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…

Iranian state media said President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country. The government has not yet issued a confirmation of…

By AFP 20 May 2024   |   4:53 am Iranian media declared President Ebrahim Raisi dead on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous northwestern region, but there…

Iran has been gripped with fear over the fate of President Ebrahim Raisi after the helicopter carrying him and his foreign minister crashed yesterday as it was crossing mountain terrain…