First batch of Pak students lands in China amidst silence over Indians’ return
Beijing, Jun 21 (PTI) The first batch of Pakistani students, stuck back home for about two years due to China's strict visa restrictions aimed...
Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil
HANOI, Vietnam, 21 Oct (AP) — Vietnam elected Luong Cuong, a military general, as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill...
Japan’s space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due...
TOKYO, 28 Jun (AP) — Japan’s space agency said Friday its planned launch this weekend of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket...
New mass graves in Rwanda reveal cracks in reconciliation efforts, 30 years after the...
HUYE, Rwanda, 5 Apr (AP) — The diggers’ hoes scrape the brown soil, looking for — and often finding — human bone fragments. The...
Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
GENEVA, 14 May (AP) — Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence...
Senegal’s presidential candidates kick off campaigns after violent protests over a delay of...
DAKAR, 9 Mar: Presidential candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the African country after...
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...
Tens of billions of dollars in gold flows illegally out of Africa each year,...
DAKAR, Senegal, 31 May (AP) — Billons of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up...
Zelenskyy tells UK ‘freedom will win,’ pushes for warplanes
LONDON, 8 Feb: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed for fighter jets to ensure his country’s victory over Russia in a dramatic speech before the...
Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from...
WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China —...
Iran displays missiles amid nuclear talks with world powers
Dubai, Jan 7 (AP) Iran put three ballistic missiles on display at an outdoor prayer esplanade in central Tehran on Friday, as talks in...
Bitcoin tops $66,000, hits high on mainstreaming excitement
New York, Oct 20 (AP) Bitcoin jumped to a record Wednesday, topping 66,000 for the first time, as it rides a wave of excitement...
China accuses Canada of protectionism over 100% tariffs on electric vehicles
BEIJING, 27 Aug (AP) — China on Tuesday accused Canada of protectionism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government imposed a 100% tariff on imports...
Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 17 Dec: Israel’s government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies and from protesters at...
New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark safety worry
TOKYO, 4 Apr: Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant showed...
Leaders of China and Vietnam pledge to strengthen political and economic ties
BEIJING, 19 Aug (AP) — The leaders of China and Vietnam pledged to further their economic ties and gave a nod to their shared...
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...
Afghanistan, Myanmar will not address UN General Assembly
United Nations, Sep 27 (PTI) Afghanistan and Myanmar will not address the UN General Assembly's high-level General Debate on Monday as both the countries...
China, India and Russia have advantages on hypersonic, says US Senator
Washington, 24 Mar (PTI): The US is no longer dominating several advanced technologies, an influential American Senator has observed here, saying that China, India...
2 Pak soldiers killed in terrorist attack near Afghan border
PESHWAR, Nov 28 (PTI): Unidentified terrorists attacked a security check post in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan district near the Afghan border, killing two soldiers...