Supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un spoke at a key meeting of the rogue nation’s ruling party, underscoring his desire to align with foreign nations against U.S. interests in the region.Speaking from the stage and backed by large, crimson displays bearing the Workers’ Party of Korea emblem, Kim…

A new image has been published by Israeli media purportedly showing the first glimpse in 30 years of Mohammed Deif — the shadowy commander of Hamas’ military wing who has survived repeated assassination attempts. The photo, first published by Channel 12 on Wednesday, reportedly was obtained by Israeli forces fighting Hamas…

Mexican officials worked with bulldozers Wednesday to clear out a ragged migrant tent camp next to the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico.Migrants at the encampment in Matamoros, which borders Brownsville, Texas, first moved into the area in late 2022. The encampment once held as many as 1,500 migrants, but many…

The death toll from a massive fire at a guesthouse in Romania has risen to seven people, including at least two children.The fire occurred in the village of Tohani in Prahova county, where 26 people were staying at the guesthouse.A second child’s death was confirmed on Wednesday morning, and the…

A Greek air force pilot was killed Wednesday when his training jet crashed in the countryside, state-run ERT television said.The crash occurred outside an air base near the southern town of Kalamata.The two-seater T-2 aircraft was carrying only one crew member, ERT said, and crashed as it was coming in…

China has announced a ban on a U.S. research company and two analysts who have extensively reported on human rights abuses.The ban includes restrictions on their travel to China and the freezing of any assets or property they have in the country.China denies allegations of human rights abuses, insisting that…

The president of Belarus announced this week that the country has received tactical nuclear weapons transported from Russia.President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that the intensely-regulated weapons were brought to Belarus in October.No further information was offered on the nature of the nuclear weapons or their intended use.Tactical nuclear weapons are…

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel praised Japan’s contribution to drastic “reform and modernization” of their alliance, particularly its military capability and spending, as well as a decision to allow Japanese-made Patriot guided missiles to be shipped to the United States to make up for its decreasing inventory.In a meeting…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of union members and activists took to the streets of Argentina’s capital Wednesday to protest a decree from President Javier Milei that imposes sweeping deregulation and austerity measures meant to revive the country’s struggling economy.Unions had asked a court for a prior injunction to…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday vowed that Taiwan will be reunited with the mainland, saying Beijing will “resolutely prevent anyone from splitting” the two sides in any way. The comments came during a symposium in Beijing commemorating the 130th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong, the founding father of…