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....
Jaishankar discusses key regional and global issues with French counterpart
Paris, Feb 21 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging and productive talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian here during which...
Taiwan’s new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military...
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 20 May (AP) — Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and...
South Sudan government and rebel groups sign ‘commitment’ for peace in ongoing peace talks...
NAIROBI, Kenya, 17 May (AP) — The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups on Thursday signed a “commitment declaration” for peace during...
Ukraine PM urges more military aid to counter Russia attacks
KYIV, Ukraine , 12 Dec (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other high-tech air defense systems to counter...
Gunmen kill more than 100 in Nigeria’s north, say survivors
ABUJA, Nigeria , Apr 12 (AP) — An armed gang has killed more than 100 people in a remote part of northern Nigeria, survivors...
China’s foreign minister says Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco would not be ‘smooth-sailing’
BEIJING, 29 Oct (AP) — China’s foreign minister considers that the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe...
UK police conclude probe into Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal
LONDON , 20 May (AP) — Britain’s Metropolitan Police says it has concluded its investigation into breaches of COVID-19 regulations at British government offices,...
3 astronauts return to Earth after 6-month stay on China’s space station
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 31 Oct (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Tuesday morning after six months aboard China’s orbiting space station.
Jing Haipeng,...
Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, raising food security concerns
ABUJA, 31 Aug: Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country’s disaster management agency...
UN chief hopes for peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan
United Nations, Jan 22 (PTI) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he hopes the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan can be...
Polish president to name new prime minister-designate after opposition coalition’s election win
WARSAW, Poland, 6 Nov (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda is expected Monday to announce who he is tapping to try to form a...
South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North...
SEOUL, South Korea, 12 Aug (AP) — South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military exercises next week with a...
Facing headwinds and history, Marcos to make policy speech
MANILA, Philippines , Jul 25 (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver his first State of the Nation address Monday with momentum...
Indian woman arrested with 6 others near US-Canada border requires partial amputation of hand
New York, Jan 22 (PTI) Two of the seven Indian nationals, illegally present in the US and who were arrested near the US-Canada border,...
Rohingya sue Facebook for USD 150B, alleging role in violence
London, Dec 7 (AP) Rohingya refugees sued Facebook parent Meta Platforms for more than USD 150 billion over what they say was the company's...
19 people die in rain-related incidents in Pakistan
Karachi, Jul 26 (PTI) Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed nearly 20 people in Pakistan, including at least a dozen in the...
Buddhist monks among 100 held in China over dam protests
BEIJING, 23 Feb: Chinese security officials have arrested more than 100 Tibetan Buddhist monks and local people in the southwestern Sichuan province to quell...
10 terrorists arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province
Lahore, Jan 3 (PTI) Ten terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda and Islamic State, have been arrested from various parts of...