International

AFP, Beijing : Beijing’s notoriously bad air quality has improved in recent years and the Chinese capital is expected to drop out of a list...

AFP, Tokyo :Japan’s Shinzo Abe Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled...

AP, Jerusalem :Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election vow to annex parts of the West Bank as a “very dangerous...

AP, Tehran :Iran’s president urged the U.S. on Wednesday to “put warmongers aside” as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between Washington...

AFP, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysia prepared to seed clouds after air quality in parts of the country reached unhealthy levels due to smog from forest fires...

AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped sharply amid growing public concern about the prospects of a recession, according to a Washington...

AFP, Kuwait City :The ruler of Kuwait, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has been admitted to a hospital in the United States for “medical tests”,...

AP, Geneva :The U.N. human rights chief said Monday she was “alarmed” that migrant children are still being held in centers in the United States...

Reuters, Kabul :The Taliban on Sunday said US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to cancel peace talks would lead to fresh losses to American lives...

Reuters, Washington :The United States hopes to get back to denuclearization talks with North Korea in the coming days or weeks, Secretary of State Mike...