Global supply chain affected due to disappearing ships in Chinese waters Report
HONG KONG: In the latest headache for the global supply chain, ships in Chinese waters are disappearing from industry tracking systems. Laura He, writing in...
Germany Olaf Scholz set to replace Merkel
BERLIN: Olaf Scholz is set to end the era of the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. The newly formed coalition of three German political parties,...
Biden invites 110 countries to virtual summit on democracy; China, Turkey missing from list
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has invited 110 countries to a virtual summit on democracy on December 9-10, excluding China, Turkey, and Russia, according...
Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI trying to destabilize Bangladesh Report
DHAKA: Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI is trying to destabilize Bangladesh by strengthening the roots of Islamic terrorism in Dhaka, which was formed in 1971...
Jill Biden receives WH Christmas Tree
WASHINGTON: US First Lady Jill Biden has received the official 2021 White House Christmas tree, which kick-started the annual process of decking the White...
New Zealand passes drug-checking law
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little on Tuesday said drug-checking services will continue to operate legally at festivals, pop-up clinics, university orientation and...
BALOCHISTAN: In solidarity with protestors staging a sit-in against the unnecessary check posts and fishing trawlers in Gwadar district of Balochistan province, hundreds of...
China's move to downgrade ties with Lithuania shows its 'arrogance, pettiness'
TAIPEI: China's move to downgrade the diplomatic ties with Lithuania after Taiwan opened a representative office in the Baltic nation shows the "arrogance and...
Britain invites ASEAN to G-7 meeting, signifies 'growing Indo-Pacific tilt'
LONDON: Ministers from the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized nations are set to participate in a meeting that will take place in Britain's Liverpool...
Afghanistan asks US Congress to release funds amid financial crisis
KABUL: Afghanistan has asked the United States Congress for the release of Afghanistan's central bank assets frozen by the US government, as the Taliban-led...