POLITICS

As mushrooming criminal probes threaten his political ambitions and his liberty, Donald Trump has been able to console himself with one encouraging constant: blockbuster polling numbers.

China has warned that U.S. military aid to Taiwan will not stop its "firm will" for reunification with the self-governing island nation. Beijing has also continuously sent in warplanes and vessels around the island as Taiwan bolsters its defenses.

Firebrand Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this week, as his lawyers condemned his arrest.

They have known each other for decades, rubbing shoulders at countless international events, but there is little love lost between US President Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu as the Israeli prime minister faces a full-blown crisis over a contested judicial reform.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro's son Nicolas was arrested Saturday on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to Petro's election campaign, officials said.

Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major roads in the capital Dhaka on Saturday in the latest protest demanding the prime minister's resignation.

Former US president Donald Trump -- who has pledged to pursue his White House bid if convicted and sentenced in one of the cases engulfing his comeback bid -- on Friday shared a stage with his Republican rivals for the first time in Iowa.

Former US president Donald Trump said Friday he would not end his run for the White House if convicted and sentenced in any of the criminal investigations threatening to derail his tumultuous comeback bid.

"Now I'm a Bitcoin owner, and I'm sure they'll now find a different way to come at me, but no one can say I didn't put my money where my mouth is," Kennedy Jr. explained.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin met Australia's prime minister Friday on the final leg of a Pacific tour designed to reinforce Washington's standing in the region.

Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military coup, has been moved from prison to a government building, an official from her party said Friday.

Former US president Donald Trump faced fresh charges Thursday alleging that he attempted to obstruct the investigation into the mishandling of top-secret documents by conspiring to delete surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.

After last week's raid on the Movimiento Semilla headquarters, lawyers and constitutional experts are examining the legal standing for the attempted suspension of the party.

Donald Trump said his lawyers met with Justice Department officials on Thursday ahead of an expected indictment over his alleged efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election.

Currently, the Indian economy sits in the fifth position in the world, behind the U.S., China, Japan and Germany.

Internet privacy company Proton announced Wednesday a new VPN Observatory, tracking demand for its services to detect attacks on free speech in countries like Russia and Iran before they hit the headlines.

Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang was abruptly removed from office this week, deepening a mystery over what precisely has happened to a one-time confidant of President Xi Jinping and one of Beijing's most well-known officials.

Guatemalan police raided the headquarters of the Movimiento Semilla party and are attempting to suspend the legal status of the party as one of the run-off election candidates ran as a member of the party. This is creating concerns of election interference.

Protesters and police clashed over the weekend during renewed demonstrations against Peru's interim President Dina Boluarte in the capital Lima, where demonstrators are demanding she step down and hold elections.

A former Russian leader said the end of Vladimir Putin's regime will begin when Ukraine liberates Crimea.

Chinese FM Qin Gang has been out of public view since June 25, and speculations have continued about the reasons for his disappearance, including an alleged extramarital affair.

While some are skeptical of RFK Jr.'s promise, others in the crypto community are excited that it will revolutionize not only the industry but also the financial health of the United States.

A video showed a man looking like Yevgeny Prigozhin greeting Wagner mercenaries. His exact whereabouts are still unknown and there have been speculations about whether he is in Belarus or not.

Russian Gen. Sergei Surovikin has not been seen publicly since the Wagner group's failed rebellion in late June.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the odd comment during a meeting with Irkutsk regional governor Igor Kobzev.

The Philippines' OSG said the ICC decision will not prevent the government from pursuing its own investigation into allegations regarding the Duterte administration's drug war.

China, which obtains a huge portion of its grains from Ukraine, is under international pressure to convince Russia to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that plays a major role in ensuring exports to food insecure countries.

Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Dmitry Kuleba made the statement while speaking at a ministerial round table at the UN.

Between September and December of this year, Australia is holding a referendum to amend the Australian Constitution to create a Voice for the indigenous population of Australia in Parliament.