Behind the Beijing smiles with Putin, Modi and Xi
TIANJIN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai […]
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A helicopter with 8 people aboard loses contact in Indonesia’s Borneo island
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A helicopter carrying eight people lost contact in a forest in Indonesia’s tropical island of Borneo eight minutes after takeoff, officials said […]
New Zealand to allow some wealthy foreign investors onto property market
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will relax a ban on foreigners buying homes in the country to allow some […]
Equinor backs Orsted after Trump ramps up attacks on offshore wind
Picture taken on September 4, 2023 shows windmills at the Nysted Offshore Wind Farm constructed by Danish windpower giant Orsted in 2002-2003 in the Baltic […]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch missile that lands near oil tanker in Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Monday they launched a missile at an oil tanker off […]
Norway will buy a fleet of British-made frigates for its navy
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, centre, flanked by Norway’s Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik, left, and Chief of Defence Eirik Kristoffersen, reports on […]
China’s factory activity contracts in August despite extension of trade truce with US
BEIJING — China’s factory activity contracted in August, marking five consecutive months of decline, according to an official survey released Sunday, after a trade truce […]
Australian government signs deal to deport former detainees to the tiny island country of Nauru
Australia and Nauru signed an agreement on Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island […]
Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit could shed light on intentions of member states
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of eight other nations are set to meet in northern China […]
China protests Taiwan foreign minister’s visit to the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, […]