SEOUL, March 17 - North Korea's newly elected Supreme People's Assembly will convene its first session on March 22 to deliberate on a constitutional revision and on the implementation of a five-year national policy plan, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday.
SEOUL, March 17 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on a phone call with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Monday that cooperation among countries to secure safety in the Strait of Hormuz is more important than ever to stabilize the global economy and oil prices,
When it comes to social media bans, governments are willing to absorb criticism on feasibility, privacy and civil liberties, experts tell CNA.
The conflict exposes the city to many risks, but some are seeing opportunities too.
A Pakistani airstrike purportedly hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing civilians.
North Korea over the weekend fired a barrage of long-range missiles and rockets into the sea off its east coast. This show of force came as the United States military had its hands full in Iran. The article below analyzes Pyongyang’s strategy. -Eds. When the United States
WASHINGTON, March 16 - Donald Trump's highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping could be postponed as the U.S. president remains focused on the Iran war, the White House said on Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 16 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that it was unclear whether new Iranian leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was still alive, given reports he had been injured in an air strike.
WASHINGTON, March 16 - President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his call to nations to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and appeared to criticize countries he said were not enthusiastic about providing aid.
The ten members of the Future of Investment and Trade Partnership expressed support for such a measure after convening virtually ahead of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference, scheduled for Mar 26 to 29.
To this visitor, the desert cities of the Gulf such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha have long felt like the closest equivalent on Earth to colonies on the Moon. With labor imported, raw materials imported and many of the residents imported, the main difference is that one can
March 16 - The U.N. Security Council voted on Monday to extend the mandate of the UNAMA assistance mission in Afghanistan for a shorter-than-usual three-month period, after Washington called last week for a review of assistance and engagement in the Taliban-ruled country.
KARACHI, March 16 - Ship-tracking data shows a Pakistan-bound oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, indicating that some countries are able to negotiate safe passage for their vessels despite the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Bhumika Shrestha on March 16 became Nepal’s first transgender woman lawmaker.
BISHKEK, March 16 - Kyrgyzstan’s tax authority on Monday published a video accusing ex-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev of corruption, amid a widening purge of his allies.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to the United States for a summit with President Donald Trump on March 19 was never going to be easy. Now, with Trump calling upon Japan and other countries to send warships to ensure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, she
March 16 - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies to create a coalition to reopen the vital waterway.
The negotiations were held over the weekend and concluded on March 16.
The footballers were given visas to stay in Australia after concerns the team would face repercussions at home.
Joybuy, which has distribution centres in Luton and Milton Keynes, is entering six European markets.
All three tankers are currently docked off Mumbai.
This comes as the party seeks to strengthen its position ahead of upcoming state and national polls.
WASHINGTON, March 16 - The United States is \"fine\" with some Iranian, Indian and Chinese ships going through the Strait of Hormuz for now, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, adding that any action to mitigate higher prices would depend on how long the Iran war
The phone will debut alongside an Oppo AI Pen accessory.
The 1990 diplomatic letter appears to suggest Manila once acknowledged the shoal was outside Philippine sovereignty.
They are believed to have been electrocuted while attempting to cut the cables on an electric pole.
The time for strategic patience in the Strait of Hormuz has expired. As the narrow waterway remains effectively paralyzed by Tehran’s blockade, the international community faces a choice that will define the so-called new world order and the next decade of global security:
Thailand’s international arrivals fell by 8.9 per cent week on week in the first week of March.
China urged an immediate ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes flared.
Nationwide help desks have been opened to make it easier to submit complaints about gas stations.
Visitor arrivals there have improved year on year as the state continued to attract international events.
Trump called on China and several other countries over the weekend to join his proposed naval coalition for securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Iran war. He then told the Financial Times the following day that “I think China should help
India is already facing energy woes because of the war in Iran.
BAKU, March 16 - A court in Azerbaijan sentenced a French citizen to ten years in jail on Monday after finding him guilty of spying on behalf of Paris, a charge he partially pleaded guilty to, Russia's RIA state news agency reported.
Iran has long threatened to cut off access to the Strait of Hormuz, a concern featured in nearly every strategic risk-mapping and war-gaming scenario involving Iran and maritime disruptions since the 1970s. Given the debilitating impact such a move could have on the global
Observers say the move could formalise a military-controlled political system rather than signal real democratic change.
BEIJING, March 16 - China said on Monday it is in communication with the U.S. about President Donald Trump's visit, after Trump threatened to delay the trip over the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested sanctions previously imposed on Marco Rubio are no longer in effect.
Beijing did not address Mr Trump’s pressure on NATO allies and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The victim was a vocal critic of moves to increase the military's influence in Indonesia's government.
Geopolitical crises rarely produce only short-term economic shocks. More often they reshape how governments think about long-term economic security and industrial resilience. A serious disruption in the Persian Gulf could therefore have consequences far beyond temporary oil
Manila is in talks with Indonesia and Russia as the nation races to secure its fuel supply.
The study also raised concerns about the risks of prolonged use of diet pills.
Entertainment and studying were the most common uses of mobile phones and personal computers.
KYIV, March 15 - Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations that have sought its expertise as they defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after Kyiv sent specialists to the region.
LONDON, March 16 - British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media.
MANILA, March 16 - The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing's assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim by China's embassy that a Filipino diplomat had once conceded the disputed Scarborough Shoal was not part of Philippine territory.
But the government insists fuel shipments are arriving on schedule.
ALMATY, March 16 - Kazakhstan voted 87.15% in favour of adopting a new constitution, the Central Election Commission said on Monday.
All three diseases remain at the highest of four alert levels.