Lebanon to launch tender for $70 million airport terminal
BEIRUT , Jun 8 (AP) — Lebanon will soon launch an international tender for the construction of a new terminal at the country’s only...
War shakes Europe path to energy independence, climate goals
BERLIN, 27 Mar: Before Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europe’s most pressing energy policy goal was reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change.
Now, officials are...
UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be...
UNITED NATIONS, 1 Mar: Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes while...
Belarus to send 200 troops to Syria alongside Russians
Moscow, Feb 7 (AP) Belarus plans to deploy up to 200 troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces in the country, according to...
Russia’s foreign minister will visit North Korea amid claims of weapons supplied to Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, the Foreign Ministry said Monday, days after the United States claimed Pyongyang...
Turkey detains Syrian suspect in bombing that killed 6
ISTANBUL , Nov 15 (AP) — Turkish police said Monday that they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and...
Milley: China more aggressive, dangerous to US, allies
JAKARTA, Indonesia , Jul 24 (AP) The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top U.S....
A fire at a shopping mall in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 43 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 1 Mar: A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens...
WEF meeting begins amid concerns over conflicts, climate change
DAVOS, 16 Jan: The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting began here on Monday evening with an opening concert dedicated to the Sahara desert...
COVID-19: China reports first case of Omicron amid outbreak of new Delta strain
Beijing, Dec 13 (PTI) China has reported its first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 amid a spike in coronavirus infections stated to be...
Police break up a network that illegally helped foreigners stay in Thailand, arresting dozens
BANGKOK, 31 May (AP) — Thai police have broken up a large network that illegally helped foreigners, mostly Russians, to stay in Thailand long-term...
China, Pak, Thai, Mongolia to hold military exercise
Beijing, Aug 26 (PTI) The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise to be organised by...
Cambodia hosts meeting on humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), May 6 (AP) Officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met Friday in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, in a new...
Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska
CHEYENNE, Wyo. , Aug 16 (AP) Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a leader in the Republican resistance to former President Donald Trump, is fighting to...
China threatens US entities over downing of balloon
BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off...
Chinese firm pushing for sanctions against Sri Lanka over disputed organic fertiliser stocks: Report
Colombo, Dec 30 (PTI) A Chinese firm is pushing for economic sanctions to be imposed on Sri Lanka, including restrictions on tea imports for...
UK PM Sunak Defends New Controversial Crackdown On Illegal Migration
London, 8 Mar (PTI): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday defended his new "Stop the Boats" crackdown on migrants making unsafe journeys across...
India warns lack of serious approach to climate finance will jeopardise net zero pledges...
Glasgow, Nov 8 (PTI) India, speaking on behalf of the BASIC group, on Monday warned that lack of a serious approach to climate finance...
21 soldiers injured in Pakistan in suicide attack on military convoy
Peshawar, Sep 27 (PTI) A suicide bomber on Tuesday attacked a Pakistani military convoy in a restive tribal district in the country bordering Afghanistan,...
Blast At Mosque Near Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry: Spokesperson
Kabul, Oct 5 (AFP): A bombing in a mosque on the grounds of Afghanistan's interior ministry in Kabul killed two people on Wednesday, a...