France has decided to recall its ambassadors to the United States and Australia for consultations after Canberra scrapped a deal to acquire French-designed submarines and decided instead to invest in US nuclear-powered submarines.
"At the request of (...)
The United States and the UK are facing growing criticism over a new defense deal signed on Wednesday with Australia in what is seen as an effort to counter China in the Indo-Pacific region.
In Europe, the pact left the French government furious and (...)
Just one day after the US, UK and Australia announced a joint security pact, called AUKUS, for the Asia Pacific region, the European Union Thursday unveiled its own "Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific."
"The world's center of gravity is (...)
North Korea tested a railway-borne missile system on the previous day, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday, a day after Japan and South Korea said the North launched two ballistic missiles into waters.
"The railway-borne (...)
France on Thursday blasted the new Indo-Pacific security alliance between the UK, US and Australia as a "stab in the back".
The "AUKUS" partnership was announced the previous day by Washington, Canberra and London to counter China's influence in the (...)
The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Indo-Pacific, in what's seen as an effort to counter China, BBC reported.
It will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by (...)
Australia's SBS TV has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying that women's sports — and women's cricket specifically — will be banned by his group in Afghanistan.
"In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be (...)
There has been no let-up in more than six years of conflict in Yemen, as a growing "climate of fear" among civilians continues, a panel of UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
In a new report commissioned by the Human Rights (...)
Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is not contained, putting at risk the city's shift towards living with the virus.
The number of new COVID-19 infections in (...)
Climate change will "wreak havoc" across the Australian economy if coal is not rapidly phased out, a senior UN official warned on Monday.
In a pre-recorded speech to an Australian National University forum, UN Special Adviser on Climate Change (...)
COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and "unprecedented" improvements in air quality in some parts of the world — but not enough to halt climate change caused by global warming, UN weather experts said on Friday.
According to the World Meteorological (...)
Saudi Arabia bounced back strongly in the second half to beat 10-man Vietnam 3-1 in their opening AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Thursday.
Vietnam took the lead as early as the third minute when Nguyen Quang Hai slotted home (...)
Over the past five decades, disasters related to weather, climate or water hazards, have become a regular occurrence, responsible for the deaths of at least 115 people, and causing $202 million in economic loses every day, according to a new report (...)
TJS Studysteps Virtual Education Fair is Malaysia's most credible and trustworthy higher education platform. For nearly a decade, the exhibition has served as a unique platform to link prestigious schools and prospect students with the best of (...)
US President Joe Biden said the American evacuation mission would continue through to next week's deadline for withdrawal, while the UK and France have also vowed to continue flying people out on Friday.
Britain said its operation is in its final (...)
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hinted at an end to the country's zero COVID-19 infections strategy in an opinion piece published Sunday, warning Australians to expect a rise in infections as restrictions relax.
Morrison's article comes as (...)
JEDDAH — The Jeddah Municipality recently launched a project to use environmentally friendly technologies to combat dengue fever, as part of its environmental preservation initiative.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread (...)
Evacuation is under way from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Wednesday after the Taliban took over the country and promised safe passage to all who want to leave.
According to Dawn, over 2,200 diplomats (...)
India has often been called the pharmacy of the world owing to the one-fifth global production share of effective yet cheaply priced generic medicines.
Overall, around 62 percent of global vaccine demand has been fulfilled by Indian pharmaceutical (...)
Japan's recent revision to its Strategic Energy Plan (SEP) lowers the targeted share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the country's power generation mix in 2030 to 20% from 27% previously, as a measure to cut emissions.
A Rystad Energy analysis (...)
Australia's most populous state has expanded its COVID-19 lockdown to include a rural town and the coastal region of Byron Bay, as the city of Sydney recorded its highest daily case count since the beginning of the pandemic.
There were four deaths (...)
A year and a half since the first COVID-19 cases were identified, many countries in Asia-Pacific feel right back where they started.
While Britons hit the nightclubs after a long winter of coronavirus restrictions, millions of people in Australia (...)
India is sending a task force of four warships into the South China Sea on a two-month deployment that will include exercises with Quad partners the United States, Japan and Australia, India's Defense Ministry announced on Monday.
The warships will (...)
The National Gallery of Australia announced Thursday that it will return more than a dozen "culturally significant" artworks to India due to the items' alleged links to looting and trafficking networks.
Thirteen of the works, which include bronze (...)
DP World Limited handled 19.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the second quarter of 2021, with gross container volumes increasing by 17.6 percent year-on-year on a reported basis and (...)
