The Ukrainian President's unscheduled appearance at Asia's biggest security conference dominated proceedings on Sunday after China's defence chief slammed 'separatists' in Taiwan, drawing a sharp response from Taipei.
Volodomyr Zelenskiy at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su - World
Ukraine's allies will step up to provide military assistance as the country weathers attacks by Russia, officials said at the Shangri-La Dialogue global defence forum in Singapore, where Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskiy was a surprise visitor.
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Australia has asked for military talks with China and is comfortable growing closer to the Philippines, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit.
In a country with a painful history of codified racism, the Democratic Alliance is struggling to shake off an image as a party of rich whites and prove it reflects the make-up and aspirations of all.
John Steenhuisen in Benoni, South Africa May 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee - World
Official results from South Africa's election were expected to confirm on Sunday the end of the African National Congress' 30 years of majority governing and start the clock on a race to form a new ruling coalition.
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Some say the result could lead to Cyril Ramaphosa's ouster.
An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work.
Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024. GIL COHEN-MAGEN/Pool via REUTERS - World
Israel has said there will be no formal end to the war as long as Hamas retains power, raising questions of timing and interpretation over the truce offer, which the Palestinian faction has welcomed.
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Talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar and others to arrange a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly stalled, with each side blaming the other for the lack of progress.
Most exit polls projected the ruling National Democratic Alliance could win a two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament, which would allow the government to usher in far-reaching amendments in the constitution.
Firozpur district, Punjab. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - World
The coalition could win 55 to 64 seats in five southern states, nearly double what it won in 2019.
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Expectations that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will expand his alliance's majority in parliament after the world’s biggest election are likely to boost the country's financial markets on hopes of economic reforms.
The landing elevates China's space-power status in a global rush to the moon, where countries are hoping to exploit lunar minerals to sustain long-term astronaut missions and moon bases.
Hainan province, China April 27, 2024. cnsphoto via REUTERS - Technology
Boeing, whose commercial plane operations are in disarray, badly needs a win in space for its Starliner venture, a program several years behind schedule with more than $1.5 billion in cost overruns.
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The statute of limitations has likely passed, Justice Department officials told victims' families.
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The festival in the English countryside celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and has a global reputation among opera lovers.
