TOKOYO - The world is “navigating a dark hour in our shared history” with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden told key Asian allies Tuesday. The war has now become a “global issue” underscoring the importance of defending…

PRAGUE - The Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia have registered their first cases of monkeypox, health authorities said Tuesday. In the Czech Republic, the disease was detected in a man at Prague’s Military University Hospital, according…

WASHINGTON - Some 20 countries offered new security assistance packages for Ukraine to battle invading Russian forces in a meeting of allies on Tuesday, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin announced. In their second gathering, nearly four…

The Afghan Taliban interim government on Tuesday signed a deal to hand over the country's four key airports to a state-run United Arab Emirates company. Under the deal, the control and management of four international airports – Kabul,…

The World Health Organization chief on Monday said it is clear that the world was -- and remains -- unprepared for a pandemic, calling for support for universal health care and other reform measures. WHO Director-General Tedros…

TOKYO   -   President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily if China attempts to take Taiwan by force, a warning that appeared to deviate from the deliberate ambiguity traditionally held by Washington. The…

CANBERRA   -   Australia’s new centre-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took office Monday a few hours before flying out to attend an international summit in Tokyo. Albanese, who says Australia is willing to engage with the world on…

Russian sergeant, admitted earlier in court to killing 62-year-old man in first days of Kremlin’s offensive in north-east Ukraine

BEIJING   -   Beijing on Monday said it was ready to defend its national interests over Taiwan, in a rebuke to US President Joe Biden’s vow to protect the island from any invasion by China. China’s Communist Party has never controlled…

WASHINGTON   -   A Russian diplomat to the United  Nations quits over the war in Ukraine, calling it “bloody, witless and absolutely needless”. Boris Bondarev says he has never “been so ashamed of my country” following the invasion.…

At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh s northeast for nearly two decades, the United Nations said Monday. The Bangladeshi government said the floods, which began last week, had submerged 70…

At least five people were killed when a 10-story commercial building still under construction collapsed Monday in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan, state TV reported. There were fears the casualty toll could be much higher as more…

Oil prices rose in early trade on Monday with U.S. fuel demand, tight supply and a slightly weaker U.S. dollar supporting the market, as Shanghai prepares to reopen after a two-month lockdown fuelled worries about a sharp slowdown in…

US President Joe Biden declared on Monday that Washington would intervene militarily if China uses force to take over Taiwan. “Our policy towards Taiwan has not changed at all. We remain committed to peace and stability across the Taiwan…

Israel has banned Manuel Pineda, a Spanish communist politician from the United Left coalition who is a member of the European Parliament (MEP) and also the head of the delegation for EU-Palestine relations, from entering the country.…