Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast
KYIV, Ukraine, July 29 ------ Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger...
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Jul 29
US discusses with India need for peace in Ukraine
WASHINGTON, July 29 ------ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, emphasized the importance of a "just and enduring peace" for Ukraine...
Jul 28
Natural forest regrowth can be better than planting trees – study
PARIS, France, July 28 ------ Countries have pledged to plant billions of trees to tackle climate change, but half the time letting...
Jul 28
Drive to end global hunger by 2030 has stalled, UN warns
ROME, July 28 ------ A goal to eliminate global hunger by 2030 looks increasingly impossible to achieve, with the number of people...
Jul 27
Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons
SINGAPORE, July 27 ------ Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published,...
Jul 27
Foreign residents surge in Japan as number of citizens drops
TOKYO, Japan, July 27 ------ The number of foreign nationals living in Japan has hit a record high, according to official data released,...
Jul 26
South China Sea tensions are top issues as Southeast Asian diplomats meet in Laos
VIENTIANE, Laos, July 26 ------ Southeast Asian foreign ministers and top diplomats from key partners including the United States and...
Jul 26
CrowdStrike says 'bug' caused worldwide outage
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 26 ------ CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company that caused a global computer outage last week, said that the...
Jul 26
Kremlin says Russia is open to talks with Ukraine while Zelensky is in power
MOSCOW, July 26 ------ The Kremlin signaled it was open to negotiations with Ukraine on ending the conflict while Ukrainian President...
Jul 26
Ukraine asks Hong Kong not to let Russia circumvent sanctions
HONG KONG, July 26 ------ Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited Hong Kong and called on its leader John Lee to prevent Russia...
Jul 25
Taiwan braces for Gaemi as it gains strength
YILAN, Taiwan, July 25 ------ Gaemi, expected to be the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in eight years, is set to make landfall on the...
Jul 25
Japanese officials quiet on forex as yen sharply rebounds
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 25 ------ Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and top currency diplomat Masato Kanda both refrained from...
Jul 25
EU countries look to extend freeze on Russian assets to secure G7 loan to Ukraine
BRUSSELS, July 25 ------ European Union member states discussed options for extending the renewal period of sanctions on Russian central...
Jul 25
Zelensky says Ukraine's participation in Paris is a big accomplishment
July 25 ------ President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the very fact that Ukraine was participating in the Olympic Games was an...
Jul 24
Markets, work suspended as Typhoon Gaemi barrels towards Taiwan
HUALIEN, Taiwan, July 24 ------ Financial markets will close and people given the day off work as Typhoon Gaemi barrelled towards Taiwan...
Jul 24
Palestinian factions agree to end divisions, form national unity government
BEIJING, China, July 24 ------ Various Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their divisions and form a...
Jul 24
Ukraine's Zelensky discusses peace, prisoners with senior Vatican official
July 24 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the Vatican's efforts in seeking peace and releasing prisoners of war in...
Jul 24
Poll says 32% of Ukrainians open to territorial concessions for quick peace
July 24 ------ Nearly a third of Ukrainians would accept some territorial concessions to Russia for a quick end to the war, a more than...
Jul 23
Blinken heads to Southeast Asia to reaffirm ties with strategic allies
WASHINGTON, United States, July 23 ------ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Southeast Asia this week to deepen ties with...
Jul 23
China cuts several major interest rates to support fragile economy
SHANGHAI, July 23 ------ China surprised markets by cutting major short and long-term interest rates, its first such broad move since...
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