Tillerson's view on China role slammed

China is apparently on US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's mind as he visits Africa for the first time on a five-nation tour that began in Ethiopia on Thursday.

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Trump set to authorize tariffs

WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday raised the possibility that impending hefty US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could exclude a clutch of countries other than Canada and Mexico as US President Donald Trump planned to authorize the measures on Thursday.

Moon sees more obstacles ahead to end peninsula crisis

SEOUL - The president of the Republic of Korea said on Thursday that many "critical moments" still lie ahead to end the nuclear crisis despite the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's recent outreach to Seoul and Washington.

US accusations 'hold no water'

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Africa is to protect interests of the United States in the continent and strengthen security efforts, said an African expert based in Kenya.

Britain rolls out red carpet for Saudi prince

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Theresa May have welcomed Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the United Kingdom.

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Africa jibes 'inconsistent with facts'

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took a jab at China on Tuesday before embarking on his first trip to Africa as his country's top diplomat.

Nature's pageantry springs to life as Dutch tulip season begins to bloom

LISSE, Netherlands - Nothing says springtime like the tulip season in the Netherlands. The vast Dutch sky hangs low against rectangles of color majestic purples, regal reds, bright yellows, eye-popping whites.

Chinese artist revealed as Irish PM painter

A series of portraits of all the former prime ministers of Ireland is up for auction this week - and it has emerged that the painter, known by the assumed name Johnny Wilson, is an artist from China.

Ryanair ponders grounding aircraft

The chief executive of one of Europe's biggest airlines has threatened to ground its planes after Britain leaves the European Union in March 2019 to make the country "rethink" its decision.

World's oldest message in a bottle found by family on Australian beach

MELBOURNE - The oldest known message in a bottle was found on an Australian beach 132 years after being thrown from a German ship in the Indian Ocean as part of an experiment to track currents, experts said.