BEIJING, July 24 - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasised security cooperation in separate meetings with his Belarusian and Uzbek counterparts, his ministry said in two statements released on Friday.
In May 2026, OpenAI released a new math result that sent shock waves throughout the world of mathematical research. A major unsolved problem called the “unit distance conjecture” had just been resolved by generative AI. Since then, there’s been a steady drumbeat of new results
Sonam Wangchuk said that he ended a 26-day hunger strike after "a long negotiation on various conditions and in view of possible violence in the country".
This is the actor-turned-chief minister’s last movie as he devotes himself fully to politics.
The activist said he broke his fast at the urging of scores of members of Parliament.
July 23 - The Trump administration on Friday will impose new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on 60 trading partners, including the European Union, over allegations of lax enforcement of forced labor bans, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expires, senior administration officials
China is emerging as an alternative to South Korea for cosmetic procedures, with overseas patients drawn by natural-looking results, experienced doctors and competitive prices - though industry observers say it is still early days.
Shares of Chinese chip makers tumbled on Thursday after state fund support that had briefly steadied broader tech stocks earlier in the week failed to hold back a sector that analysts say has long been overvalued. Among the hardest hit, Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor plunged
Traditional games and other analogue hobbies such as film photography are helping Indonesians reconnect offline.
Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert "possible violence".
WASHINGTON, July 23 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will discuss artificial intelligence with Chinese President Xi Jinping when he visits the United States on September 24.
GAROWE, Somalia, July 23 - A merchant ship hijacked in Yemeni waters in the Gulf of Aden last week is now being held by Somali pirates, two residents of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region told Reuters on Thursday.
NEW DELHI, July 23 - Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, will resign on Friday, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, days after Hasina said she was returning home from exile to surrender.
NEW DELHI, July 23 - They were just six words posted on X in a moment of frustration:
The Indonesian government has been working to repatriate artefacts stolen from the archipelago.
The death toll from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing has risen to 11, Chinese state media reported.
July 23 - Iran flew Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, military advisers and missile- and drone-related equipment into Yemen this month, according to four sources, in a move that suggests Tehran is seeking to strengthen the ability of its Houthi allies to
This trend comes against the backdrop of Beijing’s broader push to stimulate flagging domestic consumption.
He also said tariff uncertainty reinforces the need for ASEAN to deepen economic integration and enhance its resilience.
STOCKHOLM, July 23 - Sweden's government declared mining of critical metals and rare earth minerals a national security interest on Thursday, saying a new mining strategy was needed to counter the dependence on China.
ASEAN barred Myanmar’s leadership from its top meetings after a military coup in 2021.
July 23 - Ebola has now killed more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, official figures show, as medics struggle to contain an outbreak amid militant violence, attacks on clinics and widespread shortages.
The instinct among global investors watching this Middle East crisis is simple. Oil goes up, the Fed delays cuts, the dollar strengthens, and everyone adjusts their U.S. exposure accordingly. What’s being missed is a very different, and arguably more dangerous, dynamic playing
The resumption is occurring gradually in some cities after the completion of an industrywide review.
The woman, who had wanted to end her pregnancy at 36 weeks, gave birth to a baby who doctors later killed.
KARACHI, July 23 - Pakistan's push to convert some of its diplomatic goodwill with the Trump administration into economic support has drawn skepticism from economists, who say fresh financing will do little to address the reforms that Islamabad has long avoided.
To say Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left office in disgrace would be an understatement by any political measure. Ousted following the student-led uprising of August 2024, she fled the country after months of deadly protests and years of increasingly
The Sarawak state-owned carrier says flights between Singapore and Kuching are already about 80 per cent booked for next year's Chinese New Year period after tickets went on sale on Jul 13.
This would enable the government to implement its own refugee registration programme.
MANILA, July 23 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the United States remains prepared to play a \"constructive role\" in helping bring an end to the war in Ukraine, following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of an ASEAN
Thailand is South-east Asia’s largest automotive production hub, but domestic vehicle sales slumped in 2024.
July 23 - Shipowners have temporarily suspended vessel arrivals at Ukraine's Black Sea ports for agricultural exports after a recent surge in Russian attacks on ports and merchant shipping, the country's agriculture minister said.
The warning by China’s president draws on a long-standing domestic narrative about the costs of falling behind in previous technological revolutions, say analysts.
A clerk trapped the big cat inside the store after it attacked three people in a Rajasthan town.
Flooding has also caused widespread damage to farmland, infrastructure and public facilities.
Dengue has killed 56 people and infected more than 77,000 in the South Asian nation this year.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in question paper leaks.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in question paper leaks.
BANGKOK, July 23 - Five Thai security personnel were killed and six civilians, including two young children, injured in an attack in Thailand's restive deep south, the military said on Thursday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is on something of a diplomatic roll at the moment. Having concluded a weeklong visit to the United States on July 19, 2026, during which he charmed President Donald Trump, al-Zaidi is now expected to head to Tehran to do the same with Iran’s
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently made the controversial decision to dismiss Mykhailo Fedorov, his minister of defense. Fedorov, admired both by Ukrainian troops and Western allies, was at the forefront of Ukraine’s increasing technological innovations in the war
Six civilians were also wounded in the July 22 evening attack in Narathiwat.
The Tokyo Fire Department said 453 people were taken to hospital on Wednesday as Japan swelters under a heatwave.
