Trump sees advantage in debate over Israel, anti-SemitismPresident Donald Trump can’t get enough of Rep. Ilhan Omar. As Democratic lawmakers try to turn the page after the liberal legislator’s use of anti-Semitic tropes ignited an embarrassing, intra-party...
From chits to apps, new measures for India’s mega-electionHolding the world’s biggest democratic election is no mean feat, with 900 million Indians across the country eligible to vote between April 11 and May 19. To iron out some of the hiccups of India’s pr...
South Korea steps up fight against pollution, says problem is ‘social disaster’South Korea on Wednesday ramped up its firepower as its battle pollution, passing a set of bills that designate the problem a ‘social disaster’ and which could unlock emergency funds to tackle the iss...
Vietnam urges Malaysia free 2nd woman in North Korean killingVietnam has urged Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader. Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the plea in a phone call Tuesday with...
Threatened Afghan journalist wounded by bomb blast: OfficialAn Afghan official says a journalist who has long been threatened has been wounded in a bomb blast in southern Helmand province. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the Helmand governor, says TV and radio journa...
Rohingya militants condemn violence in refugee camps amid reports of killingsMyanmar’s Rohingya militants urged their followers on Wednesday to refrain from crime in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, following reports of killings and abductions attributed to the group, the...
Long recovery ahead in former Syrian rebel enclaveHunkered near one of Syria's hottest front lines for seven years, the eastern Ghouta district of Ein Terma sustained more damage than most areas in the conflict. Its markets are now full and children...
Civilians trapped as Myanmar rebels squabble over expected China boomWith artillery exploding around her village in Myanmar's northeast, 70-year-old Nan Nyunt fled to a monastery, one of thousands of civilians trapped between rebel groups who are fighting for influence...
Soul searching: Australia loses faith as sexual abuse cases mountBallarat was the sort of regional Australian town where mothers with Irish surnames prayed their eldest sons would enter the priesthood, and fathers would reach for their soft brim hats whenever Catho...
UN chief heads to Washington toplug peacekeeping budget holeUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres heads to Washington on Wednesday for talks on the UN peacekeeping budget after the United States drilled a hole in the world body's finances by capping its share....
UAE regrets inclusion in EU tax blacklistThe United Arab Emirates has slammed a European Union decision to add it to a tax haven blacklist despite the Gulf state's efforts to meet EU requirements. The EU on Tuesday added 10 countries to the...
New Zealand PM Ardern backs students striking for climate actionNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave her support on Wednesday to a youth movement urging government action to tackle climate change ahead of protests by students across the world later this...
Japan won’t submit UN resolution condemning North Korean rights abusesJapan has decided for the first time in years not to submit to the United Nations a joint resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights abuses, given US efforts to end North Korea’s weapons program...
Mexico journalist murders ‘crimes against humanity,’ ICC toldReporters Without Borders said Tuesday it had asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the murders of 102 journalists in Mexico from 2012 to 2018, calling the rash of killings a crime aga...
Pentagon sets limits on transgender troopsThe US Defense Department signed a memo on Tuesday that would enforce limitations on transgender people serving in the military, a policy that has been the subject of court challenges. The policy will...