KYIV, Dec 17 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukraine's allies on Wednesday to secure support for Kyiv and show Russia that continuing its war is \"pointless,\" ahead of a crucial European Union summit on Moscow's frozen assets.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged all parties in Yemen to exercise maximum restraint after an advance by southern separatists that risks rekindling a 10-year-old civil war after a long lull.
He added that his priority is to implement reforms and address the rising cost of living.
HELSINKI, Dec 17 - Finland's prime minister apologised to Asian nations on Wednesday as he sought to contain a growing controversy over derogatory images posted by far-right members of the Nordic country's parliament.
Coupang Inc CEO and chairman Bom Kim cited his overseas residence and commitments as head of a global company operating in more than 170 countries.
Most people outside of banking won’t have heard of Euroclear. It’s a Brussels-based settlement provider that enables the transfer of ownership of securities between seller and buyer. The firm is the focal point of a major geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the
The meeting is to convince Thailand and Cambodia to stop escalating tensions along the disputed borders.
The child was located along with the vehicle shortly after the incident.
MOSCOW, Dec 17 - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by diplomatic or military means, and would seek to expand a \"security buffer zone\" there.
LONDON, Dec 17 - British police on Wednesday said they would take tougher action against people who use placards and chants to target the Jewish community, saying recent violent incidents had changed the context around such protests.
When South Korean President Lee Jae-myung presented Donald Trump with a golden crown during his October visit to Gyeongju, American progressives recoiled. On “The Daily Show,” Desi Lydic said the gesture was “not helping” efforts to steer Trump away from a “king” image. Six
ROME, Dec 17 - Finding a legal way to use frozen Russian assets to help finance Ukraine remains \"far from easy\", Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday, ahead of a summit of European Union leaders in Brussels.
KYIV, Dec 17 - Ukraine controls nearly 90% of the strategic northeastern town of Kupiansk, its military chief said on Wednesday, but Russia's defence minister said a Ukrainian counter-attack on the town had been unsuccessful.
The money was meant to build dykes and other defences that should have spared villages from deluge.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is drawing East Asia dangerously close to conflict. In just two months in office, she has stripped away decades of carefully maintained strategic ambiguity. In doing so, she has misread the intent of Japan’s primary ally while alienating
Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, the UK and Israel have committed to the US-proposed Pax Silica strategic initiative “to build a secure, prosperous, and innovation-driven silicon supply chain – from critical minerals and energy inputs to advanced manufacturing,
Pieces of the logo were offered an appraisal value of about $625.
The fire at Wang Fuk Court swept through seven of its eight buildings, killing at least 160 people and causing thousands to lose their homes
Several soldiers and police described experiencing respiratory problems.
Several Hong Kong-based Singapore companies and individuals also made contributions separately.
DUBAI, Dec 17 - The shooting attack at a Jewish Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach put the spotlight on Islamic State, which police said appeared to inspire the gunmen.
Despite switching more than a third of the Cabinet posts, the premier has maintained the delicate balance of ministerial quota for the different component parties in his unity government, say analysts.
The row has led to much fewer Chinese tourists heading to Japan
The court found that the time Mr Li spent in the toilet “greatly exceeded” his physical needs.
As the clock ticks down to the Myanmar military’s late-December election gambit, recent months have seen armed resistance to the junta suffer setbacks on multiple fronts. Notwithstanding sweeping popular rejection of fig-leaf polling crafted to entrench continued army rule,
Both sides must keep the hard-won momentum alive by continuing to invest in trust and close engagement.
BEIJING, Dec 17 - China's defence ministry accused the Philippines on Wednesday of distorting the facts about an incident involving the Chinese coast guard and Filipino fishermen near a South China Sea shoal, and defended Chinese actions as \"reasonable and lawful\".
MOSCOW, Dec 17 - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia's position on the deployment of any European troops to Ukraine under a possible future U.S.-brokered peace deal was widely known but that the subject could be discussed.
Friendly wins by Malaysia’s national football team against Singapore and Palestine, and a draw against Cape Verde, have been overturned as 3-0 defeats.
SEOUL, Dec 17 - A South Korean court found two contractors that worked on Taiwan's submarine programme guilty of leaking designs for torpedo-launching systems, calling the case a potential \"diplomatic burden\" for Seoul, according to a ruling reviewed by Reuters.
Shallow fog in parts of the city also worsened visibility, affecting flights and trains.
India was growing at 8.2% as of the third quarter, a figure of which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic team rarely misses an opportunity to remind global investors. Yet as 2026 approaches, there’s a different number markets should prioritize: 6.35%. This is how much the
Amid China’s assertive push for reunification with Taiwan, whether diplomatically or militarily, the Indo-Pacific and the West fear a major war would have global repercussions. Japan, recognizing that its economic lifeline and shipping lanes are at risk if a Chinese naval
An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Balinese were killed in anti-communist massacres some 60 years ago.
The undersea tunnel has been floated periodically by South Korean politicians for decades.
They were moved out of concern that Japan would discover they were being used for training.
The programme would assist low-income couples and promote lawful marriages.
Seoul is rolling out a new incentive-based policy to curb what residents throw away.
Its intelligence service has flagged growing efforts by foreign states to influence communities and institutions.
The WHO hopes this will help make ancestral practices more compatible with modern healthcare systems.