South Korea on Wednesday slammed Japan for effectively downgrading Seoul's trade status and accused Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of treating the neighbour as an "adversary". The comments are the latest in a bitter tit-for-tat row stemming from a long-running diplomatic dispute over Japan's use...

Brazil will accept G7 countries’ offer to provide more than $20 million to Amazonian countries to help fight forest fires only if the leader of France withdraws his "insults," Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday. Bolsonaro denied rejecting the financial aid but told reporters...

Taliban militants killed at least 14 members of a pro-government militia in Afghanistan on Wednesday, said officials, as Taliban and U.S. officials near a deal aimed at ending the 18-year war. Government officials said 14 members of the militia were killed and several civilians were wounded...

Organizers of a Hong Kong rally planned for outside the airport offices of Cathay Pacific on Wednesday moved the protest downtown after police withheld permission and the airline warned against an illegal demonstration. The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) changed the venue...