Agencies

Beijing: China's foreign ministry on Friday accused US Secretary of State Antony Blinken of "smearing" the country, after the American official delivered a speech calling for action to counterbalance Beijing's influence.In a long-awaited speech billed as the most comprehensive...

United Nations: China and Russia vetoed the US-sponsored resolution at the UN Security Council to impose additional restrictive measures on North Korea.The United States, on Thursday, undertook the resolution after North Korea test-launched three ballistic missiles this week toward...

Geneva: A Ukrainian resolution on the health emergency in the country was adopted in a 88-to-12 vote at the 75th session of the World Health Organization's Assembly, while a corresponding resolution, initiated by Russia, Belarus and Syria, was rejected,...

United Nations: The United States and its allies will consider taking unilateral steps against North Korea, including imposing additional sanctions, if the UN Security Council cannot agree to a unified response to address Pyongyang's latest advancements in its intercontinental...

Washington: Oceania's Fiji has joined the newly created Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) launched by US President Joe Biden with a view to tackling global inflation and containing China's economic influence, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said."President...

Yangon: The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) banned foreign currency for local payments to stabilize the foreign exchange rate in the country.The bank asked government agencies to pay with only Myanmar kyat, saying the use of foreign currencies for...

Moscow: Russian internet service providers have received notifications from Google saying it was terminating service contracts for the Google Global Cache servers speeding up the loading of the company’s services, including YouTube content, Russian newspaper RBC reported on Thursday,...

Tehran: The death toll in a 10-storey commercial building collapse in Iran's southwestern city of Abadan has risen to 19, semi-official news agency ISNA reported Thursday quoting a local official.So far, 37 have been injured and are under treatment...

Moscow: Russia has rejected Japan’s protest over joint overflights with China as "groundless" and absurd," the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.On Tuesday, Japan scrambled its fighter jets and sent official protests to both Russia and China over their joint...

Washington: All of the 21 victims in Tuesday's school shooting in Texas were killed inside the same classroom when the shooter barricaded himself inside, spokesperson for the Texas Department for Public Safety Lt Chris Olivarez said on Wednesday.“The shooter...