North and South Korea restore hotline after a year
North and South Korea have restored a communication hotline that was cut off by Pyongyang last June. According to the South’s presidential office, the leaders...
Politics
Biden and Putin praise Geneva summit talks but discord remains
The presidents of the US and Russia have praised their talks in Geneva but have made little concrete progress at the first such meeting since...
Biden-Putin summit: US and Russian leaders set for tense Geneva talks
US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are preparing sit down for their first, highly-anticipated summit. The talks in Geneva, Switzerland, come...
Beijing tells Nato to stop hyping up China threat
China has accused Nato of slandering its peaceful development after alliance leaders warned about “systemic challenges” coming from Beijing. China’s actions, including expanding its nuclear...
China denounces G7 after statement on Xinjiang and Hong Kong
China has accused the G7 of “political manipulation” after it criticised Beijing over a range of issues. In a joint statement at the end of...
Covid: China hits back as US revisits Wuhan lab leak theory
China has denounced US efforts to further investigate whether Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab. US President Joe Biden has called on intelligence officials to...
Covid: Biden orders investigation into virus origin as lab leak theory debated
US President Joe Biden has ordered intelligence officials to “redouble” efforts to investigate the origins of Covid-19, including the theory that it came from a...
Israel-Palestinian ceasefire comes into effect
A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect. The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing...
Prince Philip has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace announces
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. In a statement shortly after midday, the palace said: “His Royal...
Biden sets to work on reversing Trump policies with executive orders
US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. “There is no time to waste...
