Japan PM sacks 4th minister to patch up scandal-hit Cabinet
TOKYO, 27 Dec: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a scandal-tainted Cabinet that has...
EU Commission proposes cutting pesticides by half by 2030
BRUSSELS , 22 Jul (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm on Wednesday proposed setting legally binding targets to reduce the use of chemical...
PEC urges Myanmar junta to release all detained scribes
GENEVA, 29 Jan: Expressing annoyance over the continued detention of over 40 journalists in Myanmar, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and...
Norway looks to donate $7.3 billion in aid to Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark , 6 Feb (AP) — Oil-rich Norway is looking to donate 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion) to Kyiv as part of a...
US agency studies rare whale habitat expansion request
ANCHORAGE, Alaska , Jul 12 (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday agreed to a request from environmental groups to study increasing critical habitat...
A tanker ship catches fire off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving 5 crew dead and...
DENPASAR, Indonesia, 7 Aug (AP) — A tanker ship caught fire Wednesday off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving five crew members died and 15 others...
The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their...
GENEVA, 10 Jun: The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million as war drives about a quarter of...
Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure medical marijuana for sick kids
SAO PAULO, 27 Aug (AP) — The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother’s eyes attentively followed his...
Scotland Yard investigates man arrested for assault on Air India flight
London, Jul 12 (PTI) A 27-year-old man was arrested on an Air India flight from Delhi as it landed at Heathrow Airport on suspicion...
Israel plans to double settlement in Golan Heights
MEVO HAMA, Golan Heights , Dec 26 (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday the country intends to double the amount of...
Malaysia’s Mahathir says US seeking to provoke war in Taiwan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Aug 19 (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday accused the U.S. of trying to provoke a...
Navy wants new destroyer with lasers, hypersonic missiles
BATH, Maine, Sep 7 (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years ago, when Tom Stevens was a...
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...
6 dead, 30 hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. , Jun 5 (AP) — A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on...
Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European partners before...
BERLIN, 18 Oct (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country...
Dubai says planned coal-fired power plant to instead use gas
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , Feb 4 (AP) — A planned $3.4 billion coal-fired power plant in Dubai instead will be converted to use...
Pak PM Khan urges int”l community to stay engaged to support Afghan people economically
Islamabad, Aug 18 (PTI) Asserting that Pakistan is reaching out to all Afghan leaders for a peaceful settlement of the current crisis in the...
Poland’s prime minister visits Ukraine in latest show of foreign support for the war...
KYIV, 22 Jan: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Ukraine’s capital Monday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on how Poland can keep...
To pumped-up Democrats, Harris was everything Biden was not in confronting Trump in debate
WASHINGTON, 11 Sep (AP) — To many Democrats, Kamala Harris was everything Joe Biden was not in confronting Donald Trump on the debate stage:...
New Pakistan PM on 1st trip to Saudi amid political division
Dubai, Apr 29 (AP) Pakistan's newly elected prime minister was visiting Saudi Arabia Friday on his first foreign trip since taking office, an attempt...