Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative

Washington: President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and Britain to…

4 strategies for a UN breakthrough on energy and climate change

Golden(The Conversation) Two important events hosted by the United Nations are coming up that are widely…

China applies to join Pacific trade pact abandoned by Trump

Beijing: China has applied to join an 11-nation Asia-Pacific free trade group in an effort to…

Trump aides aim to build GOP opposition to Afghan refugees

As tens of thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive in the US, a handful…

Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies

Kabul: Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed…

Biden USD 3.5T plan tests voter appeal of expansive gov’t role

Washington: President Joe Biden’s build back better agenda is poised to be the most far-reaching federal…

3 killed, 60 injured as 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes China’s Sichuan province

Beijing: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Thursday, leaving at least three persons…

US government advisers get set to decide need for boosters

Washington: US government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of…

China to host virtual meeting on Afghanistan

Beijing: China says it will host a virtual meeting of Central and South Asian state leaders…

Putin to self-isolate due to coronavirus among inner circle

Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle,…