WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday, saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from pro-Palestinian protesters.
In connection with the assassination attempt against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Minister of the Interior Matús Sutaj Estok announced that an investigative group had been established. The investigative group’s starting place is that Fico’s shooter was not a lone wolf.
India’s 2024 election has seen a significant shift in the political rhetoric of BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says NUS’ Taberez Ahmed Neyazi.
While China’s industrial prowess benefits global consumers by providing affordable products such as clothing, electronics and smartphones, it is also a double-edged sword, says Associate Professor Marina Yue Zhang.
But this is not easy to do, amid widespread promotion of processed and ultra-processed foods.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's presidency said on Monday it welcomed an announcement by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor saying he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war
Contrary to a meme that’s popular among Western policy analysts, there is no Chinese “export surge.” China’s exports to developed markets have stagnated for years, but have doubled to the Global South. Not only have China’s exports to the Global South in total risen by an
He referred to the ICC prosecutor's move as a new kind of antisemitism.
KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday that Ukraine's Western allies were taking too long to make decisions on military support for his country.
China added three American defense contractors to its Unreliable Entity List on Monday, the day of Taiwan’s presidential inauguration, and accused them of having sold arms to the island. The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced its decision to sanction three United States firms,
KYIV - Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday.
LONDON - The ICC prosecutor's decision to request an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unhelpful, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday.
Bangladesh’s economy faces a perfect storm with double-digit inflation pinching wallets, foreign exchange reserves dwindling and economic growth fading away. To weather the crisis, the government is desperately seeking foreign loans. Enter China into the eye of the tempest.
Economists already think China’s latest plan to end its property crisis is too little, too late – again. Yet the creative thinking behind it – essentially, a state-backed apartment-buying spree – is generating hope that Xi Jinping’s team could be on the verge of a breakthrough
Police say the female suspect allegedly used a fruit knife in the attack which left 10 others hurt.
The capital city currently has about 65 per cent accessibility to clean water, and the authorities have set an ambitious target of 100 per cent by 2030.
The plans for increased scrutiny come shortly after Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Razarudin Husain announced that the perpetrator, who killed two police officers and left one injured, had no links to terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).
Over the weekend, Queensland University of Technology PhD student Xiaolong Zhu became national news – and not for a good reason. Zhu is a Chinese citizen and his visa to study in Australia has been denied on the grounds of being “directly or indirectly associated with the
The deadly assault at a police station in Malaysia's Johor on May 17 could have prompted others dissatisfied with society to turn to violent crime against authorities, say analysts.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who has been reported dead after the helicopter he was in crashed on May 19, 2024, is a consummate loyalist whose passing will be a severe blow to the country’s conservative leadership. While search and rescue teams – hampered by rain, fog,
The big economic news this week was Biden’s very large tariffs on a number of Chinese-made goods. Those tariffs appear to have acted as a catalyst for a bunch of other countries — India, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, the EU, etc. — to consider their own tariffs on China.
The Hindu temple is located in the northern town of Ayodhya, which goes to the polls this week in the world’s largest election.
Parts of northern India are reeling under an intense heatwave that's set to last through the week.
He urged Beijing to replace confrontation with dialogue, shortly after being sworn in on Monday.
India is pushing to indigenize its defense capabilities with plans for a third aircraft carrier, underscoring Delhi’s strategic concern of a two-front naval war against Pakistan and China in the Indian Ocean. Naval News reported India is considering ordering a third aircraft
Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan's president on Monday in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament.
Last week, Washington announce new tariffs on Chinese imports including electric cars and solar panels.
As the UK and US continue to see falling birth rates, options to deal with the issue are limited.
William Lai faces an aggressive Beijing, a divided parliament and a disgruntled youth in his first term.
