Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Sultan will soon arrive in Washington for crucial talks with US President Donald Trump. Among the deals on the table, the most controversial is Saudi Arabia’s request for 48 stealth F-35 fifth generation jets. The Saudis have been watching
Mr Trump also engaged with Malaysia to help end the violence, the White House said.
China’s fixed asset investment (FAI) suffered a sharp setback in October, signalling renewed stress across the real economy as the property downturn continued to erode activity and put a drag on broader investment performance. According to the latest data from the National
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
-An explosion ripped through a police station in Srinagar city in India's Kashmir late on Friday, a local police official said.
This article was first published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. On October 13 of this year, the state media outlet China Energy News Network reported that China is pulling ahead in advanced nuclear power technology development with the launch of the
ROME - Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday providing more aid to Ukraine would not help end the war with Russia and could \"fuel further corruption\", referring to a graft scandal that has rocked the government in Kyiv.
The blast from an Iskander missile caused serious damage to the diplomatic compound.
This was his first public statement since he was released from detention.
KYIV - Russia plans to manufacture up to 120,000 of its cheap and devastating glide bombs this year, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official said, including 500 of a new, longer-range version which can reach more towns and cities.
If shopping festivals are a barometer of growth, the government will need to do more to raise household spending.
Videos posted on X showed water pouring from the ceiling near a Qatar Airways check-in counter.
MOSCOW - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed a German general's comments about the possibility of conflict between Moscow and Germany as baseless fear-mongering.
It is taking the helm at a time when Asean faces deepening divisions over the South China Sea, among other challenges.
When President Prabowo Subianto landed in Sydney on November 12 for his first official overseas visit since taking office, the symbolism was clear. His choice to make Australia his inaugural state visit signaled early recognition of Canberra’s strategic importance to Jakarta
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers will discuss next week a proposal for the bloc to take the lead in training 3,000 Palestinian police officers with the aim of later deploying them in Gaza, according to a document seen by Reuters on Friday.
Rains have plunged Ayutthaya province into what residents say is its worst flooding in years.
North Korean troops who helped Russia repel a major Ukrainian incursion into its western Kursk region are now playing an important role in clearing the area of mines, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Tiny cracks caused by space debris were found in a small window of their spacecraft.
Our guest expert looks at her political approach, as well as her personal side.
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s top court called a meeting of all judges on Friday, after parliament passed a constitutional amendment this week that curbed its remit, prompting two judges to quit, saying the reform “stands as a grave assault on the constitution”.
LONDON - BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants' lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48.32 billion).
Indonesia says there is no decision yet on when troops will be deployed and what mandate they will have.
KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that his troops had used long-range Ukrainian \"Long Neptune\" cruise missiles on targets in Russia overnight, adding that such strikes were getting more successful all the time.
In less than two decades, more than 6 million Taiwanese will reach the mandatory retirement age of 65 – a shift that is sounding alarm bells for businesses and officials.
Singapore stands ready to assist in relief efforts following Typhoons Fung-wong and Kalmaegi, which have caused widespread devastation in the Philippines.
Anyone at Japan’s Ministry of Finance planning a year-end vacation spent Wednesday scouring airline and hotel cancellation rules. On that day, the yen plunged toward 155 to the dollar, all but ensuring currency intervention. By now, currency traders are familiar with the
BAKU - Azerbaijani prosecutors said they would seek sentences of up to life in prison for 15 ex-leaders and officials in Nagorno-Karabakh, two years after Baku retook the region that had been controlled by ethnic Armenians.
The Australian regulator has recalled several sand products used by children for play, but says the risk from them is "low".
I recently attended the excellent Kilkenomics festival in Kilkenny, Ireland. If you ever get the chance to go, I recommend it. Putting comedians and economists on the same stage doesn’t sound like it makes sense, but it’s surprisingly effective; they balance each other out
WARSAW - Poland said it would on November 17 reopen two border crossings with Belarus that it shut in September in response to Russia-led military exercises in the neighbouring country and 21 Russian drones entering Polish airspace.
Shinichi Uchida is a member of the bank’s nine-member policy board.
Obesity is China’s sixth leading risk factor in disability and death.
Government officials and personnel came together to help the owner file the mural application.
Since April, bears have killed a record 13 people across the country.
The government must now cap land-use rights at Nusantara at 95 years instead of 190 years.
ATHENS - Greece has arrested a 38-year-old man as part of a Europol crackdown on international cybercrime, during which authorities dismantled malware infrastructure that has infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide, police said.
An official said their rental minibus plunged into a shallow ravine.
It draws a stark contrast to the economic unease set off by Trump and his sharp tariff hikes.
Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said talks between the two countries are “expected to be held soon”, possibly in Kuala Lumpur.
Chinese media have depicted the visit - the first by a Thai monarch since bilateral ties were established 50 years ago - as the outcome of friendly coexistence and a signal to other nations that China is a reliable partner.
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition is set to comfortably retain power in the poor and populous state of Bihar, a vote count showed on Friday, giving him a boost after a disappointing national vote last year.
DHAKA - Two crude bombs exploded near Dhaka airport on Thursday night, deepening tensions as Bangladesh awaits Monday’s verdict in a domestic war crimes case against ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.