2024

The alliance between Sara Duterte and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., which brought two notorious dynasties together, has unraveled in spectacular fashion.

The drills were the latest show of force by China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and has protested Western support for the island.

When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative.

The former U.S. Marine describes the moment of his arrest and the long years waiting for his release.

A referendum that constitutionally enshrines a national objective to join the E.U. passed by a thin margin. The incumbent pro-E.U. president won the most votes in a concurrent election, but faces a runoff.

The move restores a “four pillar” government structure that divides top-level duties to avoid the rise of a single strongman.

A two-state solution remains the goal of the United States and the West, but many in the region say the devastation in Gaza and the lack of effective Palestinian leadership make it a remote prospect.

King Charles, visiting the former British colony where he retains the ceremonial title of head of state, was shouted at by an Indigenous Australian senator.

The Israeli military said it had conducted dozens of attacks overnight on the militia’s financial arm in Lebanon. Two top U.S. diplomats were working to calm Israel’s conflicts with Hezbollah and Hamas.

The Russian leader hopes to use the meeting of the so-called BRICS group, which includes China and India, as a counterweight to the West.