Cross-border trade is expected to be affected, according to sources at the two land ports in North 24-Parganas, Petrapole and Ghojadanga. Sources also said that…
Sudan's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on July 21 received an Iranian ambassador and sent his own to Tehran, the government said,…
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 21 said that his country was ready to build a Cyprus naval base "if necessary", 50 years after…
Gilead could bring the AIDS pandemic towards an end if the US pharmaceutical giant opens up access to its game-changing new HIV drug, the head…
Uncertainty is hanging over Venezuela as it prepares for presidential elections next on July 21 that many fear incumbent Nicolas Maduro will attempt to steal…
Nigeria's Dangote refinery is in talks with Libya to secure crude for the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) plant and will also seek Angolan oil,…
Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will send an exploration vessel off the coast of…
Russia's Defence Ministry said on July 21 that Russian warplanes prevented two US strategic bombers from violating the state border over the Barents Sea. After…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said on July 19 that democracy in Guatemala "remains in danger," despite election winner Bernardo…
Panama's government expects to start deportation flights for migrants who crossed the country's dangerous Darien jungle in two to three months, the country's chief of…
A Tunisian court sentenced opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi, a potential presidential election candidate, to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying,…
More diplomacy, engagement and compromise are needed in New Caledonia, where deadly riots erupted in May over an electoral reform, New Zealand's foreign minister said…
The United States on July 19 said it has officially opened an embassy in Vanuatu, part of ongoing efforts to parry China's influence in the…
Australia's cyber intelligence agency said on Juy 20 that "malicious websites and unofficial code" were being released online claiming to aid recovery from Friday's global…
North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash across the border into the South, Seoul's military said on July 21, in apparent response to the…
South Korea will ramp up propaganda broadcasts to the North in response to Pyongyang sending more trash-carrying balloons across the border, Seoul's military said July…
A Mongolian court sentenced a controversial journalist to almost five years in prison for illegally obtaining state secrets and a host of other crimes, in…
Taiwan's foreign minister on July 19 said the self-ruled island must rely on itself for defense after US presidential candidate Donald Trump insisted Taipei "should…
Manila's resupply missions to troops on a disputed South China Sea atoll will remain purely Philippine operations, the National Security Council said on July 21,…
An alliance of armed groups in Myanmar has agreed to extend a ceasefire with the junta in northern Shan state after "pressure" from China, a…
A South African court on July 19 ordered the national arms regulator to suspend and review all permits granted for the sale of weapons to…
The Philippine Air Force must ramp up pilot training if it is to buy 20 or more multi-role fighter jets as it modernizes and expands…
Bangladesh's top court on July 21 pared back contentious civil service hiring rules but failed to mollify university student leaders, whose demonstrations against the scheme…
The US State Department warned Americans on July 20 not to travel to Bangladesh and said it would begin removing some diplomats and their families…
Sri Lanka has scrapped plans to sell off its indebted national airline despite shortlisting three potential buyers, the government's privatization agency said on July 19.…
