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Trump has repeatedly insisted the United States needs Greenland for its security

Greenland PM Visits Denmark As Trump Threats Loom

Greenland's freshly elected prime minister begins his first official visit to Denmark on Sunday as US President Donald Trump eyes the Danish autonomous territory.

Philippines, US Test Air Defences As China Seizes Reef

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Saturday reported that the country's coast guard had "implemented maritime control" over Tiexian Reef, also known as Sandy Cay

Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines Sunday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defence drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila.

Eighteen Killed, Fires Still Burning In Huge Iran Port Blast

A helicopter flies above Shahid Rajaee port following the huge explosion

Fires were blazing Sunday a day after a massive explosion tore through Iran's largest commercial port, killing at least 18 people and wounding 800 others, according to state media.

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Conclaves to elect a new pope have been held in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican since 1878

Doves, Deaths And Rations: Papal Elections Over Time

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died.

Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party chief Mark Carney leads in polls ahead of the April 28, 2025 election

Canada Leaders Make Final Pitches In Campaign Upended By Trump

Canadian leaders campaigned in battleground districts Saturday, two days before a vote electrified by US President Donald Trump's threats, with Prime Minister Mark Carney favored after assuring voters he can stand up to Washington.

The customs office at Shahid Rajaee port said the fire likely broke out at the hazmat and chemical materials storage depot

Major Blast At South Iran Port Injures Hundreds

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, injuring more than 500 people, state media said, with the cause of the blast not immediately clear.

The most innovative Chinese manufacturers spend less than a third of that spent by traditional competitors to develop new vehicles, a recent Bain & Company report says

Foreign Carmakers Strive For 'China Speed' To Stay In Race

In fluid synchronisation, dozens of robotic arms picked up metal parts and welded them onto vehicle beds, as car skeletons gradually took shape and progressed along an automated factory floor near the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo.

Chinese startup DeepSeek shook up the AI world in January with its R1 chatbot, matching the performance of its US competitors at a lower cost

Xi Says China Must 'Overcome' AI Chip Challenges

President Xi Jinping said China must "overcome" the challenges of developing core AI technologies including high-end chips, state media reported Saturday, as Beijing seeks to become a world leader in the rapidly developing industry.

Regular diplomatic flare-ups between the two nations over decades have prevented close economic ties

India And Pakistan's Kashmir Fallout Hits Economy Too

Rapidly deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan over a deadly shooting in Kashmir are starting to have small but prickly economic consequences for both nations.

Banga said the World Bank was supporting countries on trade

Developing Countries Should Fast-track US Trade Deals: World Bank President

Developing countries should strike swift trade deals with the United States at the "earliest possible" opportunity, the president of the World Bank told AFP Friday, after a busy week with global financial leaders in Washington.

Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab speaks during an interview with AFP in Caracas on April 24, 2025. Venezuela's Attorney General said in an interview with AFP that El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is engaging in "human trafficking" by

Venezuela Accuses El Salvador President Of 'Human Trafficking'

Venezuela's attorney general accused Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele of "human trafficking" and suggested he face international justice for accepting cash to jail deportees from the United States.

Online conspiracy theorists lied about this 2014 AFP photo of Pope Francis shaking the hand of Holocaust survivor Eliezer Grynfeld during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem

Pope's Death Triggers Surge Of Disinformation He Fought Against

The death of Pope Francis drew tributes from mourners around the world -- and with them a wave of disinformation, old and new.

A truck with a video screen outside Manhattan Federal Court

Insurance CEO's Accused Killer Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Murder Charges

Luigi Mangione, accused of gunning down an insurance executive in cold blood in a slaying that has divided Americans, pleaded not guilty to murder charges Friday, after he was arraigned in court.

Former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (L) and ex-president (1990-1992) Fernando Collor de Mello (R) are allies against current leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil Ex-president Collor De Mello Jailed For Corruption

Brazil's former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested and taken to prison Friday to begin serving a nearly nine-year sentence for corruption and money laundering, the latest former leader to face jail time.

Ecuador sits on one of the most geologically active zones on Earth, and the fault between the Nazca and South American plates runs along its coast

Buildings Destroyed, One Injured In Ecuador Quake

A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left at least one person injured, dozens of buildings damaged and knocked out power in the Ecuadoran port city of Esmeraldas on Friday.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani attended a UN Security Council meeting on Syria after raising his country's new flag at UN headquarters in New York

Syrian Foreign Minister Raises New Flag At UN Headquarters

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani raised his country's new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, in what he called a "historic" moment.

Bayer has been dogged by lawsuits linked to the weedkiller Roundup since it acquired the US manufacturer Monsanto in a blockbuster deal in 2018

Bayer Says Legal Woes Could Force It To Pull Weedkiller

German chemicals giant Bayer said Friday it could be forced to pull its Roundup weedkiller from the market if it is not able to contain simmering legal troubles.

A student looks at her phone during a lesson at the Extraordinary Luxuries Business School in Beijing

TikTok Exploits Trade War To Shift Fake Luxury Goods

TikTok abounds with viral videos accusing prestigious brands of secretly manufacturing luxury goods in China so they can be sold at cut prices.

An explosive device ripped through a parked car killing a senior Russian general

Russian General Killed By Car Bomb Near Moscow

An explosive device ripped through a parked car near Moscow on Friday killing a senior Russian general, investigators said, in an attack that resembled previous killings claimed by Ukraine.