Singapore, Oct 9 : Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday said that he expected the daily Covid-19 cases to continue rising for some weeks and the country’s healthcare...

Mexico City, Oct 9 : A new joint security plan between the US and Mexico was discussed, which was described by American Secretary of State Antony Blinken as the beginning...

Canberra, Oct 9 : The Australian government on Saturday revealed a plan to bring thousands of international healthcare workers into the country to relieve pressure on the healthcare system amid...

Brussels, Oct 9 : Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has expressed concerns after a court in Poland ruled that the country’s Constitution was above the European...

Washington, Oct 9 : The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it has approved a fourth tranche of debt service relief for 24 eligible low-income countries...

San Francisco, Oct 9 : San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the Port of San Francisco have announced the return of cruise ships to and from the US city. The...

Damscus, Oct 9 : Six Syrian soldiers were injured by a fresh Israeli missile strike against a military airbase in the central province of Homs, state media reported on Saturday....

Damascus, Oct 9 : Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s uncle Rifaat al-Assad has returned to the country after 37 years in exile, a local newspaper reported. The President has allowed the...

Tripoli, Oct 9 : The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has called for an end to arrest asylum-seekers in Libya, urging resumption of humanitarian evacuation flights to take asylum-seekers and refugees...

Lisbon, Oct 9 : The Covid-19 pandemic and the situation in Afghanistan are the top the agenda of the 67th annual session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the NATO alliance,...

Brussels, Oct 9 : European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said that she did not support the use of EU funds for member states to build fences to protect...

Baghdad, Oct 9 : Iraqi authorities announced the success of the early voting with a 69 per cent turnout ahead of snap parliamentary elections this Sunday. Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf,...

Seoul, Oct 9 : North Korea appears to be still operating its uranium enrichment plant at the Yongbyon nuclear complex, a US website monitoring Pyongyang’s activities said on Saturday. “Imagery...

Seoul, Oct 9 : The South Korean Ministry of Justice has granted refugee status to an Angolan family with a Congolese background, citing the likelihood of persecution should they return...

Berlin, Oct 9 : Schools across Germany should maintain regular operations in 2021-2022 despite ongoing exposures to Covid-19, the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of...

Rome, Oct 9 : Political leaders from the G20 countries should play key roles in tackling world hunger and climate change, said the head of the UN Food and Agriculture...

Beirut, Oct 9 : Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that his country will continue to send oil shipments to help Lebanon overcome its fuel shortage crisis. The...

Moscow, Oct 9 : Russia is willing to support Europe in overcoming the continent’s current energy crisis, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “I would like to remind once again that...

Kampala, Oct 9 : Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will be retested for Covid-19 after three of his aides have contracted the virus, his physician said. Museveni’s consultant physician, Joseph Okiria,...

Lagos, Oct 9 : Nigerian security forces have rescued 187 abducted victims held by armed bandits in an operation in the country’s northwest, police confirmed. On Friday, Muhammad Shehu, police...

Paris, Oct 9 : The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that a major reform of the international tax system has been agreed, ensuring that multinational enterprises...

Seoul, Oct 9 : A Seoul court has conditionally approved two demonstrations planned for this weekend, suspending the city government’s ban on the events amid concerns over the spread of...

Moscow, Oct 9 : The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that three employees of the US Embassy in Moscow have been suspected of stealing personal belongings of a Russian citizen....

Washington, Oct 9 : US employers added fewer-than-expected 194,000 jobs in September, as the labour market recovery has remained slow amid a Delta variant-fuelled Covid-19 surge, the Labour Department said...

Hong Kong, Oct 9 : The National Flag and National Emblem (Amendment) Ordinance was published in the Gazette and came into effect in Hong Kong. “The fundamental principle and spirit...

Washington, Oct 9 : The White House said on Friday that it will not assert executive privilege to hold former President Donald Trump-era documents from a House committee probing the...

Baghdad, Oct 8 : Early voting began on Friday for Iraqi security forces, prisoners and displaced people ahead of the country’s snap parliamentary elections this Sunday. Jumana al-Ghalai, spokeswoman of...

Tokyo, Oct 8 : Fumio Kishida, the newly elected Japanese Prime Minister, on Friday delivered his first policy speech, vowing to reach economic growth for the country with his “new...

Canberra, Oct 8 : Australia’s national police agency on Friday revealed that the number of investigations it is conducting into far-right extremism has increased 750 per cent in the past...

Seoul, Oct 8 : The remains of two police officers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War have been identified through DNA analysis after they were recovered from a former battle...

Washington, Oct 8 : The US Senate has approved a bill to increase the nation’s borrowing limit in the short term to avert a looming debt default. Late Thursday night,...

Rabat, Oct 8 : Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has approved the lineup of the new government formed following the legislative elections on September 8. At the Royal Palace in the...

Washington, Oct 8 : Initial jobless claims in the US fell for the first time in a month to reach 326,000, as the labour market recovery has been disrupted by...

Seoul, Oct 8 : North Korea appears to maintain its tight restrictions on the movement of materials through land borders with China despite some signs that it is easing up...

Tel Aviv, Oct 8 : More than 2,500 Israeli medical residents and interns have resigned amid a dispute with the country Health Ministry over the length 26-hour shifts, the Medical...

Zagreb, Oct 8 : Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has called on the police to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the alleged violence against migrants at the country’s border...

Athens, Oct 8 : The Greek Parliament has ratified an agreement with France on the establishment of a strategic partnership for cooperation in defence and security. The agreement, which was...

San Francisco, Oct 8 : San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that indoor mask requirements will be lifted on October 15 in certain, limited settings as long as the rates...

Seoul, Oct 8 : People staying illegally in South Korea who want to leave the country voluntarily after completing Covid-19 vaccination will be given various incentives, including exemption from fines,...

Rome, Oct 8 : Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi thanked Angela Merkel for playing a “decisive role” in shaping the future of the European Union (EU) during the latter’s final...

London, Oct 8 : Cycle hires in London have hit a new record, with over 1.2 million people choosing pedal power in September alone, Transport for London (TfL) announced. In...

Algiers, Oct 8 : The metro in Algiers has resumed operation after an 18-month shutdown as part of the restrictions imposed across Algeria against the coronavirus pandemic. The Algiers Metro...

Beirut, Oct 8 : Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that his country and Lebanon have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties in various ways. Abdollahian made the remarks...

Gaza, Oct 8 : Thousands of Palestinians gathered for the second day in a row in front of the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce in Gaza to apply for...

Washington, Oct 8 : US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced of reaching an agreement with the Republicans to extend the federal government’s debt limit into December. “We have reached...

Canberra, Oct 7 : Australians are “beginning to get their lives back” after extended coronavirus lockdowns as the rate of vaccination against the virus is increasing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison...

Manila, Oct 7 : Maria Leonor Robredo, Vice President of the Philippines, on Thursday filed her certificate of candidacy hours after she officially announced that she will run for President...

Seoul, Oct 7 : Top security officials held a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Thursday and discussed ways of reopening stalled dialogue with North Korea after the recent restoration...

Washington, Oct 7 : US Senate Republicans have proposed extending the federal government’s debt limit into December in order to avert a looming debt default, local media reported on Thursday....

Canberra, Oct 7 : The Australian government on Thursday ruled out additional funding to help hospitals cope with the ongoing Covid-19 outbreaks. Minister for Health Greg Hunt has rejected a...

Cairo, Oct 7 : Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held a phone conversation with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the peace process between Palestine and Israel. “The two leaders...

Seoul, Oct 7 : The South Korean Defence Ministry has planned to launch research on the possibility of military service by transgender people, officials said on Thursday in the wake...

Washington, Oct 7 : A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the US state’s highly controversial near-total abortion ban. District Judge Robert Pitman issued an order on Wednesday to...

Seoul, Oct 7 : South Korea on Thursday launched a new 5,600-tonne-class submarine rescue vessel capable of conducting rescue operations in the deep sea regardless of weather conditions, the Navy...

Sydney, Oct 7 : Dominic Perrottet, the new Premier of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), on Thursday introduced a number of new freedoms as the country’s most populous state prepares...

Lima, Oct 7 : Peru’s President Pedro Castillo has announced the resignation of Prime Minister Guido Bellido to preserve the “governability of the country” mired in political tension since the...

Caracas, Oct 7 : Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has slammed the US for vetoing Venezuela’s access to $5 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights. “The International...

San Francisco, Oct 7 : The Board of Supervisors of San Francisco has unanimously passed legislation introduced by Mayor London Breed to enhance the impact of the city’s Cannabis Equity...

Ramallah, Oct 7 : Palestine has condemned an Israeli court’s decision that granted Jewish worshippers limited rights to pray at al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of East Jerusalem. In...

Seoul, Oct 7 : South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun and the US special envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, held phone talks on Thursday to discuss cooperation over...

Cairo, Oct 7 : Egypt’s Prisons Authority released 3,886 inmates on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. “The...

Juba, Oct 7 : At least 78 local humanitarian workers, including three international staff, have been evacuated from South Sudan’s restive Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) following threats by jobless...

Tel Aviv, Oct 7 : Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem and visit the Holocaust memorial museum on Sunday, authorities said. The...

Geneva, Oct 7 : The Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met here to discuss the development of a comprehensive action plan for the withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters, and...

Seoul, Oct 7 : Employees of Starbucks coffee stores staged a demonstration on Thursday to protest against excessive workload stemming from the company’s marketing events. Two trucks hired by Starbucks...

Athens, Oct 7 : The Greek government has announced to end some preventive measures against Covid-19, including local lockdowns, night curfews and a ban on music in entertainment venues in...

London, Oct 7 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to change the direction of the British economy, shifting away from its reliance on cheap imported labour, as he...

Baghdad, Oct 7 : Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi announcedthat the legislative term would end on Thursday, three days before the early parliamentary elections on October 10. “The fourth legislative...

Brussels, Oct 7 : The European Commission aims to make sure that French fishermen will be issued licenses needed for them to continue to operate in the territorial waters of...

Tehran, Oct 7 : A senior Iranian lawmaker has announced that the nuclear negotiations between Tehran and the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal will resume in coming days. Mahmoud...

Bamako, Oct 7 : Mali’s Foreign Ministry has called on France to “restrain itself”, following what was described as “unfriendly and derogatory remarks” by French President Emmanuel Macron. In a...

Tel Aviv, Oct 7 : Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced that he will travel to the US next week for his first diplomatic visit to the White House. During...

Manila, Oct 7 : Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the only son of Ferdinand Marcos who served as the 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, has filed his certificate...

By Arul LouisNew York, Oct 7 : The US Ambassador-designate to India, Eric Garcetti’s decision to attend an art show by President Joe Biden’s son Hunter presaging the sale of...

Washington, Oct 7 : For the first time since 2018, the US State Department has disclosed the number of nuclear weapons in the country’s stockpile. According to a report provided...

Moscow, Oct 7 : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that his country and Iran have agreed that negotiations on the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal in the Vienna format should...

Washington, Oct 7 : The US Department of Education has announced an overhaul to a federal student loan forgiveness program that will ease the debt burden of as many as...

Moscow, Oct 7 : The current hike in gas prices is not beneficial for Russia, and the country could increase gas supplies on the market in a cautious way, President...

Washington, Oct 7 : White House economists have warned of a potential global financial crisis if the US Congress fails to raise the federal government’s debt limit before the country...

United Nations, Oct 7 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Ethiopia has no right to expel UN staff and it is violating the international law in doing this. In...

San Francisco, Oct 5 : California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proclaimed a state of emergency in Southern California’s Orange County to support the emergency response to the massive oil...

Tokyo, Oct 5 : New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet members on Tuesday started their first full day on the job, laying out their priorities for weeks and months...

Sydney, Oct 5 : Dominic Perrottet has elected as the 46th premier of Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday after his predecessor Gladys Berejiklian resigned...

Wellington, Oct 5 : New Zealand will review its electoral laws to ensure the rules remain fit for purpose and “meet the needs of the next generation of voters” ahead...

Seoul, Oct 5 : Nine out of 10 South Korean adults have received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine, helping the country to get closer to a goal...

Helsinki, Oct 5 : European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has backed Finland’s recovery and resilience plan, which comes as part of the European Union’s (EU) multi-billion pandemic recovery...

Ramallah, Oct 5 : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told a visiting US official that he is ready to go for a peace process with Israel based on international resolutions. The...

United Nations, Oct 5 : With more than 41 million people facing emergency levels of food insecurity this year, UN agencies have decided to find ways to stop the advance...

Ramallah, Oct 5 : A European Union (EU) official announced that the development of Kerem Shalom, the key commercial crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel, will take place before...

Beirut, Oct 5 : Lebanese Judge Tarek Bitar will on Tuesday resume his investigations into the August 2020 Port of Beirut blasts after the Court of Appeal rejected legal complaints...

Berlin, Oct 5 : Employment in Germany could return to and even exceed the pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels in 2022, the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) said in a forecast. Following...

London, Oct 5 : The UK will spend over 500 million pounds ($678 million) to help vulnerable workers into jobs after the end of a furlough scheme that protected employed...

Moscow, Oct 5 : Russia has suspended public gatherings of over 3,000 people amid a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, an official announced. Mass gatherings will only be allowed...

Berlin, Oct 5 : After Germany’s Saarland was the first state to ease health regulations in schools last week, Bavaria and Berlin followed suit and have relaxed face mask requirements....

Seoul, Oct 5 : Only 44 per cent of South Koreans think that reunification with North Korea is necessary, a survey revealed on Tuesday. According to the poll of 1,200...

Beirut, Oct 5 : Lebanon has resumed talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), seeking a recovery program with international support, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. The statement...

Ankara, Oct 5 : Turkey’s economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has caused painful increases in prices of consumer goods for most people amid troublesome inflation that authorities are struggling...

Jakarta, Oct 5 : Indonesia will reopen the resort island Bali for foreign visitors from certain countries starting from October 14 amid a decline in fresh Covid-19 cases, a government...

Seoul, Oct 5 : South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that Seoul and Pyongyang should work together for joint prosperity ahead of eventual unification, signaling a willingness to push...

Seoul, Oct 5 : North Korea continues to advance its nuclear and ballistic missile programs despite worsening economic conditions exacerbated by UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions, a report released by...

Seoul/Washington, Oct 5 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has highlighted the importance of cooperation between the NATO and key US allies such as South Korea in dealing with...

Moscow, Oct 5 : The gas-in procedure for the first string of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline has started, the project’s operating company owned by Russia’s Gazprom said....

Athens, Oct 5 : Greece’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to expand 6.1 per cent in 2021 and 4.5 per cent next year after contracting 8.2 per cent in...

Washington, Oct 5 : US President Joe Biden on Monday urged the Congress to raise the debt limit, lashing out at Republicans for threatening to use their power to block...

Amman, Oct 5 : King Abdullah II of Jordan has said that attempts to create internal discord in Jordan are still ongoing and there was a campaign against the country...

Addis Ababa, Oct 4 : Ethiopia’s incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on Monday for a new five-year term in office. The swearing-in ceremony was held as part...

Auckland, Oct 4 : A roadmap was announced by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday for the country’s largest city to carefully move out of the current Covid-19...

Manila, Oct 4 : Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso on Monday filed his certificate of candidacy to run for May 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines. Domagoso, 46, popularly known by...

Wellington, Oct 4 : New data from Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) revealed on Monday that spending levels in the largest city of Auckland increased to 28 per cent after...

Madrid, Oct 4 : Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised an aid package of 206 million euros ($239 million) to help the island of La Palma overcome the effects...

Ramallah, Oct 4 : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with two Israeli Ministers to discuss the peace process between the two sides in the West Bank city of Ramallah,...

Tokyo, Oct 4 : Fumio Kishida, the leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who was elected on Monday as the country’s new Prime Minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga,...

Sanaa, Oct 4 : At least 28 Houthis were killed in airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen’s Marib province, a government source said. “Twenty-eight rebels were killed...

Phnom Penh, Oct 4 : Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on people to take extra precautions to prevent large-scale Covid-19 transmission during the Pchum Ben religious holiday from...

Damascus, Oct 4 : Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a phone call to Jordanian King Abdullah II for the first time since the Syrian War began in 2011. According to...

Tel Aviv, Oct 4 : A first-ever commercial flight of EgyptAir landed at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, according to a local media report. EgyptAir’s new route will...

Tokyo, Oct 4 : Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected on Monday as the country’s new Prime Minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga. As the...

Sanaa, Oct 4 : At least eight people were injured after ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi militia struck Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marb, causing huge explosions, a military official...

Baghdad, Oct 4 : Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi honoured a security member for his bravery in thwarting a suicide car bombing in the western province of Anbar, the military...

Tehran, Oct 4 : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that he has demanded the US to show the “true will” of reaching an agreement with Tehran by liberating...

Tokyo, Oct 4 : The Japanese Parliament on Monday started a special session to elect the country’s new Prime Minister. As the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party...

Seoul, Oct 4 : Incheon Port Authority, a South Korean port operator, said in Monday that it will lift its entry ban on international cruise ships starting from March next...

Seoul, Oct 4 : South and North Korea restored their direct communication lines on Monday, raising hopes for the resumption of stalled dialogue amid a deadlock in denuclearization talks. The...

Tunis, Oct 4 : Hundreds of Tunisians held on a massive demonstration in the capital city to show their support for the country’s President Kais Saied and calls for more...

Quito, Oct 4 : The Ecuadorian government has demanded the Justice Department to punish the perpetrators of the massive prison riot that occurred last week at the Litoral Penitentiary in...

Tehran, Oct 4 : The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must “clarify its position” concerning a sabotage act in June against a building of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran...

Wellington, Oct 3 : Full vaccination against Covid-19 will become a requirement for non-New Zealand citizens arriving in the country from November 1, a Minister said here on Sunday. In...

Canberra, Oct 3 : Australia’s international border closure imposed in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has caused “extreme levels” of distress among people separated from their friends and...

Tokyo, Oct 3 : Fumio Kishida, the newly-elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),will take office as the Prime Minister on Monday and launch his new government, aiming...

Wellington, Oct 3 : Air New Zealand announced on Sunday that it will ask customers to get ready for international travel by getting fully vaccinated against Covid-19. “We’re getting ready...

Bamako, Oct 3 : A UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper was killed and three were seriously injured following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED)...

Algiers, Oct 3 : Algeria has decided to recall its Ambassador to France for consultations over controversial statements of French President Emmanuel Macron. “Algeria recalls its ambassador in Paris, Mohamed...

Ramallah, Oct 3 : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Israel’s rejection of the two-state solution will oblige the Palestinians to go for other political choices. The official Palestinian news...

Seoul, Oct 3 : North Korea blasted the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Sunday for convening a meeting on its recent missile launches, calling it “a manifestation of double-dealing standard”....

Tehran, Oct 3 : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has denounced his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid’s recent visit to Bahrain, according to a local media report. The Bahraini government’s...

Seoul, Oct 3 : Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon returned home early Sunday after 14 hours of questioning by prosecutors over allegations that he spoke falsehood during a TV debate in...

Tehran, Oct 3 : Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that smart restrictions will gradually replace lockdowns imposed across the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Raisi, who was talking in...

Aden, Oct 3 : Intense armed confrontations erupted between Yemeni security forces and unknown gunmen in the country’s southern port city of Aden, which claimed the lives of five people,...

Seoul, Oct 3 : More than 15,500 foreigners from visa-waiver countries used the new electronic travel authorisation system to enter South Korea in the first month of its introduction, Justice...

Sanaa, Oct 3 : At least seven Yemeni illegal migrants have been killed in a crossfire in the past 24 hours when they were trying to cross into Saudi Arabia,...

Manila, Oct 3 : Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced Saturday that he will not run for vice president in the 2022 elections and will retire from politics. “Today, I announce...

Manila, Oct 2 : Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday announced his retirement from politics, adding that he will not contest for Vice President during the 2022 presidential elections. “Today,...

Canberra, Oct 2 : The harsh reality of millions of Australians being in lockdown for months due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has proven to be a boon for the...

Auckland, Oct 2 : The New Zealand government has decided not to proceed with the standalone bridge component of the $550 million across the Auckland Harbour and reallocate the funding...

United Nations, Oct 2 : Hostilities, an economic crisis, and the Covid-19 pandemic have made the already dire situation of civilians in northwest Syria even more difficult, said UN humanitarians....

United Nations, Oct 2 : The UN has that it does not accept the application of the doctrine of persona non grata concerning officials, effectively rejecting Ethiopia’s expulsion of seven...

United Nations, Oct 2 : Seventy-five countries have called for global solidarity for vaccine equity at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. The pandemic...

Juba, Oct 2 : More than 5,000 missing South Sudanese citizens who were displaced as a result of the conflict in the North African country have been traced and reunited...

Beirut, Oct 2 : The UN has outlined their Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for Lebanon, aimed at providing essential support to 1.1 million civilians among the most vulnerable. The ERP...

Seoul, Oct 2 : A South Korean civic group advocating for national reunification on Saturday called on the government to lift stand-alone sanctions against North Korea and the resumption of...

Beirut, Oct 2 : Swiss Ambassador to Lebanon Marion Weichelt has launched a campaign to restore the Sursock Palace, a 19th century historical landmark, in Beirut which was destroyed in...

Paris, Oct 2 : French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that serious actions were needed for his country and the US to get out of the crisis following...

Phnom Penh, Oct 2 : Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat received 6,167 foreign visitors during the first nine months of 2021, down 98.4 per cent from 396,241 over the same period...

Jakarta, Oct 2 : As many as 1,061,530 foreign tourists visited Indonesia between January to August this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the country’s Central Agency of Statistics....

Abuja, Oct 2 : Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced that he has directed the lifting of a ban on Twitter’s operations in the country, but only if the micro-blogging giant...

Berlin, Oct 2 : Unlike previous elections of the federal Parliament or Bundestag, about 59 per cent of German citizens were now in favour of a governing coalition of the...

Seoul/Washington, Oct 2 : White House Press Secretary Jenn Psaki has reiterated the US’ commitment to engage with North Korea, saying that Washington is prepared to discuss a “full range...

Bangkok, Oct 2 : Thailand has announced a plan to waiver mandatory quarantine requirement for fully-vaccinated visitors arriving from November in the capital Bangkok and other tourist hotspots in nine...

Tokyo, Oct 1 : Fumio Kishida, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), unveiled a lineup of party executives on Friday. Kishida was elected LDP President on...

Canberra, Oct 1 : Australia’s international border will reopen in November after being closed for 18 months amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday. According to...

Canberra, Oct 1 : Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced his latest ministry reshuffle, under which her promoted two of his close political allies in a Cabinet shake-up...

Tokyo, Oct 1 : Japan’s job availability in August worsened for the first time in four months with the expansion of the state of emergency against the surge of Covid-19...

Seoul, Oct 1 : North Korea on Friday remained unresponsive to South Korea’s regular calls via military and liaison hotlines after leader Kim Jong-un offered to restore severed cross-border communication...

Sydney, Oct 1 : Premier of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), Gladys Berejiklian on Friday announced that she would be resigning from public office, effective as soon as the state...

Manila, Oct 1 : Filipino world boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday officially filed his certificate of candidacy for the May 2022 presidential elections. Pacquiao, 42, is the...

Tokyo, Oct 1 : Japan on Friday fully lifted the Covid-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and another 18 prefectures, as well as the quasi-state of emergency in other regions...

Seoul, Oct 1 : South Korean President Moon Jae-in recorded the highest job approval rating than compared to his predecessors in the second quarter of the fifth year of respective...

Wellington, Oct 1 : New Zealand is establishing a National Centre of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, and offering scholarships to those researching counter-terrorism, social cohesion and equality,...

United Nations, Oct 1 : The UN Security Council has approved another “technical rollover” for the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) as council members could not...

Manama, Oct 1 : Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani have jointly inaugurated the Israeli embassy here in the wake of...

Tehran, Oct 1 : Iran will not accept more commitments beyond the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

United Nations, Oct 1 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed shock over the news that the Ethiopian government has declared seven UN officials, including senior humanitarian officials, as persona...

Nay Pyi Taw, Oct 1 : Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has further extended the suspension of international flights until the end of October. As part of measures to...

London, Oct 1 : The UK has ended its furlough scheme after spending nearly 70 billion pounds ($94 billion) to protect workers from the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over...

Bangkok, Oct 1 : The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced a list of businesses and activities that will be allowed to reopen from Friday. The Thai capital also planned...

Seoul, Oct 1 : South Korea will maintain toughened social distancing rules across the nation for two more weeks, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced on Friday, as the country is...

Ho Chi Minh City, Oct 1 : Most of the normal activities and services in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City will resume from Friday after over four months of stringent...

Seoul, Oct 1 : The South Korean National Assembly will launch its annual three-week audit of the government and state agencies on Friday, the last such parliamentary inspection under President...

Vilnius, Oct 1 : Amid increased Covid-19 infection rates, the Lithuanian government has decided to reimpose a mask mandate and issue recommendations on working from home for both private and...

Washington/Seoul, Oct 1 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed concerns over North Korea’s recent missile launches, saying the country is increasing insecurity and instability in the region....

Seoul, Oct 1 : North Korea said on Friday that it has test-fired a new type of anti-aircraft missile capable of downing air targets at longer distances with enhanced accuracy....

Prague, Sep 30 : Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis met his visiting Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban to discuss economic cooperation, defence, migration, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. The price...

Ottawa, Sep 30 : Canada’s Federal Court has dismissed the Justin Trudeau government’s attempts to appeal a pair of rulings about providing services and compensation to indigenous First Nations children....

Tokyo, Sep 30 : Fumio Kishida, the new leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and de facto next prime minister, decided on Thursday to appoint former Finance Minister Akira...

Paris, Sep 30 : Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to one year in prison for illegally financing his election campaign in 2012, a court in Paris announced on...

Mexico City, Sep 30 : Mexico flew 70 Haitians to their capital Port-au-Prince amid a migrant crisis as Haitians flocked to the United States border. The group included 41 men,...

Jakarta/Seoul, Sep 30 : The US special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, reiterated Thursday that Washington has no hostile intent toward Pyongyang and supports humanitarian aid to the country....

Tunis, Sep 30 : Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday appointed Najla Bouden Romdhane as the first female prime minister in his country to form a new government, according to...

Washington, Sep 30 : The clock is ticking toward a shutdown of some US government services if Congress does not pass a budget by Friday. Democrats this week scrambled to...

New Delhi, Sep 29 : Republican senators have tabled a bill in the US Senate demanding “deeper investigation” into the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan and sanctions on those who assisted...

Tokyo, Sep 29 : Fumio Kishida won the presidential election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, calling for the LDP’s unity....

Tokyo, Sep 29 : Fumio Kishida on Wednesday won the presidential election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Kishida, former Japanese foreign minister,...

Tokyo, Sep 29 : Fumio Kishida won the presidential election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday. As the LDP-led coalition constitutes a majority in both chambers of...

Tokyo, Sep 28 : The four candidates in the fray to become the next Japanese Prime Minister made their last-minute appeals on Tuesday, with Vaccination Minister Taro Kono and former...

Seoul, Sep 28 : South Korea’s top nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, on Tuesday spoke to US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim to discuss Pyongyang’s latest missile launch, the...

Seoul, Sep 28 : South Korea on Tuesday launched a new 3,000-ton-class homegrown submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles, the third of its kind designed to boost underwater defence capabilities,...

Brisbane, Sep 28 : In the wake of a fresh Covid-19 outbreak, authorities in Australia’s Queensland on Tuesday reintroduced restrictions around the state capital of Brisbane. Queensland health authorities reported...

Washington, Sep 28 : John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded then US President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is set to be freed from the strict conditions of release that...

United Nations, Sep 28 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday welcomed a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and expressed the hope that such efforts will...

United Nations, Sep 28 : Myanmar is facing a humanitarian crisis with about 3 million people requiring assistance due to the ongoing armed clashes, insecurity, monsoon rains as well as...