This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on September 7, 2023, shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen in Dhaka. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP) DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Russian Foreign...
A general view of a flooded street after heavy rainstorms triggered a 'Black Rainstorm Warning' from the city’s weather observatory, in Hong Kong on September 7, 2023. (Photo by Matt Surrusco / AFP) HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday,...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) leaves with Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L) after delivering the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament in London on October 14, 2019. Britain on Friday, September 8, mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth...
This picture taken on March 23, 2023 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 24, 2023 shows the underwater nuclear strategic attack weapon system "Haeil" firing in the water off the coast of Riwon County of South Hamgyong Province, in the East Sea, also...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to make a video address at the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, the Kremlin said Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin The meeting comes amid fraught relations between Moscow and the West over the conflict in...
KYIV, Ukraine - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday praised Ukraine's strength in the face of the Russian invasion during a visit to the Chernigiv region, which was occupied by Moscow at the beginning of the war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Blinken visited a school's...
PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday he would offer proposals to widen referendums in France to allow a possible ballot on immigration demanded by conservatives and the far right. French President Emmanuel Macron His promise in a letter to party leaders comes after a...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Several Southeast Asian air force commanders will shun an upcoming meeting chaired by Myanmar's military rulers, officials told AFP, deepening the junta's regional isolation as it struggles to crush resistance. The annual ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference gathers top air force...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Google is facing a new lawsuit in Britain, which accuses the US tech giant of stifling competition in the search engine market and causing prices to rise across the UK economy, a statement said Thursday. The claim, filed with the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, is...
Buildings are seen in the haze caused by air pollution in Jakarta on August 25, 2023. The megalopolis of about 30 million people has seen air pollution levels rise to some of the highest in the world in recent months, topping global rankings multiple times since the beginning of August, according...
China’s Premier Li Qiang (L) is greeted by Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo upon his arrival at the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta on September 6, 2023. (Photo by Mast IRHAM / POOL / AFP) JAKARTA, Indonesia -- China's Premier Li Qiang said Wednesday that...
HONG KONG, China -- Most markets fell Wednesday as a jump in oil prices to 10-month highs rekindled worries of another US Federal Reserve interest rate hike. The dollar eased slightly against its major peers after rallying Tuesday on new monetary tightening bets, though it remained elevated. The...
