WTO predicts trade growth to slow next year amid crises

GENEVA , Oct 5 (AP) — The World Trade Organization is predicting global trade volumes will grow a lackluster 1% next year as crises...

The US and China air global differences as Blinken, Chinese FM meet for sixth...

Vientiane, 27 Jul: The United States and China on Saturday renewed their mutual grievances as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle...

CANBERRA, 26 Jun: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his...

US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches

SEOUL, South Korea , Jun 6 (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a...

Jurassic-Era ‘Winged Lizard’ Unearthed In Chile

Santiago, Sep 11 (AFP): Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known...

Israel urges hard line against Iran at nuclear talks

Tel Aviv, Dec 5 (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday urged world powers to take a hard line against Iran in negotiations...

US ambassador to Japan warns of Chinese economic coercion

TOKYO , Jul 3 (AP) — The United States is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter China’s efforts to use its...

At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s...

PADANG, 11 Mar: Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra...

Climate activists block main road into The Hague

THE HAGUE, 28 Jan: Hundreds of climate activists blocked one of the main roads into The Hague on Saturday, defying attempts to prevent their...

Pak informs India of allowing its territory to transport humanitarian wheat shipment to Afghanistan

Islamabad, Nov 24 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday said it has formally informed India about its decision to allow the transportation of an Indian humanitarian...

Putin: Call-up of Russian reservists to finish in 2 weeks

KYIV, UKRAINE, Oct 14 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he expects a mobilization of army reservists he ordered to bolster his...

Chinese scientists find traces of water in lunar soil brought by Chang’e-5 mission

Beijing, 24 Jul: Chinese scientists studying the soil samples of the moon brought by Chang’e-5 mission found water molecules in lunar soil, according to...

Important to incentivise Taliban so that they fulfil promises, says Pak PM

Islamabad, Sep 27 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said it is important to incentivise the Taliban so that the new rulers of...

Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over...

TEHRAN, 14 Sep: Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the...

In Israel’s killing of 3 hostages, some see the same excessive force directed at...

TEL AVIV, Israel, 18 Dec (AP) — Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed by Israeli forces...

NK says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June

SEOUL, South Korea, 30 May: North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space-based reconnaissance as...

Pakistan Air Force to get JF-17 Thunder fighter jets developed with China

Islamabad, Feb 9 (PTI) Pakistan's air defence would get a major boost with the induction of the latest version of JF-17 Thunder fighter planes,...

Biden tells US to have confidence in banks after 2 collapse

NEW YORK, 13 Mar: President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans the nation’s financial systems were safe, seeking to project calm following the swift...

Seoul: North Korean hackers stole $1.2B in virtual assets

SEOUL, South Korea , Dec 23 (AP) — North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other...

Pakistan’s new security policy seeks peace’ with India: Report

Islamabad, Jan 12 (PTI) Pakistan is willing to make peace with immediate neighbours, including India, under its first-ever National Security Policy which leaves doors...