Blinken tells UN and Russia: 'Hunger must not be weaponized'
New York [US], August 4: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that food blockades must never be used in conflict following Russia's...
Continue to postpone the election of Thai Prime Minister
Bangkok [Thailand], August 4: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Wan Muhamad Noor Matha yesterday announced the postponement of the vote to elect...
Hundreds of people suffer from heat stroke in South Korea
Seoul [South Korea], August 4: South Korean officials said yesterday that nearly 600 people fell ill and required medical attention with symptoms related to high...
North Korea accuses US of pushing the region to the brink of...
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 4: North Korea on Wednesday criticized a new US arms aid package to Taiwan, accusing Washington of pushing tensions in the...
The deposed president in Niger 'calls for help' the international community
Niamey [Niger], August 4: Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum said he had been held hostage, calling on the US and the entire international community to take...
Food insecurity due to conflict in Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 4: The EU and Ukraine accuse Russia of weaponizing grain, while Moscow says the West is the cause of global food insecurity.
Body found in river buoys at Mexico border amid criticism of policy
Mexico [Mexico City], August 4: A body was found stuck in a barrier of buoys installed by Texas authorities in the Rio Grande river, which...
Travis King: North Korea confirms custody of US soldier
Seoul [South Korea], August 4: North Korea has confirmed custody of Travis King in its first response to requests for information on the US soldier's...
Arrests after Greenpeace protest at Rishi Sunak's North Yorkshire home
London [UK], August 4: Five people have been arrested after activists climbed on the roof of the prime minister's home to protest at 100 new...
Ukraine says it launched July attack on bridge to Crimea
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 4: Ukraine's military launched an attack on Russia's bridge over the Kerch Strait last month, Kyiv has confirmed.
Trump pleads not guilty to charges he tried to overturn election loss|
Washington [US], August 4: Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020...
On Ukraine's landmine-strewn front, even the corpses can kill
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 4: When they found the bodies of Russian troops at an abandoned position, something about the corpses looked wrong.
Bhutan: Second phase of the one million fruit tree plantation project completed
The focus was on planting 13 high-value fruit crops such as almonds, pecan nuts, walnut, kiwis, avocados, dragon fruit, Miyazaki mango, dekopon citrus, Macadamia nut,...
S. Korea's foreign reserves continue to rise in July
Seoul [South Korea], August 3: South Korea's foreign reserves rose for the second successive month in July on higher conversion value of non-U.S. dollar assets,...
Poland says Belarus violated Polish airspace in NATO provocation
Warsaw [Poland], August 3: Helicopters from Belarus violated Polish airspace in a targeted provocation against Poland and NATO's eastern flank, the Polish Defence Ministry said...
Greek government offers free holiday week to evacuated tourists
Athens [Greece], August 3: Tourists evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes last week due to wildfires will be allowed to spend a week free...
Son of Colombian president charged with money laundering
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 3: Colombian prosecutors on Tuesday said they have charged the son of President Gustavo Petro, Nicolas Petro, with money laundering...
Tunisia's PM dismissed amid economic woes
Tunis [Tunisia], August 3: Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked the prime minister and named a new one amid economic woes in the country.
Pontiff urges Europe to do more to solve the world's problems
Rome [Italy], August 3: In the face of wars and conflicts and the suffering and migration they cause, Pope Francis criticized Europe on Wednesday for...
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau separated from his wife after 18 years of...
Ottawa [Canada], August 3: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on August 2 that he and his wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are living separately.
Progressive Party leaves coalition in Thailand
Bangkok [Thailand], August 3: Political parties in the coalition, which hope to form a new Thai government after a general election in May, announced yesterday...
Russia and the West in the power game in Africa
Niamey [Niger], August 3: While the West is losing influence, Russia has gradually filled in the political and security vacuum in the Sahel, one of...
US investigates 280,000 new Tesla electric cars
Austin (Texas) [US], August 3: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the United States yesterday announced that NHTSA has opened a preliminary investigation...
The Asia-Pacific economy remains promising
Beijing [China], August 3: Moody's analysis company, belonging to Moody's Investment Services Group, one of the three most prestigious financial credit rating agencies in the...
First UK nationals safely out of the country, foreign minister says
Niamey [Niger], August 3: The first group of British nationals have safely left Niger on a French flight to Paris, the Foreign Office has said.
Ukraine war: Drones target Odesa grain stores near Romania border
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 3: A Russian drone strike has hit Ukrainian port facilities at Izmail on the River Danube, a short distance from Nato member...
Donald Trump slams election indictment on eve of court hearing
Washington [US], August 3: Ex-US President Donald Trump has lashed out at charges against him of plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat, on the...