Israeli forces massed tanks close to built-up areas of Rafah, after US President Joe Biden vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces launched a major invasion of the southern Gaza city.
The shake-up comes at an uncertain time for Ukraine, with Russian troops advancing, taking advantage of Kyiv’s manpower shortage, and dwindling ammunition.
The UK ended the tax-free shopping incentive for tourists in 2021 and has resisted strong lobbying from retailers and other companies linked to the tourism sector.
The popular social media platform has started to invite merchants for a beta run of TikTok Shop in Mexico, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
A nighttime video shared on social media showed a plane with the logo of Senegal-based airline Transair standing in grass with a wing covered in fire-suppressing foam.
Russian president uses to speech to warn that his nuclear forces were ‘always’ on alert and that Russia would not tolerate any threats from the West.
Nicaragua’s congress, controlled by President Daniel Ortega, repealed a law which had given a Chinese investor a concession of up to 100 years to build and operate a canal between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Further attacks on politicians in Germany have rattled the country and prompted renewed outrage from leaders, after Berlin’s former mayor was assaulted in a library.
Bilateral working group sessions meant to build on agreements reached last year and restore top-level engagement as pledged at Xi-Biden summit.
The May 9 parade marks the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II and has become one of Russia’s most important public holidays.
The decision comes a day after a Florida judge postponed the classified documents trial indefinitely, as the list of stalled cases against the ex-US president grows.
Democrats joined Republicans in a 359-43 vote, avoiding a replay of the chaos in October when predecessor Kevin McCarthy was removed from the role.
The new financial product underscores the flurry of collaborations and accords between Hong Kong and Riyadh since the February 2023 visit by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to the kingdom.
The independent White House hopeful made the claim in a 2012 deposition as part of his divorce from his second wife, but says he has since recovered.
Xi’s arrival and remarks published in Serbia coincided with 25th anniversary of US air strike that killed three Chinese journalists.
A visual guide to modern trench warfare, long-range weapons and the bloody stalemate between Ukraine and Russia.
A visual guide to how the South China Morning Post’s small graphics team creates world-class infographics that get noticed.
The Earth risks ‘dangerous and cascading effects’ of human-generated climate change if we fail to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Here’s what could happen if temperatures rise beyond that.
A visual guide to the Palestinian territory of Gaza and the war between Israel and Hamas, following the deadly October 7 attack.