As Trump splits from India, is the US abandoning its pivot to Asia?
New Delhi, India – When United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, their summit will be followed closely not only in…
Israel unveils new West Bank settlement plan
Photo: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends an inauguration event for Israel’s new light rail line for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, in Petah Tikva, Israel, August 17, 2023/Reuters MAALE…
Trump says Putin ready to make deal on Ukraine
Trump said a second meeting with Putin and Zelensky would address boundary issues, but Zelensky refuses to cede land. PHOTO: FILE MOSCOW/LONDON/KYIV: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he…
Germany weighs fate of Afghans in Pakistan
Afghans. Photo file BERLIN: The German government is reviewing whether Afghans stranded in Pakistan while awaiting resettlement in Germany will indeed be allowed to go there, its interior minister said…
Taliban meddling in Afghanistan aid: UN
The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York February 26, 2011. REUTERS/ Joshua Lott KABUL: The United Nations said Thursday it follows strict…
Clock ticks down on plastic pollution treaty
Photo: UK urged to adopt roadmap to fight microplastic pollution GENEVA: Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution were frantically trying to find…
China navy power on show in Pacific, signals ability to ‘contest’ US access
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – When four Chinese vessels joined with Russian ships earlier this month in joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, few eyebrows were raised. Moscow and…
Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?
United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. On…
China’s growth stumbles in July as retail sales, industrial output miss forecasts
SHANGHAI, CHINA – AUGUST 14, 2025 – Tourists are visiting the Bund in Shanghai, China on August 14, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s economy lost momentum…
How drones have become essential for both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war
Presidents Trump and Putin will be landing to discuss a possible end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. A war that — at the moment — is not letting up. In…