GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday called for nations at the upcoming COP26 climate change summit to increase funding for developing countries to adapt.Climate...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: Myanmar remains an "integral part" of Southeast Asia's regional bloc, member Brunei insisted Thursday, despite the coup-hit country boycotting annual...
TOKYO: Japan provided Iran with grant aid of JPY695 million (about $6.3 million) to strengthen health and medical capabilities to fight coronavirus in the...
TOKYO: Japan on Thursday condemned Israel's plans to build about 1,300 settlement housing units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
"Israel's settlement activities violate...
TAIPEI: Taiwan's defense minister said Thursday that Taiwan must be prepared to defend itself and could not entirely depend on other countries to help...
SINGAPORE: Singapore is looking into an "unusual surge" of 5,324 new infections of COVID-19, the city-state's health ministry said, its highest such figure since...
RAMESWARAM, India: Draped in a colorful saree and shirt, Lakshmi Murgesan dives into the azure waters off India's southern coast to collect seaweed, which...
KARACHI, Pakistan: The closure of one of Pakistan's major border crossings with Afghanistan is costing local businesses up to 150 million Pakistani rupees ($854,000)...
