Russian official to join G20 energy meeting
A Russian official will attend a G20 energy meeting in Houston next week, a White House official said on Friday. Last month, the U.S. welcomed...
International
NGOs warn over Tunisia prison heat deaths
At least 23 prisoners have died in Tunisia in recent weeks due to extreme heat, according to rights advocates, who have long condemned harsh detention...
Putin arrives in India to attend BRICS
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Indian capital on Friday ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit set to be dominated by wars in the...
Who comes after Trump? GOP ponders
As US Vice President JD Vance addressed the crowd at the Republican midterm convention, he was interrupted by a fan who shouted “JD 48!” Others...
China still investigating cause of ship fire
China was still investigating on Friday (Sep 11) the cause of a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship which killed 25 people a day earlier,...
Nepal flood rebuild to cost $4.78bn
The reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse that hit Nepal last month would amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry...
Japan, India, Ukraine question new UN map
In a historic move last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to encourage the use of new world maps which more accurately depict...
Taiwan VP makes rare European trip
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is making a rare visit to Europe, attending a forum on democracy in Italy alongside the island’s foreign minister, the...
Ebola spreads to 7th province in DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak in the DRCongo, the deadlist in its history, has spread to a seventh province, bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, the...
Houthis take Yemen’s Red Sea coast
The Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, according to reports. The rebel group seized the last towns on the coast in...
5 dead, 86 missing in Philippines ferry fire
At least five people have died and 86 are missing after a fire broke out on a ferry in the Philippines, the country’s coastguard said....
France, US in talks on envoy appointment
Paris and Washington are seeking to resolve a stalemate in the appointment of a new French ambassador to the United States after a diplomatic spat,...