The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, echoing longstanding calls for the world’s second-largest economy to rely more on domestic spending and …
FCC, state AGs to join forces in crackdown on China-linked communications technology
The FCC and several states are creating a formal partnership to share information and work together to protect U.S. consumers from risky communications technology tied to China.
US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident
The United States has for the first time criticised China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, an incident over which the Asian neighbours have given …
Nepal gears up for general elections next year with 114 parties registered for polls
Voters to head to the ballot boxes on March 5 to elect 275 members to House of Representatives – Anadolu Ajansı …
Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region
A separatist group has seized control of an oil-rich region in southern Yemen, threatening to reignite the country’s civil war.
UAE-backed separatists tighten grip over southern Yemen, and airspace is briefly closed
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — A government official said Yemen’s airspace was briefly closed on Monday as tensions escalated in the country’s south after a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates …
Malaysia says search for MH370 to resume this month, 11 years after packed plane vanished without a trace
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished without a trace, a U.S. firm is to resume its hunt for the Boeing 777 in the Indian Ocean.
Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan sign 2026 military plan
The agreement was finalized during a meeting between Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, and a high-level Uzbek …
South Korea to consider setting up $3.1 billion foundry to grow local chip sector
South Korea is considering building a 4.5 trillion won ($3.06 billion) foundry to make essential chips, funded by state and private investment, part of efforts to gain an edge in a race to nurture …
Attack by gunmen kills 3 members of Revolutionary Guard in southeast Iran
Gunmen have killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan …