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Ukrainian authorities treat people like concentration camp prisoners — Russian envoy

Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik also stressed that the Ukrainian elites are not concerned ...

'You should not be here': Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

The tense moment was a stark reminder of how dramatically the bitter conflict between U.S. President Donald Trump and ne...

South Korea’s President Urges Trump-Kim Talks to End Stalemate

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for a swift resumption of talks between the US and North Korea, seeking to c...

Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery reparations petition to privy council as ‘really big deal’

The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the histor...

Option Traders Bet Won’s Asia-Leading Rally Has Further to Run

Currency options traders are betting the Korean won’s Asia-leading rally since July has further to run.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in New York for UNGA

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in New York as the US-Iran war continues.

South Korea keeps fuel cheap for holidays as fiscal cost mounts

The country's fuel-price caps have already stretched beyond the six months initially budgeted, causing growing alarm amo...

In Cambodia's 'Waiting Village', tattooist mourns trade lost to war

RONG CHAM, Cambodia, Sept 23 - More than 3,000 houses stand in neat rows across Rong Cham, a 400-hectare (990-acre) rese...

Oil falls after U.S. and Iran talk for hours at UN meeting

Oil fell Wednesday, amid hopes of a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Middle East after Iran and the U.S. had t...

Generations of Palestinians 'will carry pain of' Gaza genocide, Brazilian president says

Generations of Palestinians 'will carry pain of' Gaza genocide, Brazilian president says Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio ...

UK PM Burnham condemns ‘repulsive’ Russian electoral interference

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham addressed the UN General Assembly, accusing Russia of information warfare.

Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes as thousands flee

The recent Houthi takeover of Yemen's Red Sea coast has heightened fears over global trade and shipping through the vita...

Turkey’s environment minister lays out agenda for COP31 summit

Amid artificial intelligence and war concerns, the head of 2026's U.N. climate summit appealed to global business leader...

Wife of U.S. seismologist held in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him

Chen, 54, is one of two Americans held by Beijing that the U.S. has designated as "wrongfully detained," making their re...

BNP’s Asset Unit Shorts China Rate Swaps to Hedge EM Bond Bets

BNP Paribas Asset Management has been hedging its bullish bets on higher-yielding emerging-market bonds by shorting offs...

Africa: AGOA Reauthorization - Critical Victory and Call to Action

[AGOA Civil Society Network] Washington, DC -- The AGOA Civil Society Organization (CSO) Network welcomes the U.S. Congr...

Vietnam top leader highlights Vietnam-US relations in policy speech at Foreign Policy Association

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam delivered a policy speech at the Foreign Policy Association (FPA)...

China’s US ambassador warns on ‘red lines’ ahead of Trump, Xi meeting

Those "red lines" on Taiwan, human rights and other issues cannot be crossed, he said.

Seoul stocks open sharply higher on chip gains, easing Mideast tensions

South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Wednesday, led by gains in tech heavyweights, following the tech-heavy Nasdaq ...

Witkoff says 'we engaged in lengthy talks' with Iranian delegation

Witkoff says 'we engaged in lengthy talks' with Iranian delegation US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said " we engaged in l...

Curiosity Blog, Sols 5010-5015: Checking out the Bands

Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University New Brunswick, NB, Canad...

U.S. warns Australia’s social media algorithm reforms risk ‘facilitating censorship’

Under the proposal, platforms would be required to offer a default content feed, with the option to opt out and see post...

Cambodia hosts anti-scam summit, seeking to showcase crackdown

PHNOM PENH, Sept 23 - Cambodia will open a global conference on countering cyberfraud on Wednesday, as the government se...

Cambodia no ‘safe haven’ for scams, prime minister tells anti-fraud summit

Prime Minister Hun Manet said the country supported more international cooperation including real-time intelligence shar...

Lee urges US-NK dialogue for peace regime at UN speech

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for the swift resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea...

Japan PM Takaichi Urges UN Security Council Reform

In her maiden speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for urgent str...

UN chief has long called for end to Ukraine conflict — spokesman

Earlier, Donald Trump stressed that it was important for Ukraine to try to achieve a settlement of the conflict with Rus...

Trump’s Grip on GOP Slips as Midterm Election Anxiety Sets In

As Donald Trump took an aggressive stance on the global stage at the United Nations on Tuesday, several Senate Republica...

Vietnam top leader receives acting US Navy secretary in New York

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam received Acting U.S. Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao in New York o...

Wife of US seismologist held in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 - The wife of a US expert on North Korean nuclear tests who has been imprisoned in China since late ...

Prime Minister defends social media reforms amid US backlash

Anthony Albanese has pushed back against the Trump administration's "censorship" criticism of Australia's draft digital ...

Colombia withdraws its ICJ intervention in Gaza genocide case

Colombia withdraws its ICJ intervention in Gaza genocide case Colombia has withdrawn its Article 63 declaration of inter...

ADB raises S. Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.2%

The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for South Korea to 3.2 percent from the...

Russia, Belarus to convene UN meeting on work on Eurasian Charter on September 25 — MFA

The idea of drafting the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century was first put forward at th...

BREAKING NEWS: Takaichi calls for reform of U.N. Security Council

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BREAKING NEWS: Japan "peace-loving nation" upholding defense-oriented policy: Takaichi

BREAKING NEWS: Japan "peace-loving nation" upholding defense-oriented policy: Takaichi Read full story here

Can an AI 'red phone' stop a U.S.-China war? | About That

A spike in AI agents operating outside human instruction has prompted Washington to propose an emergency hotline with Be...

Gulf tech firms turn to Hong Kong and Singapore as Iran war grinds on

Paul Bratby had already drawn up plans for expanding to Hong Kong when war broke out in the Middle East earlier this yea...

US stresses backing for Asian allies

Trump says US to build two 'very major' bases in Greenland