Beijing: China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee met Monday to consider a plan to raise local governments’ debt ceilings to transfer some of their off-balance-sheet liabilities to their official
Tokyo: North Korea launched at least seven short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday off its eastern coast, according to Japan’s defense minister, Gen Nakatani. The missiles traveled at an altitude of
Tokyo: North Korea launched a series of short-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast, according to Japan’s defense minister. Gen Nakatani reported that the missiles reached an altitude of 100
Tokyo: G7 foreign ministers condemned “in the strongest terms” North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) last week. Calling it a destabilizing action that prioritizes weapons over citizen
Valencia: Spain’s Valencia region has requested £31.4 billion ($34 billion) in emergency aid from the central government after devastating floods resulted in the death of 217 people. The request was
ISTANBUL: The International Labor Organization (ILO) has formally upgraded Palestine’s status to a ‘non-member observer state’ from a previous designation as a ‘liberation movement.’ The decision was made at the
Beirut: The escalating influence of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah on Lebanese civilians ‘is of grave concern,’ UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Monday, condemning the growing loss of life. According
Koror: The Pacific island nation of Palau kicked off its general elections Tuesday, with polling stations opening at 7 a.m. local time (2200GMT Monday) to elect a president and members
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed grave concern Monday over Israel’s attacks on hospitals in Gaza: “Lives depend on an immediate and unconditional cease-fire. It’s time to