, stressing that respect for the sovereignty, inde

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Japan protests against Russian missile deployment on disputed islands

Japan’s government has lodged a protest after Russia’s military deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of isla

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Russia opposes foreign interference in Hong Kong affairs

Russia opposes foreign meddling in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday. Russia's position remains unchanged t

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Russia reserves right to retaliate for nuclear attacks: Putin's decree

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual press conference in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 19, 2019. /Xinhua Russia reserves the right to retaliate for nuclear attacks, according to a decr

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5th Burkina Faso cabinet minister tests positive for COVID-19

Burkina Faso's Minister of Trade and Industry Harouna Kabore has tested positive for COVID-19, the fifth cabinet minister infected by the novel coronavirus in the country. "The minister will conti

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Iran welcomes election of Allawi as Iraq prime minister: Iran foreign ministry

Iran welcomes Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi’s election as prime minister of Iraq, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday, according to the official IRN

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US destroyer's intrusion into Chinese waters unacceptable

TheForeignMinistryhascalledthetrespassingofaUSmissiledestroyerinChina'sterritorialwatersa"seriouspoliticalandmilitaryprovocation",andtheMinistryofNationalDefens

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U.S. missile destroyer trespass territorial waters "serious provocation"

ChinasaidonSundaythattheU.S.missiledestroyertrespassingChina'sterritorialwatersofftheXishaIslandswas"seriouspoliticalandmilitaryprovocation."ForeignMinistryspok

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129 freed Myanmar fishermen brought back from India

​A total of 129 out of 249 Myanmar fishermen, who had served their prison terms in India after being detained for illegally entering that country's territorial waters, have been released and brought back home, official media reported Wednesday.

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S. Korea slams Japan's repeated claim over disputed islets

South Korea on Thursday slammed Japan for its repeated territorial claim over a pair of islets, called Dokdo here and Takeshima in Japan, lying halfway between the two countries.