Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed Pentagon employees, promising to bring accountability for the Biden administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, and ripped the notion that ...
Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station
The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, deepening the exclusion of women from public life and society since the group ...
German theologian and journalist explores the legacy of Iraq’s Christians
German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp was in Iraq this week to present his new book, “The Christian Legacy in Iraq.” ...
Canada and Philippines are in final negotiations for joint exercises in the South China Sea
The Canadian ambassador says his country and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that will allow their forces to hold larger military drills in the South China ...
Canada and Philippines are in final negotiations for defense pact to boost joint military exercises
Canada and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that would allow their forces to hold larger military drills, said the Canadian ambassador to Manila while raising ...
Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan
President Donald Trump said Friday he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House for their first face-to-face meeting. Trump added that he isn't taking the possibility of levying tariffs against Japan off the table,
The sorrow, hope and longing of Japan’s ‘Missing Post Office’
An old post office in southern Japan has become a destination, both tourist and postal, for people who are not yet ready to let go of their loved ones.
China Steps In to Replace USAID
China has provided funding for landmine clearance in Cambodia days after work was halted by Donald Trump's freeze on USAID payments, one group said.
China’s economic miracle appears to be in the past. Here’s why the future looks bleaker and bleaker.
Weak consumption, an aging population and an exodus of personal wealth from the country put China on a perilous path.
Indian Embassy organises 2nd India-Nepal Startup Connect: Curtain Raiser for Startup Maha Kumbh
The Embassy of India in Kathmandu on Friday organized the second India-Nepal Startup Connect: Curtain Raiser for Startup Mahakumbh (SMK) 2025 in the capital city of Nepal. The event began with a ...