North Korea’s Kim hails ‘unshakeable will’ to develop ties with China’s Xi
Kim Jong Un has sent Xi Jinping a congratulatory message to mark the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Iran war live: Qatar’s PM meets US envoys, Tehran holds firm on conditions
Iran says talks on a final deal will not begin until hostilities end in Lebanon and US releases frozen Iranian funds.
‘A rally like none other’: Trump unveils 2026 Republican midterm convention
The Republican Party hopes to retain control of both chambers of Congress in November’s US midterm elections.
Donald Trump reports $1.4bn in cryptocurrency income in government filing
Trump has launched a slate of crypto-friendly policies since returning to the White House for a second term.
Proton’s pitch for Lumo 2.0: Frontier AI without the data grab
Proton has unveiled Lumo 2.0, a major upgrade to its zero-access encrypted AI assistant. Built on a new architecture, the release brings the assistant closer to frontier AI models with new AI models, multimodal capabilities, Memory, improved web search…
What is birthright citizenship, and what does the Supreme Court ruling say?
Nation’s highest court strikes down executive order that would have restricted right established in US Constitution.
More than 30 students remain missing after Nigeria school attack
The attacks targeted a secondary school in the northeastern town of Lassa, in Borno State.
Five humanitarian workers killed in convoy ambush in South Sudan
UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Monday attack on convoy in Jonglei State, calls for investigation.
Evolution under fire: Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ in a post-war era
Has Iran’s regional deterrence been permanently degraded, or is its proxy network mutating into a resilient force?
Cuba’s foreign minister observes ‘no progress’ in US negotiations
A top Cuban official has accused the US of issuing ‘constant threats’ and attempting to scuttle a UN debate.