MOSCOW/BAKU - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged Azerbaijan to restore its ties with Moscow to a level befitting \"strategic cooperation\" after saying that certain forces were trying to wreck the two countries' relationship.
The Dalai Lama, now 90, remains at the centre of China's complicated relationship with Tibet.
Existing by-laws did not specify that drinking alcohol in public places was an offence.
The Chinese coffee giant's entry into the US marks a new milestone for the company over its rival Starbucks, which has been seeing falling market shares in China.
DHAKA - Bangladesh's ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country's International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case, a top prosecutor said.
Mr Trump likened the 1945 atomic bombings on Hiroshim and Nagasaki to recent US air strikes on Iran.
It has yet to secure a trade deal after nearly three months of negotiations.
It is set to official operate in September 2025.
The contempt conviction stems from Hasina’s remarks about 227 murder cases against her.
Since the beginning of the century, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has increased more than 800%, from less than 1,000 to more than 9,000. This profusion has had a number of strange and disturbing repercussions. One of them is that companies are selling data from
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will travel to Brazil instead to attend the annual meeting. Despite the optics, analysts say President Xi's no-show doesn’t indicate a retreat from the intergovernmental grouping.
Western luxury automakers should fear the increasingly sophisticated (and cheap) electric vehicles that China is churning out, says Chris Bryant for Bloomberg Opinion.
In the worst-case scenario, South Korea’s population could drop to 7.53 million by 2125.
Since absolute monarchy ended in 1932, the kingdom has had 13 successful military coups and several other attempted ones.
The scaly fruit has been a pride of Bali’s for centuries, and its farming system has been globally recognised for its agricultural heritage.
Iran has deported home tens of thousands of Afghans in the past few weeks.
The issue of allowing genetically modified US crops into India's agricultural market has been a sticking point in ongoing trade talks between both sides.
The Asean-India Trade in Goods Agreement was signed in 2009.
This comes after US President Donald Trump indicated that he could impose a tariff of 30 or 35 per cent on imports from Japan - well above the 24 per cent rate he announced on Apr 2 and then paused until Jul 9.
DHARAMSHALA, India - The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday his Gaden Phodrang Trust would have the sole authority to recognise his future reincarnation, rejecting any role for China in choosing who succeeds him as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists.
Kanye West has long sparked controversy over his anti-Semitic remarks and has declared himself a Nazi.
Japan’s prototype ship-mounted railgun marks a bold step toward fast, affordable missile defense as it works to fill crucial gaps revealed by China’s hypersonic weapons and limited interceptor supplies. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that Japan has fitted the test
Home Affairs Minister says the country has enough problems already: We don’t need bigotry.
SYDNEY - Kanye West, also known as Ye, has had his Australian visa cancelled after he released “Heil Hitler”, a song promoting Nazism, the country’s home affairs minister said on Wednesday.
It is the country's first formal "truth-telling" inquiry that ran for four years from 2021.
This article was first published by Pacific Forum. It is republished here with permission. The new president of South Korea remains cautious in articulating a position on a potential Taiwan contingency. Still, public and policy discourse within Korea has been active, often
The police said the scam operation is believed to have cheated more than 100,000 Chinese victims.
US President Donald Trump had threatened to hike tariffs on Japan to 30 per cent or 35 per cent.
As the Philippines cuts this year’s growth target from the 8% to the 6% range, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can’t point the finger at Donald Trump’s trade war or Chinese deflation. The real culprit is chaotic local politics. Events from Washington and Beijing are surely
Domestic tourists were “astonished” by what the South has dubbed “North Korea’s Waikiki”.
SYDNEY - Fiji is opposed to China setting up a military base in the Pacific Islands, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday, adding that it did not need such a base to project power, as shown by an intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Recommended accelerated efforts also include evacuation buildings, and more regular drills.
There is speculation that Mr Anwar will fast-track his former attorney-general's path to lead the judiciary.
Heavy downpours are forecast this week to batter parts of northern and north-eastern parts of the country.
He had previously said the institution of the Dalai Lama would continue only if there was popular demand.
They were nearly wiped out by disease and in mass killings and other horrific crimes.
SYDNEY - Australia plans new measures to strip funding from childcare centres that fall short of safety norms after a Melbourne man was charged with more than 70 offences over child sex abuse in a case that alarmed thousands of families.
Locals say some effects of long-term mining include flash floods and the siltation of the sea.
Transport minister and deputy prime minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit is set to be in command for less than 93 hours.
The airline was hit by a cyber attack on a platform storing names, email addresses and phone numbers.
