BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy – U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s defense against Russian invaders and getting Ukraine closer to NATO membership.

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy – The United States, France and Israel have agreed to work together to step up efforts to push forward a roadmap presented by Paris earlier this year to defuse tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.

A top official with South Africa’s African National Congress party says it has a broad agreement with the main opposition and other parties to form a coalition government

U.S. President Joe Biden says the agreement to tap into the windfall profits on frozen Russian assets held in Europe would put that money to work for Ukraine

Australia’s top trade official is predicting China will lift a ban on Australian lobster imports after Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits the country

The Mexican peso has continued to weaken as Mexico’s outgoing president _ and his successor _vowed to forge ahead with some 20 constitutional changes that have rattled investors

The European Union is moving to hike tariffs on electric vehicles made in China

An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia, endangering herders’ livelihoods and way of life

BERLIN – Ukraine and its allies drummed up support to protect Ukrainian cities from Russian missiles at a conference in Berlin on Tuesday and urged international businesses to put their faith, and billions of dollars, into post-war reconstruction.

BEIJING – China has urged the BRICS bloc of nations to take on greater responsibilities and establish itself as being inclusive to the world, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, in the wake of Western sanctions and trade restrictions imposed on the country.