Chinese President Xi Jinping called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue during a meeting Monday with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Orbán made a surprise visit to China after similar trips last week to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement of more...
Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal Japanese occupation in World War II but is now building an alliance with Tokyo as both face an increasingly assertive China. The Reciprocal Access Agreement, which similarly...
Crowds of protesters and celebrators flooded the streets of Paris as French election results began pouring in on Sunday. On Sunday, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced his intent to resign after a far-left political coalition was poised to win a plurality of French parliamentary seats. The coalition had unexpectedly assembled before the snap elections...
An Israeli minister has endorsed Marine Le Pen for French president, saying she would make an “excellent” leader for the country as her right-wing party seeks significant gains in the current election. “It is excellent for Israel that she will be the president of France, with 10 exclamation marks,” Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said...
