LONDON – Jeremy Hunt, former foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), has been appointed as chancellor of the exchequer, Downing Street said in a…
Amid rifts, experts view election as step that may lead to steadier political scene With Malaysia heading for an early election, analysts say the country…
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad announced on Tuesday that he will defend his seat in the general elections expected next month,…
A United Kingdom government plan to scrap a host of environmental laws has come up against opposition from a large and growing coalition of conservation…
Infrastructure megaprojects aren’t the only way to fill gaps, experts say A shift toward “small and beautiful” projects under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative…
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for international support for Pakistan in the wake of devastating floods. The United Nations is…
TOKYO – The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) has been exaggerating the safety of treated nuclear wastewater with a dosimeter that fails to…
With the national debt of the United States now exceeding $31 trillion for the first time amid rising interest rates, the cost of financing that…
WASHINGTON — The US national debt has surpassed $31 trillion for the first time amid higher interest rates, raising concerns about fiscal sustainability. The total public…
Western museums are compounding the wrongs of the past by clinging to looted artifacts The debate over repatriation of ancient artifacts scattered across museums and…