WELLINGTON – Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied before parliament on Tuesday in one of the country’s largest ever protests to oppose a bill that opponents say...
LAS VEGAS – US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 election race this summer was “one of the...
DHAKA — As more extreme rainfall hits South Asia leading to floods that do not recognize national borders, regional countries must work together more...
BANGKOK – Thai authorities warned that pollution levels in Bangkok and surrounding provinces had hit unhealthy levels on Thursday, ordering government employees in the capital to...
TOKYO – Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s third-biggest economy to Germany and raising...
MYANMAR’S ruling military plans to call up young people for mandatory service from April and require retired security personnel to serve, media reports cited...
JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities were counting votes cast on Wednesday in the world’s biggest single-day election, headlined by the race to succeed President Joko...
MOSCOW/LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion of a ceasefire in Ukraine to freeze the war was rejected by the United States after contacts...
DOHA/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON — US President Joseph R. Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah kept up pressure for a Gaza Strip ceasefire as senior mediators were to...