Chinese property developer Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga after it collapsed with more than $300 billion in liabilities.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began a two-day South Korea visit for talks with President Lee Jae Myung and senior officials on regional issues.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad ⁠al-Shaibani ⁠said he made ⁠clear to Israel there were no plans to ​establish a Turkish military base at Abu al-Duhur airbase, which ‌Israel struck on Tuesday, ‌saying the site was being rehabilitated for use by ⁠the ⁠Syrian Air Force.

After Syrian fighters opposed to Assad marched into Damascus to end the Assad family’s five-decade rule in December 2024, a number of military and security officers fled to Lebanon, where some remain.

Israel's military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics.

Pakistan condemns the American ambassador in New Delhi after he called a disputed territory an “important part of India,” underscoring tensions between the nations over Jammu and Kashmir.

The new sanctions against members of the ICC fall under the State Department’s professed agenda to “dismantle” its jurisdiction.

The death toll from a gold mine collapse in a western part of Central African Republic has risen to more than 100, a Red Cross volunteer involved in relief efforts and a local official said Wednesday