IndonesianPrabowo says South Korea's Lee Jae Myung asked him to visit North Korea to open a dialogue channel amid efforts to ease peninsula tensions

Japan summons Chinese embassy's deputy chief of mission in Tokyo to formally protest an alleged Chinese structure in the East China Sea and urge revival of a 2008 bilateral resource pact. Action comes as Tokyo seeks renewed cooperation framework.

Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned the deputy chief of mission at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo to deliver a formal protest over an alleged Chinese structure in the East China Sea and to urge revival of a 2008 bilateral resource cooperation pact.

Young Kim, leading U.S. delegation in Taiwan, says China-Russia-Iran-North Korea axis is 'growing bolder and stronger every day'

U.S. Congresswoman Young Kim, leading an American delegation to Taiwan, said the alignment between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea is 'growing bolder and stronger every day.'

Saudi Arabia launches 14-nation maritime defense alliance to protect Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait and Gulf of Aden shipping lanes, following Riyadh meeting attended by 43 countries.

Saudi Arabia announced Thursday the establishment of a multinational maritime defense alliance aimed at protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden, following a high-level meeting in Riyadh attended by military chiefs and representatives from 43 countries and an EU delegation. Fourteen countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt and Somalia, issued a joint declaration supporting the alliance, with Saudi Arabia designated as the founding and leading state.

Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan sign Treaty on Alliance Relations in Cholpon-Ata. Presidents Japarov and Aliyev meet during Aliyev's state visit, also inking bilateral agreements on energy, transport, cybersecurity, and education.

Presidents Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on Friday signed the Treaty on Alliance Relations in Cholpon-Ata during Aliyev's state visit to Kyrgyzstan, according to the Kyrgyz president's press service. The two leaders also signed a package of bilateral agreements covering energy, transport, cybersecurity, education, financial market regulation, and the circulation of precious metals, with both sides framing the treaty as elevating their bilateral relations to the highest level.