Reuters The US has been holding regular negotiations with Denmark to expand its military presence in Greenland, according to multiple officials familiar with the discussions, with talks between both sides progressing in recent months.
US officials are seeking to open three new bases in the south of the territory, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, as they work to resolve a diplomatic crisis sparked by President Donald Trump when he threatened to seize Greenland by
BBC Security around Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square has been heightened for days, with rumours on social media swirling of a special parade or some big, choreographed event.
Preparations for this major event have started with a whisper, but China appears ready to put on a show for US President Donald Trump.
The visit will include talks, a banquet, and a visit to the Temple of Heaven, a complex of imperial temples where emperors would pray
Hindustan Times via Getty Images India's welfare politics is not collapsing - but its electoral magic may be fading.
Over the past decade, cash transfers, subsidised services and women-focused schemes have become the default grammar of state politics in India, with welfare increasingly used to soften the effects of a growth model that has struggled to generate enough jobs.
Across party lines, governments now
An Indonesian guide who led a group of hikers up Mount Dukono has described the harrowing moment they were caught up in Friday's eruption, which killed three people in his group.
Reza Selang narrowly escaped from being crushed by a large rock ejected from the crater, which landed on two other hikers right beside him.
"There are no words. Until now I still feel torn apart, I still can't believe it... right now I am deeply devastated,
Getty Images South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will legally challenge a report that has paved the way for parliament to consider impeachment proceedings against him over the theft of large sums of cash from his private farm.
A Constitution Court ruling last week found that parliament acted unconstitutionally when it voted against establishing an impeachment inquiry against Ramaphosa regarding the Phala Phala report in 2022.
"I remain here and am not resigning,"
EPA The twenty-seven foreign ministers of the European Union approved new sanctions on Monday on Israeli settlers over rising violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
There has been a surge in attacks by settlers since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the UN has recorded.
Settlements - illegal under international law - are built on Israeli-occupied land in the West Bank and East
Getty Images US President Donald Trump is expected to bring a host of top business and technology industry executives on his trip to China this week.
Among those set to join the president on his official trip to Beijing are Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Larry Fink of BlackRock, as well as other executives from Meta, Visa, JP Morgan, Boeing, Cargill and more.
In total, 17 US executives will join Trump on the trip, a White House official with knowledge of the plans
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on "massive life support".
He told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that while the ceasefire remained in place, it was "unbelievably weak".
Iran laid out its demands to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a counter-offer sent to the US on Sunday. Trump rejected the proposal, calling it "totally
Eighteen Americans evacuated from a cruise ship after possible exposure to hantavirus are being closely monitored by health officials, as authorities maintain the risk to the public remains "very, very low".
Officials say one passenger aboard the Dutch vessel MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes virus - a rare type of hantavirus - while another is showing mild symptoms.
More than 90 passengers of the cruise ship, currently docked in Spain'
