North Korea successfully test-fires a missile featuring a new navigation system and vows to further bolster its nuclear force as a deterrent against enemy aggression.

India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar says the country’s growing trade with Russia should not be perceived as a “temporary phenomenon”.

The Pakistani city of Karachi has hosted a conference on human rights, highlighting the ongoing Palestinian struggle for their inalienable rights.

France has deployed new troops to New Caledonia and granted its forces more authority to crush an ongoing unrest in the independence-seeking archipelago.

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has dismissed outside speculation about arms dealings with Russia and military exports for use against Ukraine as “the most absurd paradox”.

The presidents of Russia and China have agreed to deepen their ‘strategic partnership’, scolding the US for posing threats against their countries.

Putin has arrived in China on his first state visit after he was sworn in as Russia’s president earlier this month.