Taiwan has scrambled fighter jets and and put navy ships and missile systems on alert in response to nearby operations of 34 Chinese military aircraft and nine warships.

The long-running dispute over the West Bank Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar has resurfaced this week as a focus of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says China’s growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia poses a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe.

Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Australia has announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses” in Myanmar two years after a military junta seized power in the Southeast Asian country.

Nikki Haley is moving closer to making her presidential campaign official.

Mourners are paying their respects to Cardinal George Pell who lies in state in a Sydney cathedral as police seek a court order to prevent protesters from disrupting his funeral.

Russia has intensified its effort to capture Bakhmut, in Ukraine’s Donbas region. Civilians have streamed out under Russian shelling amid heavy casualties.

The Biden administration is faulting Russia for failing to allow on-the-ground nuclear inspections, accusing Moscow of endangering arms control efforts.

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