After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say normalization…
A head-on collision between a truck and a bus on a highway in the Bolivian Andes on July 20 left 22 people dead and 16…
Ugandan protesters who said they would press ahead with a banned anti-corruption march on July 16 are "playing with fire", the country's president warned. "Some…
The top UN court's ruling that Israel's 57-year occupation of Palestinian land was "illegal" is "largely consistent with EU positions", the bloc's foreign policy chief…
Three police officers were injured in the latest anti-immigration protests at a site earmarked for housing asylum seekers in Dublin, authorities said. It was the…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an "exponential rise" in the number of monkeypox cases, the government said on July 20. Government spokesperson Patrick…
Spanish police on July 20 said that they had arrested three people accused of taking part in cyberattacks by a pro-Russian group targeting public institutions…
Uganda again rejected UN allegations that it is backing M23 rebels in neighboring DR Congo after Kinshasa summoned the Ugandan charge d'affaires over the issue.…
Airlines were gradually coming back online July 20 after global carriers, banks and financial institutions were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT…
The United Nations said on July 19 it was "extremely worried" about the fate of two Guinea opposition leaders reportedly tortured in custody, urging the…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa committed his new coalition government to growth, job creation and poverty reduction as he opened parliament on July 18 following…
New Zealand's military said on Thursday it plans to ask civilian staff to volunteer for layoff packages and to make other cuts as it tries…
A high-level US civilian and military delegation visited Papua New Guinea this week to stress US commitment to the strategic Pacific territory, where China is…
A bloc of Pacific island leaders on July 17 condemned France’s “illegitimate” handling of the UN-mandated decolonization of its Pacific territory New Caledonia and called…
The New Zealand government's draft emissions reduction plan covering the period from 2026 to 2030 shows that with effective climate change policies the country can…
China on July 18 said that joint military patrols with Russia had come to an end, hailing its deepening "understanding and trust" with its longtime…
A fire that tore through a shopping center in southwestern China has killed 16 people, state media reported on July 18. Rescue operations concluded at…
China has halted nascent nuclear-arms-control talks with the United States, its foreign ministry said on July 17, in a protest of Washington's arms sales to…
Taiwan firms are shifting supply chains to India from China, as Taipei and New Delhi strengthen economic ties, the head of the island's key trade…
Opponents of Myanmar's junta launched a rocket attack on an airport in the capital but caused no casualties, security sources told AFP on July 17,…
Vietnam has filed a claim with the United Nations for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a month after regional neighbor…
The laws concerning cyberbullying will be reviewed by the authorities, including re-examining the appropriate fine for the crime, said Malaysia Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fadzil…
The governments of Laos and Vietnam have signed an extradition treaty that defines the basic principles and methods around the extradition of criminals between the…
Bangladeshi Prime Minister vowed on July 17 to punish those responsible for killing six people in ongoing student protests over civil service hiring rules, hours…
India's economy is expanding at the fastest rate among major emerging economies, and tax receipts are higher, factors that could prompt Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
