China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan ($406 billion) social security fund, making it "bigger and stronger" to help support its rapidly ageing population as the number of new
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social late on Monday that Democratic U.S.
The Philippines on Tuesday said China's coast guard was not helping efforts to build confidence in the South China Sea, after accusing it of ramming and damaging its vessels in the
More than 200 South Korean and U.S. fighter jets are due to fly around the clock for five days this week in what would mark the largest number of sorties flown in training by the
Belarus said on Monday it had sent aircraft, air defence forces and armoury to its border with Ukraine, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko said he had deployed nearly a third of
A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea early on Tuesday crossing the militarized border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the
A judge on Monday denied a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, to dismiss a federal tax evasion case brought against him in California.
The United States on Monday accused Iran of launching cyber operations against the campaigns of both U.S. presidential candidates and targeting the American public with
The U.S. State Department condemned "dangerous actions" by China on Monday against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.
Hamas senior official Osama Hamdan criticized U.S.
The Biden administration on Monday issued an offshore wind lease to the state of Maine for a small project that will demonstrate floating turbine technology off the U.S. East Coast.
Ukraine's military said its troops were subjected to dozens of attacks by Russian forces on Monday around Toretsk and Pokrovsk, two settlements in eastern Ukraine where Moscow is
Senior officials will convene for Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Cairo before week's end, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday, adding
China is expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged on Tuesday, a Reuters poll showed, after policymakers surprised global markets by trimming a string of key interest
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine by next week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help it fight its outbreak,
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces captured more than 1,250 square km (480 square miles) in a "defensive operation" in Russia's Kursk region and urged allies to allow
Japan's digital minister Taro Kono plans to announce his candidacy on Aug. 26 for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership election next month to replace Prime Minister Fumio
Belgian politician Bart De Wever, appointed by King Philippe to lead coalition talks following the country's June election, has received an extension until Thursday from the king
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Monday discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin his concern over what he said was the "catastrophic" shrinking of the Caspian Sea, and said that
The Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies agreed in June to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine $50 billion in loans, aiming to ensure Kyiv can continue its fight
A blast and fire on a fuel pipeline at the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant in Russia's Bashkiria region east of Moscow injured three people, local authorities said on Monday.
Phil Donahue, who changed the face of U.S. daytime television with a long-running syndicated talk show that highlighted topical and often provocative social and political issues, has died
Kenya's government will have to bring back some tax measures that it scrapped after deadly protests in June, the finance minister said, raising the risk of further unrest.
Britain's support for Ukraine remains unwavering, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, in response to comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Thyssenkrupp reviews plans for green steel production
Criminal networks in Southeast Asia flourish in Telegram's 'underground markets', UN says
Shell's third-quarter refining margins drop sharply
Senior member of Myanmar's former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence
ASEAN must play key role in resolving Myanmar crisis, Thai PM says
Mozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hunger
Many firms see excessive yen falls as undesirable, says BOJ official
Japan PM Ishiba rules out hike in capital gains tax
FTSE 100 opens slightly higher; precious metal miners cap gains
Prescott throws TD pass to Tolbert with 20 seconds left to lift Cowboys past Steelers, 20-17
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Dodger Stadium fans toss balls and trash on field, interrupt Padres' 10-2 win that evens NLDS