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Taiwan’s President Lai urges solidarity against China.
TAIPEI: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said Tuesday "a threat from China to any country is a threat to the world", emphasizing to lawmakers of more than 20 countries that global democracies must unite against "authoritarian expansion".…
Quad demands coordinated action against all UN-listed terrorist groups
TOKYO: The four-nation grouping Quad on Monday called for concerted action against all UN-listed terrorist groups, including LeT, JeM and their proxy outfits as it urged all countries to take immediate, sustained and irreversible action to…
Bangladesh protests resume after government ignores ultimatum
DHAKA: Bangladeshi students held scattered street protests on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest.
Student rallies against…
US-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation
TOKYO: Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs and top diplomats agreed to further bolster their military cooperation by upgrading the command and control of U.S. forces in the East Asian country and strengthening American-licensed missile…
Iran’s Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powers
TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave Sunday his official endorsement of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic republic's ninth president, following snap elections that had concluded earlier this month.
In a…
Lebanon rocket attack on town in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
TEL AVIV: A rocket attack Saturday on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights killed at least 10 people and wounded several others, including children, Israel said, hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed…
Japan’s Sado mines added to World Heritage list
NEW DELHI: A network of mines on a Japanese island infamous for using conscripted wartime labour was added to UNESCO's World Heritage register on Saturday after South Korea dropped earlier objections to its listing.
The Sado gold and…
The Laos PM and Jaishankar discuss bilateral cooperation and Indian national trafficking.
VIENTIANE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday called on Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and raised the issue of trafficking of Indian nationals through cyber scam centres in the Southeast Asian country and discussed…
Khan may run for Oxford University chancellor.
ISLAMABAD: Oxford-educated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is likely to run for the position of the chancellor of his alma mater in the UK from his prison cell through an online ballot, according to his close aide and media…
People in China are angry over raising the retirement age.
BEIJING: The ruling Chinese Communist Party's plan to raise the retirement age of the working population to cope with the rapidly ageing population has created ripples of resentment among the public.
According to the present structure,…
Ranil Wickremesinghe to fight presidential election as independent
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday declared his candidacy to contest the presidential election in September as an independent candidate by depositing money to contest the upcoming polls.
Earlier in the day, the…
Bangladesh sends note to India objecting to Mamata’s remarks
NEW DELHI: India has received a note from Dhaka objecting to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks offering shelter to people affected by violent-clashes in that country.
"I can confirm that we have received such a…
Philippine tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of oil sinks off Manila.
MANILA: A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced to contain a spill.
The MT Terra Nova was heading for the central city of…
18 killed as plane slips off runway, crashes at Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu: A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, killing 18 and leaving the pilot as the sole survivor, police in the Nepali capital told news agency AFP.
The plane belongs to the domestic…
Netanyahu seeks unity from US Congress divided over Gaza war
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked for unity from lawmakers Wednesday as he addressed a US Congress divided by his military campaign in Gaza, with a rift between the nations deepening over the conflict's…
Japan resumes funding Sri Lanka after debt restructure
COLOMBO: Japan will resume funding stalled infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka, including the expansion of the main international airport, government officials said Wednesday, after the bankrupt island nation successfully restructured its…
Bangladesh reopen after authorities ease curfew
DHAKA: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas.
Last week's violence killed at least…
China FM Wang hosts Ukraine counterpart Kuleba
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in southern China on Wednesday, with both sides calling for peace as Russia's war grinds on against its neighbour.
China presents itself as a…
Hamas, Fatah declare end to yearslong feud as Gaza battle rages.
RAMALLAH: Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said Tuesday, taking a step toward potentially resolving the deep divide between the sides as Israel's war on…
Japan firm’s executives resign amid cholesterol-lowering drug fatalities probe.
TOKYO: The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker announced their resignation on Tuesday, as the company probes 80 deaths potentially linked to tablets meant to lower cholesterol.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is…