Global rating agency Moody’s on July 16 said that Pakistan’s staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)“ improves funding prospects, but ability to sustain…
The US Secret Service increased security for Donald Trump weeks ago after authorities learned of an Iranian plot to kill him, although it was not…
Iran on July 17 rejected what it called "malicious" accusations by US media implicating it in a plot to kill former US president Donald Trump.…
Over a year and a half since Haiti's rampant gang violence upended her life, Philomene Dayiti longs for nothing more than leaving the Port-au-Prince church…
Children's rights are being increasingly eroded by the rise in armed conflict around the world, including the wars in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, aid group…
Colombian guerrillas fighting the government and rival armed groups on July 16 threatened a major UN biodiversity summit to be held later this year in…
Police fired tear gas and water cannon against dozens of demonstrators in Kenya's capital Nairobi on July 16, as scattered rallies across the country called…
Kyiv and Prague have agreed to launch joint production of assault rifles and ammunition components inside Ukraine, the countries' prime ministers said on July 16…
Serbia's government on July 16 said operations can restart at a disputed lithium mining project, days after a top court ruling overturned a 2022 cancellation…
A former Kosovo rebel commander was found guilty of war crimes on July 16 and sentenced to 18 years behind bars for abuses and murder…
North Macedonia turned to air support from abroad on July 16, as firefighters struggled to contain a string of blazes across the country amid a…
Australia is facing an unprecedented threat from three different strains of avian influenza according to experts from the national science agency. Debbie Eagles and Frank…
The Marianas Islands Legislature Association (MILA) has adopted a resolution seeking to replace the CNMI’s foreign worker programme with a joint Marianas visa tailored to…
The Japanese Government plans to increase the number of port calls by Maritime Self-Defence Force(MSDF) vessels to Pacific Island nations, according to a draft of…
The United States Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor has announced US$372 million in Compact of Free…
A senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected with his wife and child to South Korea in November, South Korean media reports said on…
A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between China and the Philippines’ presidential offices to try and prevent any new confrontation…
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Berlin on July 12 and agreed to establish a new bilateral framework for consultations…
Illegal sales of fentanyl, a potent and highly addictive opioid, have increased significantly in South Korea, raising concerns among authorities and the public alike. Data…
The number of calls related to poisoning cases in Malaysia is increasing, with most involving children aged below four, says the country’s National Poison Centre…
The Philippines has tallied 233 deaths due to dengue from January to June 29 this year as cases rise amid the wet season, the country's…
Authorities in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) have granted environmental approval for the world's largest renewable energy and transmission project. The NT government and NT Environmental…
The number of elderly Singaporean residents living alone in households more than doubled from 35,160 in 2013 to 78,135 in 2023, according to the Family…
More than 400 Bangladeshis were injured in ongoing protests over quotas for coveted government jobs, police and protesters said on July 16, after clashes between…
The death toll from rainstorms and flooding in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province has risen to 40 and the number of injured has reached 347, the…