Managua: Nicaragua switched diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China on Thursday in a diplomatic coup for Beijing as it seeks to isolate the democratic island it has vowed to one day seize. The announcement now leaves Taiwan with just 14 diplomatic allies but comes as Taipei strengthens ties with multiple unofficial Western friends including the United States.
CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Egypt has floated a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told...
ISTANBUL: Turkish police have detained more than 1,100 people, including journalists, since the arrest of President...
TEHRAN: Iran said on Monday it was open to indirect talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump had...
SEOUL: South Korea´s Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday,...
RIYADH: US and Russian officials held talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday aimed at sealing a Black Sea maritime ceasefire...
PARIS: French actor Gerard Depardieu arrived at a Paris court on Monday for his trial on charges of sexually...
COPENHAGEN: Greenland´s Prime Minister, Mute Egede, accused Washington on Monday of interfering in its political...
GENEVA: The United Nations announced on Monday it was seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year...