Indonesia has yet to decide on any joint development areas with China in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Monday, seeking to allay concerns that a recent agreement
December 02, 2024
Turkey's foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold talks with the opposition
December 02, 2024
South African manufacturing activity fell in November, a local purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed, as volatile demand conditions weighed on business activity.
December 02, 2024
Malaysia and Thailand are facing a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday, even
December 02, 2024
Bear attacks worker, ransacks meat section in Japan supermarket rampage
December 02, 2024
Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale species
December 02, 2024
The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change
December 02, 2024
Georgia is being rocked by days of violent protests. Here’s what you need to know
December 02, 2024
Ukraine must find diplomatic solutions to retake some of its occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview with Kyodo News published on Monday.
December 02, 2024
Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
December 02, 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited Ukraine for the first time in more than two years and vowed to keep supporting Kyiv in the war
December 02, 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced new military aid for Ukraine during a rare visit on Monday that he said sent a message to Russian President
December 02, 2024
Ukraine will need tens of thousands of uncrewed robotic ground vehicles next year to shuttle ammunition and supplies to infantry in the trenches and evacuate wounded
December 02, 2024
A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people, according to a provisional
December 02, 2024
The next U.S. administration may make an effort to ease tensions with Moscow but Western sanctions are unlikely to be lifted any time soon,
December 02, 2024
A summit of the BRICS countries held in the Russian city of Kazan in October was a slap in the face for Western nations which imposed sanctions on Russia, the CEO of Russia's second
December 02, 2024
Activity across Russia's manufacturing sector increased marginally in November, a business survey showed on Monday, thanks to fresh expansions in outputs and new orders even as work
December 02, 2024
Officials and witnesses say chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried to flee the stadium, leaving at least 56 people dead in the West African nation
December 02, 2024
The Russian rouble will stabilise at around 100 to the U.S. dollar after the period of volatility in the aftermath of U.S. sanctions on Russia's financial sector, CEO of Russia's
December 02, 2024
Russia's sanctions-hit, militarized economy is expected to slow next year and banks' profits will fall, while the benchmark interest rate may
December 02, 2024
Taiwan's partnership with the United States is a source of strength for the high-tech industry, including the semiconductor sector, and shows the island is a trusted
December 02, 2024
Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its military action in Ukraine will not be lifted anytime soon, the CEO of Russia's second largest lender VTB Andrei Kostin told Reuters in
December 02, 2024
Indonesia and Canada on Monday signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that aims to strengthen economic ties between the two G20 members,
December 02, 2024
Putin approves record defense spending — a third of Russia’s budget
December 02, 2024
The president of the International Criminal Court has lashed out at Russia for targeting its prosecutors and judges over the panel’s investigation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and slammed comments by a U.S. senator threatening the court
December 02, 2024
President Joe Biden has arrived for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa to the cheers of thousands in Angola
December 02, 2024
Georgia's president, locked in a standoff with her own government, appealed to Western countries on Monday to back what she called a "national movement" in support of
December 02, 2024
Indonesia's annual inflation eased to 1.55% in November, official data showed on Monday, for the slowest rate since July 2021 amid lower
December 02, 2024
U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden
December 02, 2024
Vanuatu on Monday urged the top United Nations court to recognise the harm caused by climate change in its judgment on the legal obligation of countries
December 02, 2024
Restoring the world's degraded land and holding back its deserts will require at least $2.6 trillion in investment by the end of the decade, the U.N.
December 02, 2024
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the presence of a Russian attack submarine in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea was "very worrisome"
December 02, 2024
At least 25 people were killed in northwestern Syria in air strikes carried out by the Syrian government and Russia, the Syrian opposition-run rescue service
December 02, 2024
Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of Queensland
December 02, 2024
Russia's drone attack on Ukraine's western city of Ternopil hit a residential building, killing one person and injuring several others, Ternopil's military administration said on Monday.
December 02, 2024
Oil prices were little changed on Monday, as hopes of stronger demand stemming from higher factory activity in China was largely offset by concerns that the U.S
December 02, 2024
New Zealand said on Monday that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry farm on the South Island.
December 02, 2024
The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable unless companies and countries cooperate and share the data needed to
December 02, 2024
The world's 100 biggest defence equipment makers increased their arms sales by 4.2% in 2023 to $632 billion, fuelled by wars and regional tensions, a leading think-tank said on
December 01, 2024
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December 01, 2024
Taiwan’s president visited a U.S. State Department-funded think tank and educational institution on the second day of a two-day visit to Hawaii that’s part of a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing
December 01, 2024
Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement
December 01, 2024
Canada’s ambassador to the United States says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and some key cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. is unfair
December 01, 2024
The U.S. Coast Guard says it’s searching for five people after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in rough weather and cold seas southwest of Alaska's capital city of Juneau
December 01, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised President-elect Donald Trump that Canada would toughen controls over the long undefended joint border, a senior
December 01, 2024
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has accused China of providing Russia with weapons for its war against Ukraine and threatening peace in Europe and the
December 01, 2024
Russian war bloggers reported on Sunday that Moscow has dismissed Sergei Kisel, the general in charge of its forces in Syria, after insurgents swept into the city of Aleppo in the
December 01, 2024
Red Bull's Max Verstappen followed up his Formula 1 drivers’ title with another win Sunday in an incident-packed Qatar Grand Prix as Lando Norris was hit with a penalty that ended his challenge
December 01, 2024
A former Israeli defense minister has accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, drawing a sharp rebuke from government
December 01, 2024
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won't reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year
December 01, 2024
U.S.
December 01, 2024
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says Israeli jets have launched an airstrike over a southern Lebanese border village, while troops shelled other border towns and villages still under Israeli control
December 01, 2024
The United States is not considering returning to Ukraine the nuclear weapons it gave up after the Soviet Union collapsed, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on
December 01, 2024
Senegal on Sunday commemorated the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two,
December 01, 2024
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged on Sunday his country would help investigate after an explosion in Kosovo that disrupted water supplies and that the government there
December 01, 2024
Bangladesh’s High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally
December 01, 2024
Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses and roads in the popular Greek tourist island of Rhodes on Sunday, forcing authorities to temporarily ban the use of vehicles as Storm
December 01, 2024
Israeli strikes kill at least 200 in Gaza as UN halts aid deliveries after more trucks stolen
December 01, 2024
A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union has left 44 people hospitalized
December 01, 2024
Russian and Syrian jets struck the rebel-held city of Idlib in northern Syria on Sunday, military sources said, as President Bashar al-Assad vowed to crush
December 01, 2024
Protesters and police skirmished in Georgia's capital for a fourth straight night on Sunday, with signs that opposition was spreading across the country to the
December 01, 2024
Biden fulfilling promise to visit Africa as US looks to counter China’s deepening influence in region
December 01, 2024
Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seizes much of Aleppo
December 01, 2024
A Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli forces. Eight months later, his family still seeks answers
December 01, 2024
For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists shunning the Palestinian city and many residents seeking a
December 01, 2024
The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back insurgents who seized the country’s largest city of Aleppo
December 01, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine
December 01, 2024
Hamas leaders held talks with Egyptian security officials on Sunday in a fresh push for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, two Hamas sources said, and Israeli Prime
December 01, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a military focused budget for 2025-2027, a document published on the official legal acts website showed on Sunday.
December 01, 2024
Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry region after crossing India's southern coast from the
December 01, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the outgoing U.S. administration of President Joe Biden on Sunday to help convince NATO members to invite Ukraine to
December 01, 2024
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into Gaza because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys
December 01, 2024
War has no winners and peace is priceless, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday in Hawaii after visiting a memorial to the attack on Pearl
December 01, 2024
Europe’s far right feels emboldened by Trump’s win but it could be short-lived
December 01, 2024
Joe Biden headed to Angola on Sunday for a trip that will deliver on a promise to visit Africa during his presidency and focus on a major
December 01, 2024
Romania’s Social Democratic Party looks set to win the most votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election, electoral data shows, while far-right populists are on track to make significant gains in the country’s legislature
December 01, 2024
The race to refloat the Bayesian superyacht
December 01, 2024
China vowed "resolute countermeasures" on Sunday to a recently approved U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, and complained to the U.S. for arranging for the democratically governed island's president
December 01, 2024
The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its history on Monday
December 01, 2024
Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency
December 01, 2024
South Korea's export growth slowed for a fourth-straight month in November, to the weakest level in 14 months, as shipments to the United States and China fell amid tariff
December 01, 2024
Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close as nations continue debating whether part of that should be putting limits on plastic production
December 01, 2024
Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement on Monday, with more than 100 nations wanting
November 30, 2024
Mother of Israeli-American hostage ‘shaken’ by Hamas video of her son begging Netanyahu and Trump for deal
November 30, 2024
Women are playing key roles in protests across South Asia. The backlash they face is often heavily gendered
November 30, 2024
Stowaway who flew from New York to Paris causes disturbance on return flight, remains in France
November 30, 2024
CNN correspondent Polo Sandoval reports on how a woman got past multiple security checkpoints at New York’s JFK International Airport and boarded a flight to Paris, apparently hiding in the aircraft’s bathrooms during the flight.
November 30, 2024
Russia's Defence Ministry said its air force had carried out strikes on Syrian rebels in support of the country's army, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday, amid an advance
November 30, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar
November 30, 2024
Zelensky wants to ‘work directly’ with Trump on ending Ukraine’s war with Russia
November 30, 2024
U.S.
November 30, 2024
A FIFA sub-committee report on Qatar's 2022 World Cup legacy said soccer's world governing body has a responsibility to compensate migrant workers but the organisation has
November 30, 2024
Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video of an Israeli-American hostage on Saturday, in which he pleads for U.S.
November 30, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is returning home after his meeting with Donald Trump without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner
November 30, 2024
Fifteen of Ukraine's civilian airports have been damaged since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal was quoted as saying by local media
November 30, 2024
The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia voiced support for Syria on Saturday during a major attack by rebel groups, Iranian state media reported.
November 30, 2024
Lando Norris ignored team orders as he handed his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri the win the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix in a one-two finish for the team
November 30, 2024
An Israeli strike on a car wounded three people, including a seven-year-old child, on Saturday in the south Lebanon village of Majdal Zoun, the Lebanese Health Ministry said in a
November 30, 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Saturday he and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would help mediate between Ethiopia and Somalia in a dispute that threatens to destabilise
November 30, 2024
In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum
Democrats' outgoing chair says Trump's win forces party to reassess how it reaches voters
Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan's capital: Luxury housing
NATO expected to sidestep Ukraine's call for quick invite
Commodities trading giant Cargill plans to cut around 8,000 jobs
LeBron's jumper is off, and the Lakers are struggling on offense
McMillian's pick-6 helps Broncos spoil career nights by Winston, Jeudy and beat Browns 41-32
Merkel, Obama reunite in Washington for former chancellor's book tour