Australia wants to change AstraZeneca advice

Canberra: Australia’s prime minister says he’s urging the government’s adviser on vaccines to change its advice…

Russia reports successful test of hypersonic missile

The Russian military reported another successful test launch of a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile on…

Japanese PM Suga says world should see safe Olympics staged

Tokyo: The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime…

Japan, UK to expand defence ties at sea, military technology

Tokyo: The British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and its strike group will visit Japanese ports…

Russia unveils new fighter, Putin hails country’s air power

Moscow: With much fanfare, Russian aircraft makers on Tuesday unveiled a prototype of a new fighter…

Vietnam puts southern region in lockdown as COVID cases grows

Vietnam put its entire southern region in a two-week lockdown starting midnight Sunday, as confirmed COVID-19…

US Attorney General issues broad ban against seizing media records

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland formalized a new policy on Monday that broadly prohibits prosecutors from…

Leftist rural teacher Pedro Castillo declared president-elect in Peru

Rural teacher-turned-political novice Pedro Castillo on Monday became the winner of Peru’s presidential election after the…

Desperate for vaccines amid COVID surge, Iranians flock to Armenia

In Iran, the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing by the day.A crush of…

Hot, gusty winds fanning flames of massive US wildfires

Gusty winds and dry, hot weather are increasing the size of dozens of wildfires scorching vast…