South Africa’s top court ruled Monday that graft-tainted former president turned firebrand opposition challenger Jacob Zuma is ineligible to stand for parliament in next week’s general election. The decision will…

No fewer than three US citizens have been detained by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over their alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt on Sunday. Sylvain…

By Xinhua 20 May 2024   |   9:22 am AstraZeneca says it will invest 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in building a manufacturing facility in Singapore for antibody drug conjugates…

Beijing said Monday that Taiwan’s internal politics did not change the “fact” it is part of China, warning that efforts towards the island’s independence were a “dead end” after it…

New Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Monday vowed to defend the island’s democracy, as he called on China to end its military intimidation of the self-ruled island. Beijing, which has…

Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, is expected to assume the presidency after Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash as the country gears up for early elections. The Iranian…

South Africa’s top court will rule Monday on whether graft-tainted former president Jacob Zuma can legally be barred from standing as a candidate in the country’s May 29 general election….

Rising from a humble coal-mining town to assume Taiwan’s highest office on Monday, President Lai Ching-te now faces the challenge of navigating a widening rift with an increasingly assertive China…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region…

By Sola Babarinsa 20 May 2024   |   5:50 am Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday he was “deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise” of Iranian…