China is shocked that a senior official from Japanese Prime Minister's Office brazenly claimed that Japan should have nuclear weapons, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday, urging the international community to be on high alert and firmly against such remarks.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has sent a letter to heads of state of countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region, denouncing the escalation of U.S. aggressions against Venezuela and their impact on the region, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said Monday.
The Council of the European Union (EU) on Monday renewed its sweeping economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, even as Europe moves to seek direct contact with Moscow amid U.S.-led talks with Ukraine and Russia.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Iran's missile program has been developed to defend the country's sovereignty and is "non-negotiable."
A Chinese citizen was wounded on Monday morning when the Thai military forces fired artillery shells at residential areas in Cambodia's Battambang province, said a Cambodian Ministry of Interior's press release.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Monday, following the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, that Thailand welcomed the resumption of discussions on a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire and will further discuss the details of the ceasefire at another meeting with Cambodia on Dec. 24.
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators on Sunday hailed the talks in Miami, Florida, as "productive and constructive" amid Russian troops' advances on the eastern front of Ukraine.
Russia has begun flight tests of a new aircraft engine, known as "Product 177," installed on its fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet, Russia's state-owned aviation giant Rostec announced on its Telegram channel Monday.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday issued an apology to the nation's Jewish community following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach as he announced new laws that will target hate speech.
Japan's Niigata Prefecture approved on Monday to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant located in the prefecture, more than a decade after the Fukushima disaster.
The Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting to address the Thai-Cambodia conflict was held on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, as the regional grouping seeks to promote de-escalation.
The men accused of killing 15 people in a fatal mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach had conducted firearms training in a regional area and had recorded a video about plans for the attack, according to a police fact sheet released on Monday.
Japan's launch of an H3 Rocket failed to place the satellite "Michibiki No. 5" into the planned orbit on Monday, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Ukraine's talks with U.S. and European partners over the past three days in the U.S. state of Florida were "productive and constructive," Ukraine's top peace negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Sunday.
As 2025 enters its final week, media professionals on both sides of the Pacific appear to be taking stock of the year's major events in China-U.S. relations. A prevailing view is that the U.S. is ceding ground in this latest round of competition with China.
A collection of digital artworks created through China-Serbia collaboration went on display Sunday at the China Cultural Center in Belgrade, highlighting ongoing cultural and academic exchanges between the two countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday the launch of development and construction work on the French Navy's future aircraft carrier, a move he described as a decisive step to reinforce the country's maritime power.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Sunday said that Thai forces have taken control of nearly all target areas and are now compelling Cambodian forces to withdraw, with the areas being closely monitored to prevent any renewed clashes.