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Putin signs into law mutual defense treaty with North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a treaty on the country's strategic partnership with North Korea which includes a mutual defense provision, according to a decree published Saturday

Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as death toll rises

One strike hit a school-turned-shelter; another hit a tent where displaced people were sheltering

Qatar pauses Gaza cease-fire mediation, source says

The tiny Gulf country also says that Hamas' political office in its capital, Doha, 'no longer serves its purpose'

Bolivia's Morales barred from running for political office

Bolivia's constitutional court rules that presidents are limited to serving two terms, whether consecutive or nonconsecutive

New Chinese stealth fighter to take center stage at China's biggest air show

6-day China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition begins Tuesday

Amsterdam bans rallies after Israeli soccer fans attacked

Antisemitic incidents have surged in the Netherlands since Israel launched its assault on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza after the attacks on Israel by Hamas militants in October 2023

US law enforcement investigates racist texts targeting Black Americans

The messages told recipients to report to a plantation to pick cotton, a reference to past enslavement of Black people

Ready or not? How China scrambled to counter the second Trump shock   

Beijing has been preparing for Trump's return by deepening ties with allies, boosting self-reliance in tech, and setting aside money to prop up the economy that is now more vulnerable to fresh tariffs already threatened by Trump

China summons Philippine ambassador over new maritime laws

China says laws ‘illegally’ include its territories

Gaza women, children are nearly 70% of verified war dead, UN rights office says

UN condemns finding in what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law

US judge rules against Biden legalization program for immigrant spouses

Blow could keep program blocked through Biden's final months in office

Germany arrests US citizen suspected of offering military intel to China

The man, identified only as Martin D. under German privacy law, is accused of offering intelligence on the US military that he had acquired while working for troops stationed in Germany

Britain hits Russia with new wave of sanctions

GRU officer accused over Novichok attack sanctioned

China pledges support for Myanmar's political transition

China's exports soar past forecast as factories front-run Trump tariff threat

Export momentum has been one bright spot for a struggling economy in China

Russia to curb income of 'foreign agents' and those who leave, lawmaker says

Russian law requires any person or organization receiving support from outside Russia or who is under foreign influence to register as a foreign agent

Vaccine doses allocated for 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox

The global health agency said on Wednesday the newly allocated vaccines will go to the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda

Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for children under 16

Australia is trying out an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms

Deadlock over climate finance is undermining Paris agreement, Singapore minister says

Nearly 200 nations will gather in Azerbaijan for COP29 climate talks Monday

Germany's awkward coalition faces make-or-break moment

Leaders of 3 parties convene to forge compromises between their differing visions on rescuing economy from decline