President Donald Trump ratcheted up trade tensions with China on Monday, ordering an investigation into Beijing's practices on intellectual property at a time when relations are already strained over North Korea. Trump signed a memorandum directing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to determine whether Chinese policies hurt American investors or companies ...
Two independent Cambodian radio stations that allowed rare criticism of the government said Wednesday they are being forced to shut ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "starting to respect" the United States, President Donald Trump declared, even as Pyongyang ...
The United States said Tuesday that talks with North Korea may be possible "in the near future" after Pyongyang reacted to tough new U.N. sanctions with a level of restraint. But, in keeping with a "dual track" strategy of reaching out to the North diplomatically ...
A collision between a U.S. warship and an oil tanker near the Straits of Malacca on Monday has shone a light on a territorial dispute that has simmered between neighbours Singapore and Malaysia for nearly 40 years. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided ...
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against the jailing of three young democracy activists, with many questioning the independence of the Chinese-ruled city's judiciary. Last Thursday Joshua Wong, 20, Nathan Law, 24 and Alex Chow, ...
A third Australian government minister revealed Thursday she might have been unlawfully elected to Parliament because of a constitutional ban on dual citizens that has snared six lawmakers since July in an unprecedented political crisis. Fiona Nash, deputy leader of the Nationals junior coalition party, ...
Top White House adviser Steve Bannon has said he would be open to a potential deal in which China persuaded North Korea to freeze its nuclear buildup in exchange for the removal of U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula. In an interview published Wednesday by ...
Like squabbling siblings, New Zealand and Australia have close ties but also a rivalry that can sometimes turn ugly. That tension spilled into politics on Tuesday, when Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop accused New Zealand's opposition Labour Party of conspiring to undermine her government, a ...
Three young British men were sentenced Tuesday to jail time and caning for sexually assaulting a Malaysian woman during a stag party in Singapore. Khong Tam Thanh, Le Michael and Vu Thai Son, all in their 20s, were originally accused of rape but pleaded guilty ...
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce on Monday became the latest lawmaker to reveal he might have breached a constitutional prohibition on dual citizens becoming lawmakers, after he was advised by the New Zealand government that he might be from that country. Joyce told parliament said ...
President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea on Thursday, demanding that Kim Jong Un's government "get their act together" or face extraordinary trouble. He said his previous "fire and fury" warning to Pyongyang might have been too mild. "Maybe that statement wasn't ...
Washington and Moscow have over decades established mechanisms to prevent crises from spinning out of control, from hot-lines to satellites and over-flights that allow the nuclear-armed adversaries to track each other's military deployments. No such safety nets exist between Washington and Pyongyang, worrying experts who ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stark warning to North Korea on Wednesday, telling Pyongyang that it should stop any actions that would lead to the "end of its regime and the destruction of its people." Mattis' words, some of the strongest he has ...
Australia's prime minister said Tuesday that Parliament could legalize gay marriage this year if the nation's voters endorse it in a rare nonbinding poll in November. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he expected the public would support marriage equality in the so-called plebiscite, and that ...
