Japan, South Korea protest China visa stoppage in COVID spat
TOKYO , 11 Jan (AP) Japan and South Korea defended their public health restrictions on travelers from China on Wednesday, a day after China...
China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan
BEIJING , Aug 10 (AP) — China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid...
China opposes US, EU sanctions against Russia; says will carry out normal trade with...
Beijing, Feb 28 (PTI) China, a close ally of Russia, said on Monday that it was opposed to illegal unilateral sanctions and will continue...
US urges NKorea to stop missile tests and return to talks
Seoul, Oct 24 (AP) A senior US diplomat on Sunday urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and resume nuclear diplomacy between...
US Defence Secretary Austin says Washington won’t stand for ‘coercion and bullying’ from...
SINGAPORE, 3 Jun: American Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any "coercion and bullying" of its allies...
Israeli foreign minister promises closer look at NSO
Jerusalem, Sep 1 (AP) Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday played down criticism of the country's regulation of the cyberespionage firm NSO Group but vowed...
Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh region after weeks at...
ACEH BESAR, Indonesia, 10 Dec: Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of...
Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege
KYIV, Ukraine , Jun 6 (AP) — Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like...
Hezbollah destroys Israeli surveillance cameras along the Lebanese border as tension soars
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Monday it has started destroying surveillance cameras on several Israeli army posts along the border as...
Pope seeks diplomatic end to Russian tensions over Ukraine
VATICAN CITY , Dec 12 (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for Ukraine, and urged dialogue and not weapons as Russia masses...
Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops
KHARKIV, Ukraine , Sep 13 (AP) — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces on Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major...
China says it patrolled the South China Sea in an apparent response to US...
BEIJING, 7 Apr (AP) — China’s military said Sunday that it had conducted air and sea patrols and that all activities that “disrupt the...
No additional budget to settle dues of Chinese power plants: Pak to IMF
Islamabad, 17 Mar: Pakistan has assured the IMF that it does not plan to allocate an additional budget to settle the USD 1.8 billion...
Inflation strikes disrupt trains, flights in Greece, Belgium
ATHENS, Greece, 9 Nov (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Athens and the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday...
Soldiers in Gabon say they’ve seized power and detained a president whose family ruled...
Libreville, 30 Aug: Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon on Wednesday and put the president under house arrest, hours after he...
Russian diplomat thanks India, China for being ‘brave’ to ‘withstand US hand-twisting’ before UNSC...
United Nations, Feb 1 (PTI) As India, Kenya, Gabon abstained and China voted against a procedural vote in the UN Security Council ahead of...
Ukraine grain headed for Lebanon under wartime deal delayed
BEIRUT , Aug 7 (AP) — The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under...
Vice President Naidu arrives in Gabon on first leg of his three-nation tour
Libreville (Gabon), May 30 (PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrived here on Monday on the first leg of his three-nation tour of Gabon,...
Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guard
Kabul, Sep 7 (AP) The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Cabinet that paid homage to the old guard of the group, giving top...
Indian-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava among 3 selected for inaugural Ciprian Foias Prize
Washington, Dec 4 (PTI) Eminent Indian-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava has been jointly selected for the inaugural USD 5,000 Ciprian Foias Prize for the "highly...