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A British man on trial for drug offenses pleaded for leniency Tuesday in a court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after a charge that could carry the death penalty was dropped.

The Taiwanese president said Tuesday that trade tensions between the United States and Taiwan are just "frictions between friends" in a show of optimism as tariff negotiations are underway with Washington.

A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world's highest peak by a non-Sherpa guide, returned from the mountain on Tuesday and said he is already planning his next attempt.

For two days after Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza, he couldn't eat anything. Despite periods of near starvation while being held by Hamas militants, Alexander just didn't have an appetite.

A retired 4-star Navy admiral could face 30 years in prison following his conviction on Monday for his role in a bribery scheme involving a defense contractor while he was commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa.

The Trump administration designated the United Arab Emirates as a "major defense partner" during the president's stop last week in the wealthy Gulf state.

President Trump, in four days, reset U.S. policy in the Middle East to one that emphasizes prosperity and peace over the conflict and chaos that has plagued the region for generations.

China is performing better in the artificial intelligence arms race than many Americans understand, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's Michael Kuiken.

Venezuela on Monday banned the arrival of flights from neighboring Colombia after authorities detained more than 30 people who were allegedly plotting activities to destabilize the country.

President Trump emerged from a two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said Moscow and Kyiv will immediately start ceasefire talks.