GAZA: The United Nations chief has led an internationally backed effort to support its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) but has yet to persuade its biggest Western donors. The United States and the United Kingdom, key allies of Israel, have continued to financially block the main organisation delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza […]
SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday it “most strongly denounces” a NATO declaration accusing Pyongyang of helping Russia’s war against Ukraine and US efforts to expand its alliances with the bloc and Asian countries. NATO leaders on Wednesday accused North Korea and Iran of fuelling Russia’s war by providing direct military support to Moscow. The […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said Saturday it was monitoring “waves of test-firing” by China’s missile unit in a region more than 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from the self-ruled island and that its air force stepped up its alertness. China views the democratic island as a breakaway province that should be reunified with the mainland. According […]