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Mexico to take Ecuador embassy raid to international court
Mexico said it will file a complaint against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice on Monday following the raid on its embassy in Quito, which prompted searing international condemnation.
Six months into 'long' war, Israel says readying for Rafah
Israeli officials said Sunday they are preparing for military operations in Gaza's southernmost point of Rafah six months into a "long war", which has shattered buildings and lives.
Mexico says diplomatic staff leave Ecuador after embassy raid
Mexico's diplomatic personnel were leaving Ecuador on Sunday, its foreign minister said, as the two countries severed ties after Quito's security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in a raid that prompted searing international rebukes.
China conducts 'combat patrols' as US holds drills with allies in disputed waters
China conducted "combat patrols" Sunday in the South China Sea, its army said, the same day the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia held their first joint drills in the disputed waters.
Six months into war, Israel pulls troops out of southern Gaza
Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip Sunday, media reports said, in a partial withdrawal six months into the devastating war sparked by the October 7 attacks.
Green onion outcry: humble vegetable roils S. Korean vote
Foreign policy, the economy, or Kim Jong Un's nukes might be expected to top the agenda ahead of South Korea's crucial parliamentary election on Wednesday.
Gaza war enters seventh month, new truce talks expected
The Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday, with talks towards a truce and hostage release deal expected to resume in Cairo.
Greece raises wildfire alert level after spate of blazes
Greece on Sunday raised its wildfire alert level to "high risk" after dozens of blazes broke out, the civil protection ministry said.
Gaza war enters seventh month as truce negotiators expected in Cairo
The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo in a renewed push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Yellen, Premier Li express hope for US-China cooperation
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang sounded a hopeful note on bilateral relations at the start of their Sunday meeting in Beijing.
Algerian film industry vies for revival after decades of neglect
Algerian cinema is in search of a revival, decades after its 1970s heyday and steep decline, with authorities having blown hot and cold in their support.
Pellegrini wins Slovakia presidential election
Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini won Slovakia's presidential election Saturday against pro-Western diplomat Ivan Korcok.
Trump rakes in $50 mn as fundraising war with Biden heats up
Donald Trump's campaign said it took in more than $50 million at a single fundraising event Saturday in Florida -- the latest salvo in a swaggering, high-stakes battle for big money with Joe Biden.
Ousted Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo seeks return to presidency
Thousands of people turned out Saturday to see Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo announce his bid to return to office even though he is ineligible.
Ecuador in diplomatic storm after raid at Mexican embassy
Ecuador was lambasted across Latin America on Saturday after security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest graft-accused former vice president Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum there.
Ecuador raid a blow to Mexico's 'sacred' asylum tradition
In the past century, Mexico has opened its doors to revolutionaries, Spanish exiles, and persecuted Latin American leaders -- a tradition that has been dealt an unprecedented blow by a police invasion of its embassy in Ecuador.
Major Trump fundraiser the latest in big bucks battle with Biden
Major political donors will gather Saturday in Donald Trump's fiefdom of Palm Beach for a fundraising event that his campaign hopes will mark a new phase in a swaggering, high-stakes race for big money with Joe Biden.
Ecuador faces diplomatic backlash after raid at Mexican embassy in Quito
Ecuador found itself at the center of a growing diplomatic melee Saturday after authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum there.
Trump hosts fundraiser in Florida in funding match with Biden
Donald Trump is holding a major fundraising event in Florida on Saturday, hoping to lay down a new marker in a swaggering, high-stakes race for large donations with Joe Biden.
Gaza's largest hospital 'an empty shell with human graves': WHO
The World Health Organization said Saturday that Gaza's largest hospital had been reduced to ashes by Israel's latest siege, leaving an "empty shell" with many bodies.
Russian strikes on Kharkiv kills seven
A series of Russian attacks on Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv killed seven people and wounded a dozen more, Kyiv said on Saturday.
Israeli army says body of hostage recovered from Gaza
Israel's army said on Saturday its troops recovered the body of a hostage abducted by Palestinian militants during the October 7 attack on southern Israeli communities.
Ukraine faces key battle in Chasiv Yar, a 'door' to Donbas
Sitting in a steamy kitchen, Ukrainian soldier Anton was ready to go on a new rotation to defend Chasiv Yar, a strategic town for troops fighting for control of the eastern Donbas region.
US says truce talks on, after Gaza aid worker death outcry
American and Israeli negotiators are expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal in a war that reaches the half-year mark on Sunday.
Pakistan PM orders police punished after Chinese dam worker attack
Pakistan's prime minister has ordered at least five senior police officials be punished for negligence after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers at a major dam site last month, the country's information minister said Saturday.
US, China agree to hold talks on 'balanced economic growth'
The United States and China have agreed to hold "intensive exchanges on balanced growth", the US Treasury Department said in a statement, after two days of talks between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Guangzhou.
Mexico cuts ties with Ecuador after embassy storming in Quito
Ecuadoran authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who was taking refuge there, prompting Mexico to sever diplomatic ties after the "violation of international law".
Moroccan protesters denounce 'massacres' in Gaza
Thousands of people protested in Morocco's commercial capital Casablanca late on Friday against "massacres" in the Gaza Strip and against the country's normalisation of ties with Israel.
Slovakia elects new president amid deep divisions over Ukraine war
Slovaks voted Saturday to choose a new president with the outcome determining whether the EU and NATO member shifts further towards Russia amid deep divisions over the war in Ukraine.
Slovakia elect new president amid deep divisions over Ukraine war
Slovaks voted Saturday to choose a new president with the outcome determining whether the EU and NATO member shifts further towards Russia amid deep divisions over the war in Ukraine.
Forecasting the future of science to keep Swiss diplomatic hub buzzing
As technology and science advance at breakneck speed, a Swiss group is already looking beyond AI to the next big potential technological disrupters.
Slovakia holds tight presidential vote amid Ukraine divisions
Slovakians began voting Saturday to choose a new president with the outcome determining whether the EU and NATO member shifts further towards Russia.