Francisco Guterres, a former president of East Timor and a leading figure in the country’s independence movement, has died.

Despite the promise of ASEAN membership, there are deeper structural impediments rooted in Timorese domestic politics and law ...

Timor-Leste has declared a week of mourning following the death of former president Francisco “Lu-Olo” Guterres, a key figure in the nation's independence struggle. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

An interview with H.E. Maubere Lorosae da Silva Horta, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the People's Republic of China BEIJING, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A report by China ...

Once a vocal critic of Myanmar’s junta, which came to power in a 2021 coup that toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and plunged the country into civil conflict, East Timor has in recent ...

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão.

DILI, East Timor (AP) — When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of ...

For spring 2015, The Diplomat presents “Diplomatic Access,” a series of exclusive interviews with ambassadors from the Asia-Pacific region. By talking to these diplomats, we’ll give readers a sense of ...

Upon his arrival in the Catholic island of East Timor on Monday, Pope Francis entrusted the new country to the Blessed Virgin Mary, “I entrust East Timor and all its people to the protection of the ...