Lee says urged Xi to help curb North's nukes

Saudi strikes Yemen as separatist leader accused of treason

Venezuela to transfer up to 30-50 mln barrels of oil to US: Trump

Trump weighs military option to acquire Greenland

Talks on Ukraine continue after Paris 'progress'

New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country

Israeli FM in Somaliland weeks after official recognition

Israel's foreign minister arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday in the first high-profile visit by an Israeli official since the country recognized the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa, the Somaliland presidency said.

Ukraine's European, US allies meet in Paris on security guarantees

Key European allies of Ukraine and top U.S. envoys meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on Tuesday in their latest bid to agree security guarantees for any ceasefire in Russia's war against its neighbour.

At least 35 people killed,1,200 detained in Iran's economic protests

The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said on Jan. 6, as the country's theocracy acknowledged the unrest in one western province where security forces reportedly raided a hospital.

Tourists stranded on Yemen island to leave starting Jan 6

More than 400 tourists stranded on a Yemeni island after flights were halted due to fighting on the mainland will be able to fly out starting on Jan. 6, a Yemeni airport official has announced.

Thailand says Cambodia violated truce with cross-border 'accident'

Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce on Tuesday, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom Penh said a "pile of garbage" exploded, injuring two of its own troops.

NATO ally Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force

Denmark's prime minister warned Monday that any U.S. move to take Greenland by force would destroy 80 years of transatlantic security links, after President Donald Trump repeated his desire to annex the mineral-rich Arctic territory.

Iran says no leniency for 'rioters' as protests persist

Iran will offer no leniency to "rioters", though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country's judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of sometimes-deadly protests.

Venezuela's deposed Maduro pleads not guilty, insists still president

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges at a defiant appearance in a New York court on Jan. 5, two days after being snatched by U.S. forces in a stunning raid on his home in Caracas.

Israel to introduce electronic tagging in West Bank

The Israeli army has it was introducing a new technological system to enforce movement restrictions in the occupied West Bank for both Israelis and Palestinians, in a move Israeli media said aims to rein in surging settler violence.

Syria says 3 soldiers injured in SDF attack, vows response

The Syrian Defense Ministry said Monday that three soldiers were wounded in an attack by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)  in the Aleppo countryside in northern Syria.

Maduro pleads not guilty in US court

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom on Monday.

Philippines arrests ex-general who called for president's ouster

A former Philippine air force general accused of encouraging the military to abandon President Ferdinand Marcos was arrested on a charge of sedition on Monday at Manila's international airport.