KABUL WASHINGTON: US and Taliban officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves held abroad into...
KYIV, Ukraine: Russia targeted Ukraine’s Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with air strikes Tuesday, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure along the...
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu on assuming office, saying he stands ready to work with her...
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday criticized Greece for allegedly violating a settlement that has governed relations between the rivals for nearly...
BEIJING: China confirmed that it did heighten warnings to US officials about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan, as first reported by...
BEIJING: China added a laboratory to its permanent orbiting space station Monday as it moves toward completing the structure in the coming months.
The Wentian...
JAKARTA: The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top US military officer said during a...
United Nations: India along with six others has voted against a draft resolution presented by the US that recommended six human rights groups, which...
Islamabad: All-weather allies Pakistan and China have decided to welcome "interested" third countries joining the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying it was...
Colombo: More than 1,000 valuable artefacts, including items of vintage and antique value have reportedly gone missing from Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace and Prime...
WASHINGTON: The White House announced Friday that the U.S. is sending an additional $270 million in security assistance to Ukraine, a package that will...
The Hague: Judges at the United Nations' highest court have dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is...
UNITED NATIONS: The maximum impact of climate change is being borne by the poorest countries and most vulnerable communities who have contributed the least...
COLOMBO: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president and will face the tough task of leading the...
LONDON: As the World Health Organization's emergency committee convenes Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global...
BERLIN: Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance, the operator said.
But...
Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka’s new President by Parliament, in a rare move that could provide continuity for ongoing...
UNITED NATIONS: India has cautioned that if the Ukraine conflict does not immediately give way to a meaningful path of dialogue and diplomacy, there...
PRAGUE: Beijing on Wednesday slammed Prague for hosting a Taiwanese delegation, claiming the EU member had violated the one-China policy.
The group led by parliament...
BEIJING: China's government warned on Tuesday it would take "forceful measures" if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, after the Financial...
LONDON: The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half...
London: The UK broke an unwelcome record on Tuesday when Heathrow in south-west London recorded 40.2 degrees Celsius on the hottest day ever experienced...