US planning to criminally indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro

The US justice department is reportedly preparing to indict aging Cuban leader Raúl Castro in the coming days over the shooting down of two aircraft three decades ago.

Russia must calmly and confidently demonstrate its capabilities to cool Western hotheads

Russia must calmly and confidently demonstrate its capabilities to cool Western hotheads playing with nuclear umbrella concepts, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told journalists.

China says US-backed Hormuz resolution at UNSC is ‘not right’, signals likely veto

China’s UN ambassador to the United Nations has criticised a proposed US-Bahraini resolution at the UN Security Council on the Strait of Hormuz, saying the content and timing were not right and that passing such a resolution would not be helpful.

Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' on Taiwan at China talks

Donald Trump has said he has "made no commitment either way" on Taiwan during talks with China's President Xi Jinping.

Iran ready to discuss Russia’s proposal to remove enriched uranium later — FM

Tehran is ready to discuss Moscow’s proposal to take enriched uranium, albeit at a later date, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi said at a news conference in New Delhi.

Trump again warns Iran to make a deal or face ‘annihilation’

Donald Trump has warned Iran that the country must reach a diplomatic agreement with Washington or face total destruction, stating, “They can make a deal, or they get annihilated.”

Xi warns Trump mishandling of Taiwan may spark 'conflict'

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his US counterpart Donald Trump that trade talks are making progress, but cautioned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and even lead to conflict.

US Republicans break ranks, but Senate fails to curb Trump’s war powers

Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval.