Pakistan’s main opposition party demands Imran Khan’s resignation
Islamabad, Dec 20 (PTI) Pakistan's main opposition party has demanded resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan for allegedly defaming the country and its political...
Iran’s president begins a rare visit to Africa to ‘promote economic diplomacy’
NAIROBI, 12 Jul: Iran’s president has begun a rare visit to Africa as his country, which is under heavy U.S. economic sanctions, seeks to...
Russia says no nuclear intentions for Ukraine
Moscow, May 6 (AP) Russia has no intention of deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday, a day...
Mexico: Migrants lit mattresses in protest; fire killed 39
MEXICO CITY, 28 Mar: Migrants fearing deporta-tion set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39...
UK court recognizes Guaid but Venezuela gold case rolls on
London, Dec 20 (AP) The UK Supreme Court ruled Monday that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid should be recognised as the nation's interim president...
Sri Lanka’s central bank raises key rates to curb inflation
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has raised its key interest rates to their highest levels in more than 20 years...
Cutting-edge AI raises fears about risks to humanity. Are tech and political leaders doing...
LONDON, 31 Oct (AP) — Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as...
Dozens of protesters killed in Kazakhstan; 12 police dead
Moscow, Jan 6 (AP) Dozens of protesters were killed in Kazakhstan in attacks on government buildings and at least a dozen police officers died,...
EU deal to move migrant children from Greece officially ends
ATHENS, 28 Mar: A voluntary scheme by European Union member states to accept unaccompanied migrant children from Greece officially ended Tuesday, raising concern over...
Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China’s ban due to...
IWAKI, Japan, 3 Nov (AP) — Local fishing communities feared the worst when the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant began discharging treated radioactive wastewater...
Long-haul carrier Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 billion aircraft purchase from Boeing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 13 Nov (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing Co....
Twitter shareholders to meet amid Elon Musk’s takeover drama
New York, May 25 (AP) Twitter's regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday won't include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk's 44 billion bid for...
IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into...
IWAKI, Japan, 19 Oct (AP) — A member of the International Atomic Energy Agency team visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling since the...
Official says over 10,000 Ukrainian troops killed in war
KYIV, Ukraine, 2 Dec (AP) — A top adviser to Ukraine’s president has cited military chiefs as saying 10,000 to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have...
South Korea says Russian support likely enabled North Korea to successfully launch a spy...
SEOUL, South Korea, 23 Nov (AP) — South Korea has concluded that Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put a spy satellite into...
Pakistan releases dossier on Kashmir
Islamabad, Sep 12 (PTI) Pakistan on Sunday unveiled a dossier, claiming that it contained details of the alleged human rights violations committed by the...
Taiwan vows to respond to China’s military flight incursions
TAIPEI, Taiwan , Oct 5 (AP) — Taiwan’s defense minister on Wednesday said the island will respond to incursions into its airspace by Chinese...
10 killed, 16 injured as van falls into ditch in Pakistan
Peshawar, Mar 28 (PTI) At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed and 16 others injured when the van they were travelling...
Kenya seeks more Chinese loans at ‘Belt and Road’ forum despite rising public debt
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto sought $1 billion more in loans from China Monday, despite rising public debt that has now...
US, Russia meet for talks amid tensions linked to Ukraine
Geneva, Jan 10 (AP) Senior US and Russian officials launched special talks on Monday on strategic stability, part of a flurry of diplomatic activity...