CNN :South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in welcomed the “return of diplomacy and alliance” with the United States and reiterated the goal of denuclearizing North Korea, during his first meeting with senior Biden administration officials...
Reuters :Eight people, including at least six Asian women, were shot dead at three day spas in the Atlanta, Georgia area on Tuesday, police said, and man suspected of carrying out all of the...
Reuters :Protesters burned tyres and blocked roads in Beirut on Tuesday as the Lebanese currency crashed past a new milestone. Market dealers said the Lebanese pound was trading at around 15,000 to the dollar,...
AFP :Fifty-eight people have been killed in “barbarous” attacks on a bus and nearby villages in Niger close to the country’s border with Mali, the government said on Tuesday.On Monday afternoon, “groups of armed,...
AFP :A visit by European Union ambassadors to the Xinjiang region of China has stalled over their request for access to jailed Uighur academic Ilham Tohti, a diplomatic source confirmed on Wednesday.Since 2019, China...
Reuters :Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would decide whether to make another run for the White House after congressional elections in November 2022.Trump has said he is committed to helping fellow...
AFP :Sri Lanka faced renewed criticism on Wednesday over a new “de-radicalization” law which rights groups see as another weapon targeting dissidents and minorities in the fractured nation.New York-based Human Rights Watch said new...
AFP :The US and Japan warned Beijing against “coercion and destabilizing behaviour” on Tuesday after top-level diplomatic and defence talks aimed at bolstering their alliance against rising Chinese influence.Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and top...
Reuters :New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, according to IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air quality levels based on the concentration of lung-damaging airborne...
AFP :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday to combat violence against women, at the start of the annual Commission on the Status of Women, which is expected to call for greater action against...
Reuters :Families in Asia’s financial hub of Hong Kong are suffering isolation and trauma after strict coronavirus rules have led to babies being separated from parents and those with newborns herded into tiny quarantine...
A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and...
