Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has posed a threat to global security, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday.Scholz criticized Russia’s actions as violations of the UN Charter’s principle of national border inviolability.He urged Xi to leverage China’s influence with Russia to end the war.German Chancellor Olaf…

Ambassador Rahm Emanuel has urged Japan to increase its involvement in weapon development, production and supply to bolster security.He voiced the necessity of stronger defense industry cooperation between the U.S. and Japan, saying that the U.S. alone cannot supply all democracies.Japan plans to explore opportunities for co-licensing, co-production and co-development…

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has urged Russia and China to reverse their support for North Korea.Thomas-Greenfield criticized them for rewarding the country’s bad behavior and shielding it from sanctions.She made these remarks during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.The U.S. ambassador…

Greece plans to establish two large marine parks aiming to safeguard biodiversity and marine ecosystems.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the expansion of marine protected areas by 80 percent will involve banning harmful fishing practices and implementing new monitoring technologies.Greece intends to build marine parks in the Ionian and Aegean Seas,…

Australian police are now saying that the stabbing of a church bishop and priest during a livestreamed mass outside of Sydney is a “terrorist incident.” A 16-year-old male suspect, who has not been publicly identified, remains in custody Tuesday following the attack Monday night at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd…

Emergency crews have recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother, who were both victims of a deadly landslide in Indonesia, authorities said Tuesday.Rescuers were searching around the South Makale village in the Tana Toraja district of South Sulawesi province on Tuesday when they found the girl and…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The U.S. Secretary of State assured allies bordering the Black Sea on Monday that they could depend on his country’s support to make the region more secure, prosperous and integrated.Addressing the attendees of the Second Black Sea Security Conference in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, via a…

JERUSALEM — With all eyes focused on a brewing high-intensity war between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the state of Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons program has come under the microscope.Iran’s sprawling aerial attack, with over 300 suicide drones and missiles, on Israel has raised pressing new questions about the…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, killing at least 17 people as rescuers searched for survivors, authorities said Monday. In one incident, a group of school children and a driver died when their vehicle was…

PARIS (AP) — World donors pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan after a yearlong war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday.Macron spoke at the end of an international conference in Paris aimed at drumming up support…