Beijing is opposed to "long-arm jurisdiction", foreign ministry spokesperson said. (File)

Bejing:  China on Wednesday voiced regret over President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal and vowed to "safeguard" the agreement.

"China regrets this decision made by the US," foreign

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Despite its comfortable furnishings, analysts have raised doubts about aircraft's reliability.

Seoul, South Korea:  The plane that flew Kim Jong Un to China this week is officially known as "Chammae-1", or Goshawk-1, after the national bird of North Korea -- but the leader's personal jet is perhaps more memorably dubbed

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Russian servicemen march at Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. (AFP)

Moscow:  Russia rolled out its latest military hardware on Moscow's Red Square on Thursday for the annual parade to mark Soviet victory over the Nazis as President Vladimir Putin begins his fourth Kremlin term.

"Our people fought

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Le Drian said Macron's contact with Rouhani would be followed by meetings next week. (File)

Paris:  France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the 2015 nuclear restraint deal with Iran was "not dead" despite Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out from the agreement, and added that French President

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Residents look on near the site of a blast in the Shahr-e- Naw area in Kabul on May 9. (AFP)

Kabul:  Suicide bombers and gunmen launched apparent coordinated attacks on two Kabul police stations on Wednesday, with witnesses reporting on social media that both assaults are still under way.

AFP journalists heard several

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Pompeo's visit comes a day after Kim Jong Un made his second trip to China. (File)

Pyongyang:  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to return from North Korea with three American detainees, as well as details of an upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, a South Korean official

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