On September 2, 1945, in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh stood before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people to proclaim the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was a committed Marxist-Leninist, a founding member of the French Communist Party, and the leader of a revolution the United States would…
Charges against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte include amassing unexplained wealth and publicly threatening to have Marcos assassinated. File | Photo Credit: AP The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, will open the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday (July 6, 2026) in a politically volatile event that will unfold against the…
With electronic music blaring and free food and drinks on offer at hundreds of stalls, the area around late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies in Tehran on Sunday had the feel of a summer festival. Volunteers provided fruit juice and water under a scorching sun in the capital’s city centre, on the second…
A punishing heat wave threatened America’s July 4 celebrations, World Cup matches and power grids as near-record temperatures scorched the eastern United States on Friday (July 3, 2026). Around 160 million Americans were under either major or extreme heat warnings as the country prepared to mark the 250th anniversary of its independence, according to the…
U.S. President Donald Trump commemorated the 250th anniversary of America’s independence on Saturday (July 4, 2026) after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, with severe weather disrupting celebrations in several East Coast cities. “There’s no way we can be deterred,” he said to a crowd that returned after the evacuation was…
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, second left, supervises tests of a destroyer, the Kang Kon’s main gun and automatic cannons at an undisclosed place in North Korea Friday, July 3, 2026. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
Taiwan’s defence ministry said in a statement that the classes for its military academy graduates had been restored due to rising military and infiltration danger from China. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s military has resumed “anti-communist” patriotic classes for its graduates after a quarter-century gap, the defence ministry said on Sunday (July 5, 2026),…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage gestures during a fireside chat at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (Arc) annual conference, at Olympia London, on June 24, 2026. Photo: PA via AP The leader of Britain’s anti-immigration Reform U.K. party Nigel Farage was referred to parliament’s standards watchdog on Sunday (July 5, 2026) after a report that…
The Chinese and Russian militaries have held regular joint exercises in recent years, a partnership that Western and some other governments view with suspicion as Moscow’s war on Ukraine grinds on. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Beijing and Moscow announced on Sunday (July 5, 2026) they will hold their annual joint naval exercises off China’s coast,…
Vehicles drive past welcoming billboards featuring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (right) with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (centre) and Shehbaz Sharif alongside an overhead bridge in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP/PTI Pakistan’s capital Islamabad is emerging as the leading venue for the next round of technical negotiations between the U.S….