India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
BEIJING—Chinese and Indian military commanders pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border, China’s Defense Ministry said, in an apparent effort...
Aboriginal leader says Australia’s voice referendum should be called off
An Australian senator of Aboriginal origin has said the country’s planned referendum on an Indigenous “voice” to parliament is just “window dressing” and should be called...
Indonesia’s leader says it can join leading economies by 2045 if it continues educational reforms
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s president on August 16 urged a continuation of his educational reforms to turn Southeast Asia’s largest economy into one of the world’s...
Is Kenya’s offer of sending troops to Haiti the result of U.S., UN and Western meddling?
As African leaders long for a greater voice, more respect, and acceptance as equals to their Western counterparts on the global stage, observers and...
‘Great steps’ taken to consolidate ties as Iran FM visits South Africa
The top Iranian and South African diplomats have exchanged views on important bilateral and international issues on the sidelines of the 15th Joint Commission...
Israel occupation of Palestine amounts to apartheid: Academics
Hundreds of academics and public figures from across occupied Palestine and other nations have signed on to an open letter equating the Israeli regime’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories...
England’s senior doctors plan new strike in pay dispute with government
Senior doctors in England have announced a plan to go on their second mass strike this year over a long-standing pay dispute with the...
Guterres warns against nuclear catastrophe risk in message to Nagasaki memorial
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for countries to recommit to eliminating nuclear weapons in his message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic...
Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean
Three UN agencies on August 10 appealed for greater access to safe and regular pathways for migration and asylum in the European Union after...
Safety standards weren’t met at French vacation home housing disabled adults where a fire killed 11
PARIS—Required safety standards weren’t met at a vacation home housing adults with disabilities at which a fire killed 11 people in eastern France, a...