Trump’s top team: who’s who?
Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign
Ishiba formally reelected as Japan PM, eyes minority gov’t
TOKYO - Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coalition no longer controls, setting the stage for a...
Salman Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ can be imported in India as court told 1988 ban...
India-born British author’s novel was banned by India in 1988 after some Muslims viewed it as blasphemous
Salman Rushdie’s fourth fictional novel ran into a global controversy...
Trump wins White House in historic victory
The victory marks an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago
He is the first person convicted of a felony...
North Korea sent 3,000 troops to help Russia in Ukraine war: S. Korea
Seoul - North Korea has sent around 3,000 troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said Wednesday, after being briefed by South Korea's spy agency.
BRICS became important platform for discussion of global agenda, India’s Modi says
Prime Minister noted that India values its close cooperation within the BRICS
NEW DELHI, October 22 - India values its close cooperation within the BRICS, which has become...
New hope in Rohingya camps as Bangladesh’s Nobel-winning leader pledges support
COX’S BAZAR - Mohammad Jamal heard about Dr. Muhammad Yunus long before the economist became the head of Bangladesh’s new government last month. Like many other Rohingya refugees, he is now...
Over 200 firms expected to join Tokyo meeting on Ukraine’s recovery
Around 100 businesses each from Japan and Ukraine are expected to participate in a conference later this month in Tokyo to promote the recovery of the Eastern European country, under invasion from...
Israel says it will maintain ‘overall security responsibility’ for Gaza. What might that look...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t elaborate when he said this week that Israel would maintain indefinite “overall security responsibility” in Gaza once it removes Hamas from power in response to a deadly Oct. 7 cross-border...
Putin in the Labyrinth: how Moscow can avoid losing in the Middle East
Each new Middle East crisis is one of a kind, similar to the previous ones - both in the sense of its impact on the region itself and on outside world. In...