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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
AFP :Hamas elected a woman to its political bureau for the first time ever, the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip said on...
AFP :German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party was in crisis mode on Monday after suffering heavy losses in two regional polls, seen as a rebuke...
AFP :Libya’s new interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah will be sworn-in on Monday to lead the war-torn country’s transition to elections in December, after...
AFP :Tens of thousands of women protested across Australia against sexual violence and gender inequality on Monday, as outrage grew over rape allegations that have...
