Xi congratulates Buhari on re-election

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election as Nigerian president.

Opponents accuse May's plan of 'desperation'

Political opponents have reacted angrily to British Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for special post-Brexit funding for less well-off areas, accusing her of trying to buy support for her Brexit plans.

Searches to resume after tornado kills at least 23

WASHINGTON - Rescuers prepared on Monday to tear through the rubble of mobile homes and houses in search of survivors of a powerful tornado that rampaged through the southern US state of Alabama and killed at least 23 people.

Russia denies its UK ambassador was spy in US

The Russian government has denied a British newspaper report that a senior diplomat now serving in the United Kingdom was once a Soviet spy and was expelled from the United States in the 1980s.

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Dialogues needed to ease tensions

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reiterated that issues between Pakistan and India should be resolved through dialogue and diplomatic channels.

ROK, US cut biggest joint drills

The Republic of Korea and the United States are eliminating their biggest joint military exercises, in a move to support efforts to continue the denuclearization process on the Korean Peninsula after a recent summit breakdown.

Bernie Sanders launches 2020 presidential campaign

NEW YORK - US Senator Bernie Sanders kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign as a second-time runner on Saturday in his hometown borough of Brooklyn, New York, reiterating his Democratic socialist views that have been reshaping the Democratic Party.

Russia says ready to talk with US on Venezuela stalemate

MOSCOW - Russia is ready for consultations on the Venezuela crisis with the United States in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

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High-tech fueling rise of Chinese sci-fi

Building on the know-how gained in the making of The Wandering Earth will be key to developing the genre in the future, Kong Wenzheng and Judy Zhu report in New York.

Mayor Ed Lee biopic set to get festival screenings

SAN FRANCISCO - A documentary film on Ed Lee, the first Chinese-American mayor of San Francisco, has been selected for a film festival and is scheduled for more screenings in the United States.